Charlie Hamm was President and CEO of the Independence Community Bank Corp. until 2001, when he retired but remained as Chairman. Prior to that he was Executive Vice President of McCann Erikson Worldwide and Vice Chairman of the advertising agency’s USA division. Charlie serves on the Board of the Mystic Seaport Museum as well as the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, Brooklyn Academy of Music. He served on the board of Pratt Institute for 11 years.