Northwest Bancshares Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 5, 2024
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On August 5, 2024, Northwest Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), appointed Joseph Canfield as Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Canfield will oversee accounting operations, Northwest’s SOX program, external reporting and accounts payable. As part of his role, Mr. Canfield will be named Northwest’s Principal Accounting Officer on August 6, 2024, replacing Jeffrey J. Maddigan who continue in his current role as Corporate Treasurer. Mr. Canfield most recently served as Senior Vice President and Director of Accounting Operations for Huntington National Bank since 2013.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Canfield and any director or other executive officer of the Company nor are there any transactions between Mr. Canfield or any member of his immediate family and the Company or any of its subsidiaries that would be reportable as a related party transaction under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On August 5, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Canfield as Chief Accounting Officer. A copy of the release is included as exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| 104.1 | Cover Page for this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL | |||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
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| Date: | August 5, 2024 | By: | /s/ Douglas M. Schosser | |||||||||||
| Douglas M. Schosser | ||||||||||||||
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