Margaret Kot
About Margaret Kot
Margaret Kot serves as the Senior Vice President and Senior Underwriter at Peapack-Gladstone Bank, bringing extensive experience in credit underwriting and portfolio management for middle market companies.
Work at Peapack-Gladstone Bank
Margaret Kot serves as Senior Vice President and Senior Underwriter at Peapack-Gladstone Bank. She has held this position since 2020, contributing her expertise in underwriting and portfolio management. The bank, established in 1921, operates in Bedminster, New Jersey, focusing on private banking services. In her role, Kot utilizes her extensive knowledge of legal documentation related to credit underwriting to support the bank's operations and client needs.
Education and Expertise
Margaret Kot studied at Seton Hall University, where she earned her MBA with a focus on Finance between 1999 and 2003. This educational background has equipped her with a solid foundation in financial principles and practices. Her expertise extends to credit underwriting, where she possesses broad-based knowledge of legal documentation and has developed extensive experience in underwriting and portfolio management for middle market companies across various industries.
Professional Background
Margaret Kot has a diverse professional background in the banking sector. She began her career at Fleet Bank as an AVP/Underwriter, where she worked from 1997 to 2004. Following this, she served as AVP/Underwriter at Bank of America for 11 months in 2004. Kot then transitioned to Santander Bank, N.A. as Vice President/Credit Officer, where she worked for 11 years until 2015. She continued her career at Capital One as Vice President/Senior Underwriter from 2015 to 2020 before joining Peapack-Gladstone Bank.
Achievements in Underwriting
In her roles across various banks, Margaret Kot has demonstrated a proven ability to manage projects and deliver timely results. Her extensive experience in underwriting has allowed her to achieve exceptional outcomes in portfolio management. Kot's focus on middle market companies has enabled her to navigate the complexities of credit underwriting effectively, making significant contributions to the organizations she has been part of.