Northfield Bank, a subsidiary of Northfield Bancorp, announced the appointment of Vickie Tommasello as executive vice president and chief risk officer.

She will be responsible for managing the effective governance of risk programs and overseeing the information security, Bank Secrecy Act, security, credit administration, risk management, and compliance functions.

Tomasello brings more than 25 years of experience in the areas of risk, audit, reporting, analytics, and governance, most recently serving as chief audit officer at Lakeland Bancorp.

She also served in managerial roles in internal audit at First Niagara Bank and HSBC, according to her LinkedIn profile.