Columbia Financial, Inc./MD/ filed 2 current reports with the SEC under Item 5.02, which covers directors and officers leaving or being appointed, the latest on 2026-07-28. Between them they name 2 people. Each change below is quoted from the filing and linked to it.
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Appointed: John P. Connors, Director
On June 29, 2026, Columbia Financial, Inc. (the "Company") filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the "Initial Form 8-K") disclosing that the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company had expanded its number of authorized directors from nine to thirteen directors and appointed John P. Connors, Jr., Timothy C. Harrison, Steven M. Klein, and Paul V. Stahlin to the Board, to be effective upon the completion of the Company's acquisition of Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (the "Merger").
Appointed: Steven M. Klein, Chief Operating Officer
Also on July 28, 2026, effective immediately, the Board appointed Mr. Klein, who also serves as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, to its Risk Committee, Operations and Strategic Planning Committee, and Technology Committee.
Reported
Appointment of Northfield Bancorp, Inc. Continuing Directors As previously announced, on January 31, 2026, Columbia Financial, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the " Company "), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the " Merger Agreement ") with Columbia Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Mid-Tier Holding Company "), Columbia Bank MHC, the parent mutual holding company of the Mid-Tier Holding Company (the " MHC "), and Northfield Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation (" Northfield ").
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A public company must file a current report on Form 8-K with the SEC within four business days when a director leaves or is elected, or when its chief executive, chief financial, chief accounting or chief operating officer, or another named executive, departs or is appointed. That disclosure goes under Item 5.02 of the report.
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