---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000357173-23-000054"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OSBC"
cik: "0000357173"
company_name: "OLD SECOND BANCORP INC"
filed_at: "2023-08-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T09:45:25.915219+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Old Second Bancorp appoints Bradley S. Adams as COO; Eccher remains CEO/Chairman

## Summary
- Bradley S. Adams appointed Chief Operating Officer effective August 15, 2023.
- James L. Eccher steps down as COO but continues as Chairman, President and CEO.
- Adams will retain his role as Chief Financial Officer in addition to COO duties.
- Compensatory arrangements for Adams are referenced from prior SEC filings, not disclosed here.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000357173-23-000054
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OSBC
- cik: 0000357173
- company_name: OLD SECOND BANCORP INC
- filed_at: 2023-08-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/357173/000035717323000054/0000357173-23-000054-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/357173/000035717323000054/tmb-20230815x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000357173-23-000054
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000357173-23-000054.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000357173-23-000054.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James L. Eccher changed role as Chief Operating Officer at OLD SECOND BANCORP INC.
  - Action: will no longer serve
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: James L. Eccher will no longer serve in that position effective August 15, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/357173/000035717323000054/0000357173-23-000054-index.htm
- Executive change
  Bradley S. Adams was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at OLD SECOND BANCORP INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: appointed Bradley S. Adams to serve as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/357173/000035717323000054/0000357173-23-000054-index.htm

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