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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000705432-25-000148"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SBSI"
cik: "0000705432"
company_name: "SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC"
filed_at: "2025-08-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T21:09:04.833767+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Southside Bancshares COO Brian McCabe to retire Nov 14; Mitchell Craddock to succeed

## Summary
- Brian K. McCabe, COO of Southside Bancshares and Southside Bank, notified of retirement effective November 14, 2025.
- Mitchell Craddock, 45, currently EVP and Associate COO, expected to be appointed COO before McCabe's retirement.
- Craddock has over 20 years banking experience, most recently as VP of Premier Solutions at Q2 from 2011-2024.
- Craddock previously worked at Southside Bank from 2002-2011 in IT and operations roles.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000705432-25-000148
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SBSI
- cik: 0000705432
- company_name: SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC
- filed_at: 2025-08-05T23:59:59+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/705432/000070543225000148/0000705432-25-000148-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/705432/000070543225000148/sbsi-20250804.htm

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