Columbia Financial, Inc. announced that Allyson Schlesinger has been appointed as Executive Vice President, Head of Consumer Banking for Columbia Bank, the Company's wholly-owned banking subsidiary. In that role, Ms. Schlesinger will be responsible for the retail banking, retail lending, wealth management and marketing divisions of the Bank. Ms. Schlesinger was previously with Citigroup, Inc. for 25 years, most recently as its Managing Director, U.S. Retail and Division Manager for Citi's New York City and New Jersey markets.