Five Star Bank expands to Syracuse with loan office

Five Star Bank’s Syracuse office will be home to a three-person commercial and industrial team led by Alison Miller, the bank’s Central New York regional president and commercial and industrial executive. It’ll also be home to a commercial real-estate banker who will report to Craig Burton, the bank’s Finger Lakes/Southern Tier regional president and commercial real-estate executive.

Those in the office will include Larry Alampi, who has more than 20 years of banking experience and serves as a commercial and industrial banker, helping companies with their depository and borrowing needs. He previously worked at HSBC (NYSE: HSBC), First Niagara, and KeyBank (NYSE: KEY), and most recently served as business-development manager at CH Insurance. A graduate of Le Moyne College, Alampi is also a loan committee member of the Greater Syracuse Business Development Corp., Five Star Bank said.

Another Five Star Bank employee includes Thomas Breed, who has more than 30 years of local banking experience. Breed also serves as a commercial and industrial banker. He previously worked for KeyBank, First Niagara, Citizens Bank (NYSE: CFG) and JP Morgan Chase Bank (NYSE: JPM), and is a graduate of Syracuse University.

In addition, Andrew March serves as commercial real-estate banker. The 34-year banking veteran joined Five Star from Solvay Bank and spent the majority of his career in the Central New York banking space at institutions including Berkshire Bank (NYSE: BHLB), M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB), KeyBank, Community Bank (NYSE: CBU), and more. He is a graduate of Clarkson University.

Sara Smith serves as a senior portfolio manager for the Five Star Bank team, handling the service needs of commercial clients throughout Central New York and beyond. Smith, who previously worked at First Niagara and KeyBank, is a graduate of SUNY Oswego, Five Star Bank said.