---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-417038"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BCBP"
cik: "0001228454"
company_name: "BCB BANCORP INC"
filed_at: "2026-10-07T20:52:27+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T15:48:03.684444+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BCB Bancorp appoints Patricia Schaubeck as Chief Legal Officer, adds Gallotta and Kim to boards

## Summary
- Patricia M. Schaubeck appointed EVP, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of BCB Bancorp and BCB Community Bank effective October 7, 2026, with an annual base salary of $444,600.
- Steven E. Gallotta and Denny Kim appointed to the boards of BCB Bancorp and BCB Community Bank, serving until the 2027 annual meeting.
- Gallotta joins the Audit Committee; Kim joins the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee; both are deemed independent under Nasdaq standards.
- Gallotta spent most of his career at KPMG from 1975 to 2013 and became an audit partner in 1986; Kim founded Whale Point Capital and 7911 Partners and was previously at WL Ross & Co.
- CEO Thomas M. O'Brien said the new directors' strategic perspective will be valuable as the Bank goes through its current transition.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-417038
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BCBP
- cik: 0001228454
- company_name: BCB BANCORP INC
- filed_at: 2026-10-07T20:52:27+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1228454/000119312526417038/0001193125-26-417038-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1228454/000119312526417038/d170839d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Denny Kim was appointed as Director at BCB BANCORP INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On October 7, 2026, the Board, pursuant to its powers under the Company’s bylaws and on the recommendation of the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Steven E. Gallotta and Denny Kim as directors of the Board of the Company and the Board of Directors of the Bank.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1228454/000119312526417038/0001193125-26-417038-index.htm
- Executive change
  Steven E. Gallotta was appointed as Director at BCB BANCORP INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On October 7, 2026, the Board, pursuant to its powers under the Company’s bylaws and on the recommendation of the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Steven E. Gallotta and Denny Kim as directors of the Board of the Company and the Board of Directors of the Bank.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1228454/000119312526417038/0001193125-26-417038-index.htm
- Executive change
  Patricia M. Schaubeck was appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at BCB BANCORP INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
  source text: Effective on October 7, 2026, the Company appointed Patricia M. Schaubeck to the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of both the Company and the Bank as part of a reorganization of the Company’s legal department and C-Suite.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1228454/000119312526417038/0001193125-26-417038-index.htm

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