Valley National Bancorp 8-K, filed Oct 20, 2020
Valley National Bancorp (VLY)
8-K
2020-10-20
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About this 8-K
Valley National Bancorp filed this 8-K on October 20, 2020.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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) October 20, 2020
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| Item 5.02(d) | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. | ||||
The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) appointed Dr. Sidney S. Williams, Jr. as a director of the Company on October 20, 2020. Dr. Williams earned his B.A. in Finance from Howard University and M.B.A. from University of Pennsylvania. Early in his career, he worked at several investment banks, after which he became a principal and founder of a private equity firm and a partner at a venture capital firm. He received a Masters degree from Wesley Theological Seminar and a Doctorate from Payne Theological Seminary. Dr. Williams is currently the lead pastor at Bethel Church, in Morristown, NJ, a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church. He is also the founder, President and CEO of Crossing Capital Group, Inc., a company which provides churches, seminaries, colleges and for profit social enterprises with help in organizational development, strategic planning and financial management. The Board did not immediately appoint Dr. Williams to serve on any of the committees.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||||
| (d) | Exhibits. | ||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | ||||
SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: October 20, 2020 | VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP | |||||||||||||
By: | /s/ Ronald H. Janis | |||||||||||||
Ronald H. Janis | ||||||||||||||
Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||||||||||