EX-24 7 0007.txt POWER OF ATTORNEY Exhibit (24) POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Gerald H. Lipkin and Peter Southway and each of them, his attorney-in-fact, each with power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Valley National Bancorp for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and any and all amendments, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. Signature Date /s /GERALD H. LIPKIN February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Gerald H. Lipkin, Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director /s/ PETER SOUTHWAY February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Peter Southway, Vice Chairman and Director /s/ SPENCER B. WITTY February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Spencer B. Witty, Vice Chairman and Director /s/ ALAN D. ESKOW February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Alan D. Eskow, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer /s/ ANDREW B. ABRAMSON February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Andrew B. Abramson, Director /s/ CHARLES J. BAUM February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Charles J. Baum, Director /s/ PAMELA R. BRONANDER February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Pamela R. Bronander, Director /s/ JOSEPH COCCIA, JR. February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Joseph Coccia, Jr., Director /s/ HAROLD P. COOK, III February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Harold P. Cook, III, Director /s/ AUSTIN C. DRUKKER February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Austin C. Drukker, Director /s/ GRAHAM O. JONES February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Graham O. Jones, Director /s/ WALTER H. JONES, III February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Walter H. Jones, III, Director /s/ GERALD KORDE February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Gerald Korde, Director /s/ ROBINSON MARKEL February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Robinson Markel, Director /s/ JOLEEN J. MARTIN February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Joleen J. Martin, Director /s/ ROBERT E. McENTEE February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Robert E. McEntee, Director /s/ RICHARD S. MILLER February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Richard S. Miller, Director /s/ ROBERT RACHESKY February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Robert Rachesky, Director /s/ BARNETT RUKIN February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Barnett Rukin, Director /s/ RICHARD F. TICE February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Richard F. Tice, Director /s/ LEONARD J. VORCHEIMER February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Leonard J. Vorcheimer, Director /s/ JOSEPH L. VOZZ February 20, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Joseph L. Vozza, Director