---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000701347-25-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CPF"
cik: "0000701347"
company_name: "CENTRAL PACIFIC FINANCIAL CORP"
filed_at: "2025-01-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T07:32:02.278552+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Central Pacific Financial appoints Dr. Diane Paloma to its Board of Directors

## Summary
- Dr. Diane Paloma appointed to CPF and CPB boards effective Jan. 28, 2025; board size increased to 12.
- She is President & CEO of Hawaii Dental Service; will receive $125,000 annual retainer.
- Dr. Paloma also serves on University of Hawaii Board of Regents and other non-profit boards.
- HDS has been CPB's dental plan provider for over 25 years; 2024 payments were ~$390k (arm's-length).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000701347-25-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CPF
- cik: 0000701347
- company_name: CENTRAL PACIFIC FINANCIAL CORP
- filed_at: 2025-01-29T23:59:59+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/701347/000070134725000003/0000701347-25-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701347/000070134725000003/cpf-20250128.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000701347-25-000003
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000701347-25-000003.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000701347-25-000003.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dr. Diane S.L. Paloma was appointed as Director at CENTRAL PACIFIC FINANCIAL CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 28, 2025, Dr. Diane S.L. Paloma was appointed to the Boards of Directors of Central Pacific Financial Corp. (the "Company") and Central Pacific Bank (the "Bank"), to be effective January 28, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701347/000070134725000003/0000701347-25-000003-index.htm

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