Common stock
- Symbol
- HNVR
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- NASDAQ
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- Current
Current Report · Items 5.02, 9.01 · 8-K
Hanover Bancorp, Inc.
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (c) On July 20, 2026, Hanover Bancorp, Inc.…
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Hanover Bancorp, Inc. Appoints Kevin O’Connor President →Company context
Hanover Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: HNVR), is the bank holding company for Hanover Community Bank, a community commercial bank focusing on highly personalized and efficient services and products responsive to client needs. Management and the Board of Directors are comprised of a select group of successful local businesspeople who are committed to the success of the Bank by knowing and understanding the metro-New York area’s financial needs and opportunities. Backed by state-of-the-art technology, Hanover offers a full range of financial services. Hanover offers a complete suite of consumer, commercial, and municipal banking products and services, including multifamily and commercial mortgages, residential loans, business loans and lines of credit. Hanover also offers its customers access to 24-hour ATM service with no fees attached, free checking with interest, telephone banking, advanced technologies in mobile and internet banking for our consumer and business customers, safe deposit boxes and much more. The Company’s corporate administrative office is located in Mineola, New York where it also operates a full-service branch office along with additional branch locations in Garden City Park, Hauppauge, Port Jefferson, Riverhead, Forest Hills, Flushing, Sunset Park, Rockefeller Center and Bowery, New York, and Freehold, New Jersey.
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Hanover Bancorp, Inc. /MD · 8-K · Filed 2026-07-20
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Item 5.02Item 5.02 - Departure/Election of Directors
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(c) On July 20, 2026, Hanover Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), the parent holding company of Hanover Community Bank (the “Bank”), issued a press release announcing the appointment of Kevin O’Connor as President of the Company and the Bank, effective as of July 27, 2026.
Mr. O’Connor, age 63, has served as Long Island Market President at Valley Bank since January 2025. Prior to that time, Mr. O’Connor was Principal at KMO Strategy from November 2023 to January 2025 and served as Chief Executive Officer of Dime Community Bank, the successor organization to Bridgehampton National Bank, from February 2021 to August 2023 following the 2021 merger between the two institutions. Mr. O’Connor served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Bridgehampton National Bank from October 2007 to February 2021.
In connection with his appointment, Mr. O’Connor will receive an annual base salary commensurate with other senior executive officers of the Company and will have the opportunity to receive annual incentive compensation under the Company’s short-term incentive plan and long-term incentive program, subject to the satisfaction of the predetermined performance criteria established by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. O’Connor will also receive an initial restricted stock award for 10,000 shares of Company common stock, within 30 days of his hire date, which will vest over a five-year period.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. O’Connor and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. O’Connor was appointed as President of the Company and the Bank. Furthermore, except as disclosed herein, Mr. O’Connor does not have any related party transactions with the Company or the Bank that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the appointment of Mr. O’Connor as President of the Company and the Bank is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
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EX-99.1 2 hnvr-20260720xex99d1.htm EX-99.1 press release (8/25 draft) (40893232. DOCX;1) Exhibit 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Investor and Press Contact: Michael P. Puorro Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer (516) 548-8500 Hanover Bancorp, Inc. Appoints Kevin O’Connor President MINEOLA, NY - July 20, 2026 -- Hanover Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: HNVR) (“the Company”) and Hanover Community Bank (the “Bank”), announced that they have named Kevin O’Connor to the position of President of the Company and the Bank effective July 27, 2026. In this role, Mr. O’Connor will fuel expansion and regional growth throughout the Long Island market by strengthening client relationships and unlocking new business opportunities and strategic initiatives in this underserved market. “Kevin is a highly respected banking leader whose deep market knowledge, relationship-driven approach and longstanding commitment to Long Island will be an outstanding addition to Hanover Bank,” said Michael P. Puorro, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hanover Bancorp, Inc. “We look forward to welcoming Kevin to the team and partnering with him as we continue to expand our presence and deliver…
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