Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. announced that Marcia Z. Hefter is retiring from the Board of Directors, effective September 28, 2023. Ms. Hefter began her career with the Company and the Bank as a Director of Bridgehampton National Bank (predecessor of BNB Bank) in 1989 and served as the Board Chairwoman from 2008 to 2021. Ms. Hefter?s background as a lawyer and long-standing service as a director provided the Board of Directors with a unique perspective and counsel in its oversight of the Company.

Following the closing of the Company?s merger of equals transaction in 2021, Ms. Hefter was appointed Lead Director.