---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000318300-23-000058"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PEBO"
cik: "0000318300"
company_name: "PEOPLES BANCORP INC"
filed_at: "2023-02-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T01:23:21.773541+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Peoples Bancorp Vice Chairman George Broughton to retire from board after 33 years

## Summary
- Broughton will retire from the boards of Peoples and Peoples Bank when his current term ends on April 27, 2023.
- He served as a director since 1994 (Peoples) and 1990 (Peoples Bank), and as Vice Chairman since 2013.
- No successor was announced; Broughton cited desire to remain a customer and shareholder.
- Peoples had $7.2B in total assets as of December 31, 2022, with 130 locations.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000318300-23-000058
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PEBO
- cik: 0000318300
- company_name: PEOPLES BANCORP INC
- filed_at: 2023-02-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/318300/000031830023000058/0000318300-23-000058-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/318300/000031830023000058/pebo-20230203.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000318300-23-000058
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000318300-23-000058.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000318300-23-000058.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  George W. Broughton departed as Director at PEOPLES BANCORP INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 1, 2023, George W. Broughton informed Peoples Bancorp Inc. (“Peoples”) of his decision to retire from the Board of Directors of Peoples and the Board of Directors of Peoples’ banking subsidiary, Peoples Bank, each effective when his current term ends on April 27, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/318300/000031830023000058/0000318300-23-000058-index.htm

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