---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000705432-24-000185"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SBSI"
cik: "0000705432"
company_name: "SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC"
filed_at: "2024-08-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T09:09:11.463486+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Southside Bancshares appoints Pinkley CAO, Davis CTO, Martinez CRO; CTO/CRO eff. Sept 1

## Summary
- April Pinkley appointed Chief Accounting Officer effective Aug 15, 2024; previously EVP and Controller.
- Suni Davis appointed Chief Treasury Officer effective Sept 1, 2024; previously Chief Risk Officer.
- Anne Martinez appointed Chief Risk Officer effective Sept 1, 2024; previously EVP and Senior Loan Review Officer.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000705432-24-000185
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SBSI
- cik: 0000705432
- company_name: SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC
- filed_at: 2024-08-15T23:59:59+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/705432/000070543224000185/0000705432-24-000185-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/705432/000070543224000185/sbsi-20240815.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000705432-24-000185.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Anne Martinez was appointed as Chief Risk Officer at SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Risk Officer
  source text: In addition, on August 15, 2024, the Board appointed Anne Martinez, Executive Vice President and Senior Loan Review Officer of the Company to serve as the Company's Chief Risk Officer effective September 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/705432/000070543224000185/0000705432-24-000185-index.htm
- Executive change
  April Pinkley was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer at SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On August 15, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Southside Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed April Pinkley, Executive Vice President and Controller of the Company and Southside Bank (“Southside”), a subsidiary of the Company, to serve as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/705432/000070543224000185/0000705432-24-000185-index.htm
- Executive change
  Suni Davis was appointed as Chief Treasury Officer at SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Treasury Officer
  source text: In addition, on August 15, 2024, the Board appointed Suni Davis, Chief Risk Officer of the Company and Southside to serve as the Company's Chief Treasury Officer effective September 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/705432/000070543224000185/0000705432-24-000185-index.htm

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