---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000721994-25-000034"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LKFN"
cik: "0000721994"
company_name: "LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORP"
filed_at: "2025-01-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T00:35:35.710882+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lakeland Financial promotes Stephanie Leniski to EVP, Chief Retail Banking Officer

## Summary
- Stephanie R. Leniski, age 50, appointed EVP and Chief Retail Banking Officer effective Jan 15, 2025.
- She oversees 54 branches and 286 Retail Banking team members; leads product innovations and branch expansion.
- Joined Lake City Bank in 2002; previously SVP Retail Banking Manager since 2017, led Retail division since 2019.
- Will receive annual salary and participate in executive compensation plans.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000721994-25-000034
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LKFN
- cik: 0000721994
- company_name: LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORP
- filed_at: 2025-01-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/721994/000072199425000034/0000721994-25-000034-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/721994/000072199425000034/lkfn-20250114.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000721994-25-000034
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000721994-25-000034.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Stephanie R. Leniski was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Retail Banking Officer at LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Retail Banking Officer
  source text: announced that Stephanie R. Leniski, age 50, was appointed an Executive Vice President and the Chief Retail Banking Officer of the Company and Lake City Bank (the "Bank"), the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, effective January 15, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/721994/000072199425000034/0000721994-25-000034-index.htm

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