Fairfield-based Kearny Bank announced promotions for two of its executives recently, with both reporting to Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer John Dunne.

Ken Helmrich is now senior vice president and BSA/OFAC (Bank Secrecy Act/Office of Foreign Assets Control) officer.

Helmrich, a West Milford resident, joined the bank in 2020. His work focuses on managing all aspects of the BSA/Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and OFAC compliance program, including client due diligence, high-risk client management, monitoring and reporting of suspicious activities, and identity theft prevention.

Prior to joining Kearny, Helmrich spent more than three years at Investors Bank, including as vice president, BSA advisory & operations manager, according to his LinkedIn profile.

He is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, a Certified Financial Crime Specialist and a member of both the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists and the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists, Kearny said.

Silvia Merino-Topley is now chief compliance officer.

Garfield’s Merino-Topley also joined Kearny in 2020 from Investors, where she spent 22 years, most recently as compliance senior testing analyst, assistant vice president. At Kearny, she is responsible for managing all aspects of the compliance department, including reporting on compliance issues and evaluating compliance risk.

According to the bank, she holds American Banking Association certificates in Lending Compliance, Deposit Compliance, and BSA/AML Compliance and is a member of two New Jersey Bankers Association groups—the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council and the Women in Banking Committee.

“What Ken and Silvia do requires attention to precise details, along with a range of knowledge and specific skills that can only be developed through experience,” Dunne said in statement along with the Aug. 25 announcement. “I’m confident their professional expertise will continue to benefit our clients as well as our company.”

Kearny Bank has 42 offices in New Jersey and three locations in New York. As of March 31, 2022, the most recent information available, the bank had 562 total employees, $7.39 billion in total assets, $6.57 billion in total liabilities, and $5.65 billion in total deposits.