ROSEMARIE CHEN - Corporate Board Profile

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. /NY/

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2021-04-16	Rosemarie Chen. Age 54; Director since 2021. Ms. Chen was appointed a director of the Company effective with the closing of the merger with Legacy Dime on February 1, 2021. She previously served as a director of Legacy Dime and DCB since 2017. Ms. Chen is currently the Global Financial Services Practice Leader at Willis Towers Watson. Compensation Committee Chairperson.
2022-04-15	Ms. Chen was appointed a director of the Company effective with the closing of the merger between Legacy Bridge and Legacy Dime on February 1, 2021. She previously served as a director of Legacy Dime and DCB since 2017. Ms. Chen is currently the Global Financial Services Practice Leader at Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, broker, and solutions company where she has advised companies on strategic human capital issues along with leading initiatives relating to Fintech since 2016. Prior to joining Willis Towers Watson, Ms. Chen held senior executive roles with Deloitte Consulting (Senior Manager - 2013 to 2016) and Aon Hewitt/McLagan Partners (Head of US Infrastructure Services and Support - 2003 to 2012). Ms. Chen’s more than 20 years of experience in working across human capital management and technology in support of aligning business strategies with talent solutions are valuable resources to the Board. The Compensation Committee consists of Directors Chen (Chairperson), Devine, Lindenbaum and McCoy Jr. Each member of the Compensation Committee is considered independent as defined in the Nasdaq corporate governance listing standards. Director Summary Compensation Table shows Ms. Chen received $78,146 in fees earned or paid in cash and $63,916 in stock awards, totaling $142,062.
2023-04-13	Ms. Chen has been a director of the Company since 2021 and previously served as a director of Legacy Dime and DCB since 2017. Ms. Chen is currently the Global Financial Services Industry Leader at Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, broker, and solutions company where she has advised companies on strategic human capital issues along with leading initiatives relating to Fintech since 2016. Prior to joining Willis Towers Watson, Ms. Chen held senior executive roles with Deloitte Consulting (Senior Manager - 2013 to 2016) and Aon Hewitt/McLagan Partners (Head of US Infrastructure Services and Support - 2003 to 2012). Ms. Chen’s more than 20 years of experience in working across human capital management and technology in support of aligning business strategies with talent solutions are valuable resources to the Board.
2024-04-10	Ms. Chen was appointed a director of the Company effective with the closing of the Merger. For fiscal year 2023, each outside non-employee director received an annual retainer fee of $130,000. The Chairpersons of the Audit, Compensation, and Enterprise Risk Committees received an annual Committee chair retainer of $25,000 and the Chairperson of the Corporate Governance Committee received an annual Committee chair retainer of $15,000. No Committee chair retainer was paid if the chair was also the Lead Director. Retainers for the compliance risk, credit risk and strategic planning Committees were eliminated in 2023. The Compensation Committee consists of Directors Chen (Chairperson), Devine, Lindenbaum and McCoy, Jr.
2025-04-07	Ms. Chen was appointed a director of the Company effective with the closing of the Merger. The Compensation Committee currently consists of Directors Chen (Chairperson), Aguggia and Lindenbaum. For fiscal year 2024, each outside non-employee director received an annual retainer fee of $130,000. The Chairpersons of the Audit, Compensation, and Enterprise Risk Committees received an annual Committee chair retainer of $25,000 and the Chairperson of the Corporate Governance Committee received an annual Committee chair retainer of $15,000. All retainers were paid 55% in cash and 45% in Common Stock.