Peoples Bancorp Inc 8-K, filed Aug 24, 2020
Peoples Bancorp Inc (PEBO)
8-K
2020-08-24
For: 2020-08-19
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About this 8-K
Peoples Bancorp Inc filed this 8-K on August 24, 2020, reporting on events of August 19, 2020.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 24, 2020 (August 19, 2020 )
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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 24, 2020, Peoples Bancorp Inc. (“Peoples”) issued a press release announcing that John C. Rogers plans to retire as Peoples’ Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective September 30, 2020. Mr. Rogers will also retire from his position as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Peoples’ banking subsidiary, Peoples Bank (“Peoples Bank”) effective September 30, 2020.
Peoples also announced that, pursuant to its succession plan, its Board of Directors has promoted Katie Bailey to the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Peoples and Peoples Bank, in each case effective October 1, 2020. Ms. Bailey, age 37, has most recently served as Director of Finance for Peoples and as Senior Vice President, Director of Finance, for Peoples Bank, in Marietta, Ohio, since January 2019. She joined Peoples in May 2011 as SEC Reporting Manager, a position she held until June 2012 when she was promoted by Peoples to Vice President, Controller. Ms. Bailey was further promoted to Senior Vice President, Controller in October 2015, and to Senior Vice President, Director of Finance, in January 2019. Prior to joining Peoples, Ms. Bailey worked for the public accounting and professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, in Cleveland, Ohio, from September 2006 until May 2011. Ms. Bailey is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Marietta College and a Master of Accounting degree from The Ohio State University.
There is no family relationship between Ms. Bailey and any of the directors or other executive officers of Peoples.
Peoples has determined that neither Ms. Bailey nor any of her immediate family members has had (or proposes to have) a direct or indirect interest in any transaction in which Peoples or any of Peoples’ subsidiaries was (or is proposed to be) a participant, that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of SEC Regulation S-K, other than the employment relationship between Ms. Bailey and Peoples and Peoples Bank.
Compensation arrangements between Ms. Bailey and Peoples will be disclosed in a subsequent filing.
A copy of Peoples’ news release announcing Mr. Rogers’ retirement and Ms. Bailey’s promotion is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
a) - c)
Not applicable.
d) Exhibits
See Index to Exhibits below.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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| News Release issued by Peoples Bancorp Inc. on August 24, 2020 | |||||||||||
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 24, 2020 | By:/s/ | CHARLES W. SULERZYSKI | |||||||||||
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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Contact: | Charles W. Sulerzyski | |||||||||||||||
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PEOPLES BANCORP INC. ANNOUNCES
RETIREMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER JOHN ROGERS AND PROMOTION OF KATIE BAILEY TO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
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MARIETTA, Ohio - Peoples Bancorp Inc. ("Peoples") (NASDAQ: PEBO) today announced that John C. Rogers plans to retire as Peoples’ Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective September 30, 2020, after a distinguished 39 year career in public accounting and financial services, including the past five years in his current position with Peoples. Rogers will also retire from his position as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Peoples’ banking subsidiary, Peoples Bank. He has held these positions since joining the company in 2015.
“On behalf of the Board of Directors and the entire Peoples team, I want to thank John for his many contributions to the company over the past five years. We wish him all the best in retirement,” said Chuck Sulerzyski, Peoples’ President and Chief Executive Officer.
Peoples further announced that, pursuant to its succession plan, it promoted Katie Bailey to the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Peoples and Peoples Bank, in each case effective October 1, 2020. Bailey has most recently served as Director of Finance for Peoples and as Senior Vice President, Director of Finance, for Peoples Bank, since January 2019. She has been with Peoples Bank since May 2011.
“I am pleased to announce the promotion of Katie Bailey as Peoples’ next Chief Financial Officer,” continued Mr. Sulerzyski. “She is a valuable member of our management team, and her appointment reflects her strong contributions to the overall financial performance of Peoples for more than nine years. She possesses a wide range of financial, accounting, audit and risk management experience, and I’m sure that she will ensure a smooth transition and help drive Peoples’ long-term growth.”
Bailey, 37, brings 14 years of experience to the position, including five years in public accounting with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and nine years in finance and accounting with Peoples. She joined Peoples from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in May 2011 as SEC Reporting Manager, a position she held until June 2012 when she was promoted by Peoples to Vice President, Controller. She was further promoted to Senior Vice President, Controller in October 2015, and to Senior Vice President, Director of Finance, in January 2019. Bailey is a Certified
Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Marietta College and a Master of Accounting degree from The Ohio State University.
Peoples is a diversified financial services holding company with $5.0 billion in total assets, 88 financial service locations, including 76 full-service bank branches, and 85 ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. Peoples makes available a complete line of banking, investment, insurance, premium finance and trust solutions through its subsidiaries - Peoples Bank and Peoples Insurance Agency, LLC. Peoples’ common shares are traded on The Nasdaq Global Select Market® under the symbol “PEBO”, and Peoples is a member of the Russell 3000 index of US publicly-traded companies. Learn more about Peoples at www.peoplesbancorp.com.
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