Robert Wann serves as a Director of New York Community Bancorp, Inc. and its bank subsidiary, Flagstar Bank, N.A. Mr. Wann has been on the Board of Directors of the Company and the Bank since January 1, 2008. He is a member of the Risk and Technology Committees.
Previously he was Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and New York Community Bank since October 31, 2003. He retired from that position upon the closing of the Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. acquisition. Prior to his appointment as Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Wann spearheaded the Finance Division of the Company and the Bank. He joined the Company in 1982, and was named Comptroller in 1989; in 1991 he was appointed Chief Financial Officer. An original member of the management team that took the Company public in 1993, Mr. Wann played a crucial role in the development and growth of the Company.
Mr. Wann is a member of the American Bankers Association and the New York Bankers Association, and serves on the Board of Directors of various organizations. A graduate of Queens College with a degree in accounting, Mr. Wann is on the Board of Trustees of the Queens College Foundation and is a past Chairman of its Audit Committee. An active member of the community, Mr. Wann previously served as president of the Flushing Central Lions Club and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Queens Museum of Art, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of a private charitable foundation based in New York.