---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000714310-24-000168"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VLY"
cik: "0000714310"
company_name: "VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP"
filed_at: "2024-11-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T00:01:00.918904+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Valley National Bancorp appoints Nitzan Sandor as director, designee of Bank Leumi

## Summary
- Nitzan Sandor appointed to the Board effective Nov 14, 2024, to serve until next annual meeting.
- She replaces Dafna Landau as Bank Leumi's designee under the Investor Rights Agreement.
- Sandor is independent and will serve on the Nominating, Governance & Corporate Sustainability and Risk Committees.
- Currently Senior EVP, Chief Legal Counsel at Bank Leumi; previously held similar role at Israel Discount Bank.
- Will participate in the standard non-employee director compensation program.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000714310-24-000168
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VLY
- cik: 0000714310
- company_name: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP
- filed_at: 2024-11-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000071431024000168/0000714310-24-000168-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000071431024000168/vly-20241114.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000714310-24-000168
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000714310-24-000168.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000714310-24-000168.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Nitzan Sandor was appointed as director at VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: On November 14, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Valley National Bancorp (the “Company”) appointed Nitzan Sandor as a director of the Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000071431024000168/0000714310-24-000168-index.htm

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