---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000035527-25-000146"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FITB"
cik: "0000035527"
company_name: "FIFTH THIRD BANCORP"
filed_at: "2025-06-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T21:36:16.058246+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fifth Third Bancorp names Kevin Lavender Vice Chairman, Commercial Bank effective July 14

## Summary
- Kevin Lavender appointed Vice Chairman, Commercial Bank, effective July 14, 2025.
- Previously served as Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Bank since January 2020.
- Filing does not disclose any other changes to executive team.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000035527-25-000146
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FITB
- cik: 0000035527
- company_name: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
- filed_at: 2025-06-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/35527/000003552725000146/0000035527-25-000146-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/35527/000003552725000146/fitb-20250625.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000035527-25-000146
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000035527-25-000146.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000035527-25-000146.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kevin Lavender was appointed as Vice Chairman, Commercial Bank at FIFTH THIRD BANCORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice Chairman, Commercial Bank
  source text: On June 25, 2025, Fifth Third Bancorp named Kevin Lavender Vice Chairman, Commercial Bank, effective July 14, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/35527/000003552725000146/0000035527-25-000146-index.htm

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