People news: Tompkins Financial hires Guarino as manager of retail & small business lending

Charles Guarino

ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP), an Ithaca–based banking company, announced it recently added Charles Guarino as senior VP and manager of retail & small business lending.

He has 25 years of senior leadership experience in a wide range of banking services and will provide strategic leadership for the banking company’s retail and small business lending areas, Tompkins Financial said in a news release.

Guarino previously worked at Five Star Bank for 13 years, according to his LinkedIn profile. He served in various roles including chief retail lending executive, director of marketing, manager of product development and marketing research, and retail banking executive.

Guarino is active in the greater Rochester community, where he was previously the VP for Resolve of Greater Rochester and coached little league baseball, per the release.

He received his MBA from the University of Rochester Simon Business School, bachelor’s degree in business administration and management from SUNY Geneseo, and associate degree in criminal justice and corrections from Genesee Community College.

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