10 Valley National IT leaders
Raffique Barbour, EVP, Chief Technology Officer at Valley Bank, is one of ten Valley National IT leaders listed here, alongside heads of cloud and enterprise infrastructure, application services, architecture and digital workplace. A reader can learn how IT leaders work at Valley National from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Elina Allayev
LinkedInExperience: Head of Salesforce Platform Engineering, FVP · Valley Bank
Elina Allayev has been Head of Salesforce Platform Engineering, FVP at Valley Bank since February 2024, based in Riverdale, New Jersey. Elina Allayev was Salesforce Platform Engineering Lead at Valley Bank from 2021 to 2024, Salesforce Solution Architect at TD Wealth from 2019 to 2020 and Development Manager at BNY Wealth from 2017 to 2019.
Jason Schott
LinkedInExperience: SVP Information Security · Valley Bank
Jason Schott has been SVP Information Security at Valley Bank since January 1998, based in Midland Park, New Jersey, with the profile headline Senior Vice President Application Security Architect Information Security at Valley National Bank. Jason Schott lists the CISM certification, so the profile pairs application security architecture with information security leadership at the bank.
Lenny Archetti
LinkedInExperience: SVP Operations Command Center · Valley Bank
Lenny Archetti has been SVP Operations Command Center at Valley Bank since November 2023, based in Daytona Beach, Florida, and also lists FVP Mainframe Services Manager and FVP Computer Operations Manager roles at Valley Bank. Lenny Archetti was SVP Mainframe Services Manager at Valley Bank until 2024.
Mark Mihalik
LinkedInExperience: Head of Technology Operations · Valley Bank
Mark Mihalik was Head of Technology Operations at Valley Bank from January 2021 to July 2026, a role that has ended, and is now Head of Technology Infrastructure at Accordion. Mark Mihalik was Head of Workplace Technology at First Republic from 2019 to 2021, Director, Application Development at Millennium from 2017 to 2019 and Director, Information Technology Infrastructure there from 2015 to 2017.
Neil Wilkinson
LinkedInExperience: FVP, Head of Architecture · Valley Bank
Neil Wilkinson has been FVP, Head of Architecture at Valley Bank since February 2024, based in the New York City Metropolitan Area. Neil Wilkinson was VP, Solution Architecture at Valley Bank from 2022 to 2024, Enterprise Architect at KPMG US from 2016 to 2022 and VP, Application Engineering at StoneX Retail from 2013 to 2015.
Nilesh Wagle
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Head of Cloud and Enterprise Infrastructure · Valley Bank
Nilesh Wagle has been SVP, Head of Cloud and Enterprise Infrastructure at Valley Bank since July 2026, based in the New York City Metropolitan Area. Nilesh Wagle was Head of Solutions Engineering at Scotiabank from 2021 to 2026, VP Global Infrastructure Operations at Shutterstock from 2019 to 2021 and Executive Director, Enterprise Infrastructure Services at WarnerMedia from 2014 to 2019.
Raffique Barbour
LinkedInExperience: EVP, Chief Technology Officer · Valley Bank
Raffique Barbour has been EVP, Chief Technology Officer at Valley Bank since July 2025, based in New York, New York, and also held SVP, Director of Solution Engineering and Integration at Valley Bank from 2022 to 2026. Raffique Barbour was SVP Head of Technology Infrastructure and Engineering at Valley Commercial Banking from 2018 to 2022 and Service Delivery Director/Operations Director at FIS from 2014 to 2015.
Sal Perniola, PMP
LinkedInExperience: SVP - Head of Digital Workplace · Valley Bank
Sal Perniola, PMP has been SVP - Head of Digital Workplace at Valley Bank since July 2024, based in the New York City Metropolitan Area. Sal Perniola, PMP worked in Information Technology at JPMorganChase from 2023 to 2024 and was Vice President - Head of End User Services at First Republic from 2016 to 2023 and Director - Service Desk there from 2014 to 2016.
Scott Honey
LinkedInExperience: Senior VP of Application/Production Support-Consumer Banking Platforms · Valley Bank
Scott Honey has been Senior VP of Application/Production Support-Consumer Banking Platforms at Valley Bank since April 2019, based in the New York City Metropolitan Area, and describes optimizing CRM, LOS, POS and AI technology platform performance. Scott Honey was VP, Project Manager Residential Mortgage at Valley Bank from 2016 to 2019 and Regional Support Manager at Wells Fargo from 2014 to 2016.
Sherry Ellis
LinkedInExperience: Head of Technology Application Services · Valley Bank
Sherry Ellis has been Head of Technology Application Services at Valley Bank since July 2025, based in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, and also lists Head of Core Banking Technology at Valley Bank since February 2024. Sherry Ellis was Director of Core Transformation at Valley Bank until 2024, with the profile headline Technology Transformation.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your technology role at Valley Bank?
- 02How do you decide which core banking applications to modernize first at a regional bank?
- 03What have you learned about moving bank infrastructure to the cloud while keeping operations stable?
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