---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000714310-24-000134"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VLY"
cik: "0000714310"
company_name: "VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP"
filed_at: "2024-06-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T05:44:13.377253+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Valley National Bancorp appoints John P. Regan as Chief Risk Officer; Raja Dakkuri resigns

## Summary
- Raja A. Dakkuri resigns as Chief Risk Officer effective June 21, 2024, to pursue another professional opportunity.
- John P. Regan appointed as Senior EVP—Chief Risk Officer effective June 24, 2024, reporting to CEO Ira Robbins.
- Regan is a 30+ year veteran; former KPMG partner and most recently Chief Audit Officer at ICBC New York.
- Dakkuri will remain until June 21 to ensure an orderly transition; no disagreement cited with the Board.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000714310-24-000134
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VLY
- cik: 0000714310
- company_name: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP
- filed_at: 2024-06-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000071431024000134/0000714310-24-000134-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000071431024000134/vly-20240603.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000714310-24-000134
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000714310-24-000134.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000714310-24-000134.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Raja A. Dakkuri resigned as Senior Executive Vice President—Chief Risk Officer at VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Senior Executive Vice President—Chief Risk Officer
  source text: On June 3, 2024, Mr. Raja A. Dakkuri provided Valley National Bancorp (the “Company”) with notice of his intent to resign from his position as Senior Executive Vice President—Chief Risk Officer of the Company effective June 21, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000071431024000134/0000714310-24-000134-index.htm
- Executive change
  John P. Regan was appointed as Senior Executive Vice President—Chief Risk Officer at VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Executive Vice President—Chief Risk Officer
  source text: The Board has appointed Mr. John P. Regan as Senior Executive Vice President—Chief Risk Officer of the Company effective following Mr. Dakkuri’s resignation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000071431024000134/0000714310-24-000134-index.htm

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