Valley National Bancorp announced the recent hires of Christopher M. Brigati and Peter Belasco as Senior Vice Presidents - Managing Directors of Municipal Investments. In this new role, Chris and Pete will be responsible for managing a municipal investment strategy on behalf of the Bank, in addition to building a more comprehensive municipal offering to the Bank’s customers. Chris joins with previous experience as Managing Director – Head of Municipal Investments at Advisors Asset Management. He was employed at Morgan Stanley for 20 years, most recently serving as Managing Director Head of Municipal Securities for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. Pete joins with more than 25 years of experience in the municipal industry starting at Cantor Fitzgerald and over 20 years of service at Butler Muni LLC.