Joseph J. Lebel III was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of OceanFirst Bank on January 1, 2021 and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of OceanFirst Financial Corp. in June 2020. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Bank since January 2019 and has previously served as Chief Banking Officer and Chief Lending Officer. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Lebel was employed with Wachovia Bank N.A. as a Senior Vice President in various leadership and revenue generating roles.
Mr. Lebel serves as a Trustee on various non-profits, including Community Medical Center, part of the St. Barnabas Health System, and is also a Board member of St. Joseph and Donovan Catholic schools. He recently completed nine years of service as a Trustee to Fulfill, a food bank based in Ocean and Monmouth Counties. He also is a Director for the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce. He serves on the boards of two for-profit companies in which the Bank has a minority ownership interest, Auxilior Capital Partners, a national equipment leasing company, and Nest Investments LLC, a hybrid robo-advisor.
Mr. Lebel provides significant leadership skills and in-depth experience in all facets of commercial and real estate lending to the Board as well as extensive knowledge of the Bank's markets and strategic outlook.