POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Jeffrey J. Carfora, Finn M.W. Caspersen, Jr., Ronald H. Janis,
Michael T. Rave and Ellen S. Knarr, signing singly, the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney-in-fact to:  (i) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,
in the undersigned's capacity as an officer of Peapack-Gladstone Financial
Corporation, a New Jersey corporation (the "Company"), a Form ID and Forms 3, 4,
and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the rules thereunder; (ii) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf
of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute
any such Form ID or Form 3, 4, or 5 and timely file such form with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
authority; and (iii) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of
attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request
of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 23rd day of February, 2015.

                                                          /s/ Eric H. Waser
                                                            Eric H. Waser