Tompkins Financial Names Bonita Lindberg SVP, Director of Human Resources

Tompkins Financial Corporation (NYSE MKT:TMP)

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Tompkins Financial Corporation is pleased to announce that Bonita Lindberg will join the company as senior vice president, director of human resources, effective December 28. In her role, Lindberg will lead the human resources and learning and development departments for Tompkins Financial as a member of the company’s senior leadership team.

“We are pleased to welcome Bonita to our leadership team,” said Steve Romaine, Tompkins president and CEO. “She has extensive experience as an effective human resources leader, and we are looking forward to her guidance and expertise.”

Lindberg comes to Tompkins Financial from Cortland Regional Medical Center and Albany International Corporation. She earned her Master of Arts in Labor and Industrial Relations from the University of Illinois and her Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations from LeMoyne College. Lindberg was certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources in 2001.

She is very active in the Central New York community as a member of the Tompkins Trust Company Cortland Business Development Board, a trustee and human resources committee chair with Hospicare and Palliative Care Services of Tompkins County and a former board member of Cayuga Medical Center. She is also a former board member and conference board member for the Society for Human Resource Management, both nationally and locally.

She resides in Lansing with her husband, Mike, and has three daughters.

Lindberg steps into the position after Rosemary Hyland, current executive vice president, director of human resources, retires at the end of this year.

“We are grateful to Rosemary for her dedication to leading our human resources department for many years, consistently supporting our company and human resources to achieve new heights,” Romaine said. “We wish her well as she enjoys retirement.”

About Tompkins Financial Corporation

Tompkins Financial Corporation is a financial services company with $5.5 billion in assets serving the Central, Western and Hudson Valley regions of New York and the Southeastern region of Pennsylvania. Headquartered in Ithaca, NY, Tompkins Financial is parent to Tompkins Trust Company, Tompkins Bank of Castile, Tompkins Mahopac Bank, Tompkins VIST Bank, Tompkins Insurance Agencies, Inc., and offers wealth management services through Tompkins Financial Advisors. For more information on Tompkins Financial, visit www.tompkinsfinancial.com.

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