--- title: "Columbia Financial amends 8-K to disclose board committee assignments for new directors" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/294117089.md" description: "Columbia Financial filed an amended 8-K to disclose board committee assignments for four new directors appointed following the July 20, 2026, merger with Northfield Bancorp. Effective July 28, 2026, John P. Connors Jr., Timothy C. Harrison, and Paul V. Stahlin were assigned to audit, compensation, governance, risk, and technology committees. COO Steven M. Klein joined the risk, operations, strategic planning, and technology committees." datetime: "2026-07-28T21:29:55.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/294117089.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/294117089.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/294117089.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Columbia Financial amends 8-K to disclose board committee assignments for new directors - Columbia Financial filed an amended 8-K to update board committee assignments for four directors added in connection with the Northfield Bancorp merger. \* The merger closed July 20, 2026, triggering the directors’ appointments; the initial 8-K had not yet set committee roles. \* Effective July 28, 2026, John P. Connors Jr., Timothy C. Harrison, and Paul V. Stahlin received audit, compensation, governance, risk, and technology-related committee assignments. \* Steven M. Klein, the company’s COO, was appointed to the risk, operations and strategic planning, and technology committees. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Columbia Financial Inc. published the original content used to generate this news brief via EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system operated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Ref. ID: 0002115119-26-000022), on July 28, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2026 - Public Technologies (PUBT) Original Document: here ### Related Stocks - [CLBK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CLBK.US.md) - [NFBK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NFBK.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Northann amends 8-K to file former auditor LAO Professionals’ letter on resignation](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296825824.md) - [Acres Commercial Realty files amended 8-K with pro forma financials for ACC internalization merger](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296825345.md) - [NAPC Defense announces availability of fiscal 2026 Form 10-K report](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296821941.md) - [Axian Telecom releases Q2 2026 results presentation](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296807653.md) - [Lipocine 8-K/A adds Michael Grissinger to compensation committee](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296650509.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**