Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 20, 2001
KENNETH T. NEILSON has been President of Hudson United Bancorp (formerly known as HUBCO, Inc.) and Hudson United Bank since September 1989. In 1996, he was named Chairman of the Board. Mr. Neilson joined Hudson United in October 1983 and served as First Senior Vice President/Senior Lending Officer and became Assistant to the President. Prior to joining Hudson United, Mr. Neilson was with The Summit Bancorporation and American National Bank. He is a graduate of St. Olaf College and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. Mr. Neilson is past Chairman of both the New Jersey Bankers Association and the Hudson County Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Neilson has served as a Trustee of the Franciscan Health Care System of New Jersey, St. Thomas Aquinas College, and as a Director of the New Jersey Chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. He is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the New Jersey Bankers Association, the Nominating Committee of The Northern New Jersey Council of the Boy Scouts of America, a Trustee of the Ramapo College Foundation, and is active with Habitat for Humanity. Profile
TWST: Shall we start with a quick overview of Hudson United Bank?
Mr. Neilson: We are a $6.7 billion commercial banking company operating in one of the most attractive banking markets