BCB Bancorp, Inc. has named Jawad Chaudhry as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Chaudhry, formerly Executive Vice President of FP&A, Corporate Finance, & Strategy at Investors Bank, brings to his new position significant experience in both regional and investment banking. Chaudhry's regional banking experience includes leading the build-out of the FP&A function, as well as strategic planning, budgeting/forecasting, M&A strategy, profit optimization, capital planning, stress testing and CECL processes at Investors Bank.

His investment banking career included providing M&A advisory, transaction structuring/negotiation and capital/funding optimization solutions to financial institutions. Before joining BCB Bancorp, Inc., Chaudhry served as Executive Vice President of FP&A, Corporate Finance & Strategy at Investors Bank. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Corporate Development at Prudential Financial, and Senior Vice President, in the FIG Investment Banking group at Barclays and then Jefferies.

Chaudhry is a graduate, summa cum laude, of Franklin & Marshall College with a bachelor of arts degree in economics and mathematics, with a concentration in business administration. He is a licensed CFA and a member of the board of directors of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce.