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BCB Bank Appoints Ryan Blake, SVP & COO to its Board of Directors
Blake is one of the youngest C-Suite executives and the first out LGBT+ banker to serve on a financial institution’s board in New Jersey. BCB is focused on
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[{"type":"text","content":"Blake is one of the youngest C-Suite executives and the first out LGBT+ banker to serve on a financial institution’s board in New Jersey. BCB is focused on digital transformation and modernizing their customers’ banking experience.\nBAYONNE, N.J., Nov. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BCB Bancorp, Inc. (the “Community”), (NASDAQ: BCBP), the holding company for BCB Community Bank (the “Bank”), today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Ryan Blake, MBA, Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) since 2021, to serve as a member on its board. Blake is an experienced banking and financial services executive that has grown in successive roles within BCB for the past 14 years. He has risen through the ranks of the bank due to his leadership performance and tireless commitment to BCB’s success. Through Blake’s strategic guidance, the bank has made aggressive updates to both their online and mobile banking experience to attract and better serve an increasingly younger and more diverse customer base. The 32-year-old executive leader, Blake is the youngest senior C-Suite banker in New Jersey and the first out LGBT+ executive to serve on BCB’s board of directors. BCB’s advanced banking experience allows it to meet customers' evolving technological demands, while staying competitive with financial products that will help their retail customers and valued commercial clients meet their goals and loan needs. With more than $3.26 billion in assets, BCB is the 17th largest financial institution in New Jersey and the 11th largest NJ-based bank by deposit size. The bank has reached impressive growth within the region while remaining independent, ranking them as one of the top 10 community banks in the state due to their superior customer service and knowledgeable banking staff. “It is paramount to the future success of BCB that we have a younger director who understands the importance of technological transformation in the financial and banking industry in order to deliver our customers an optimal and convenient experience. Ryan’s work – digitizing BCB – will make our financial products even more competitive, on par with larger retail banks, but with the tailored friendly customer service of a neighborhood banker,” said Judith Q. Bielan, ESQ., BCB Board Member. “Ryan’s integrity is beyond reproach; he is qualified in ...