---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000035527-22-000137"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FITB"
cik: "0000035527"
company_name: "FIFTH THIRD BANCORP"
filed_at: "2022-04-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T08:04:01.739248+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fifth Third CEO Greg Carmichael to retire July 5; Tim Spence named successor

## Summary
- CEO Greg Carmichael to retire July 5, 2022, becoming Executive Chairman.
- Tim Spence, currently President, appointed CEO effective July 5, 2022.
- Spence joined Fifth Third in 2015 as chief strategy officer, led consumer bank and payments.
- Board cites strong momentum and orderly succession; Carmichael to remain on Board as Executive Chairman.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000035527-22-000137
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FITB
- cik: 0000035527
- company_name: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
- filed_at: 2022-04-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/35527/000003552722000137/0000035527-22-000137-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/35527/000003552722000137/fitb-20220411.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000035527-22-000137
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000035527-22-000137.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000035527-22-000137.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Greg D. Carmichael changed role as Chief Executive Officer at FIFTH THIRD BANCORP.
  - Action: retired as CEO and became Executive Chairman
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Greg D. Carmichael has elected to retire as Chief Executive Officer, effective July 5, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/35527/000003552722000137/0000035527-22-000137-index.htm
- Executive change
  Timothy N. Spence was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at FIFTH THIRD BANCORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: effective July 5, 2022, Timothy N. Spence will become the new Chief Executive Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/35527/000003552722000137/0000035527-22-000137-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.