---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000350852-21-000073"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CTBI"
cik: "0000350852"
company_name: "COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP INC /KY/"
filed_at: "2021-07-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T01:49:51.773202+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CTBI CEO Jean R. Hale plans retirement Feb 2022; Mark A. Gooch named successor

## Summary
- Jean R. Hale, Chairman, President & CEO for 23 years, to retire effective February 7, 2022.
- Mark A. Gooch appointed President of CTBI immediately, will become CEO and Director on Feb 7, 2022.
- Gooch has been President & CEO of Community Trust Bank Inc. since July 1999.
- Under Hale's tenure, assets grew 152% from $2.2B to $5.5B; quarterly dividend increased 233% to $0.40/share.
- Succession part of ongoing plan; Gooch reports to Hale until retirement, then to Board.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000350852-21-000073
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CTBI
- cik: 0000350852
- company_name: COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP INC /KY/
- filed_at: 2021-07-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350852/000035085221000073/0000350852-21-000073-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350852/000035085221000073/ctbi8k-ceoretirement.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000350852-21-000073
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000350852-21-000073.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000350852-21-000073.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jean R. Hale departed as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP INC /KY/.
  - Action: announced planned retirement
  - Role: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Jean R. Hale, the long serving Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, announced her planned retirement, effective as of February 7, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350852/000035085221000073/0000350852-21-000073-index.htm
- Executive change
  Mark A. Gooch was appointed as President at COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP INC /KY/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: the Board appointed Mark A. Gooch to immediately assume the position of President of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350852/000035085221000073/0000350852-21-000073-index.htm
- Executive change
  Mark A. Gooch was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Director at COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP INC /KY/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and Director
  source text: the Board appointed Mark A. Gooch to also assume the position of Chief Executive Officer and Director effective February 7, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350852/000035085221000073/0000350852-21-000073-index.htm

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