---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000739421-22-000007"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CZFS"
cik: "0000739421"
company_name: "CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2022-02-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T07:11:51.232093+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Citizens Financial Services appoints Janie Hilfiger to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Janie Hilfiger appointed to Board of Directors of Citizens Financial Services, Inc. effective Feb 15, 2022.
- Also appointed to Board of Directors of First Citizens Community Bank on same date.
- Compensation as non-employee director per policies described in 2021 Proxy Statement.
- No committee assignments determined yet; no arrangements or transactions requiring disclosure.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000739421-22-000007
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CZFS
- cik: 0000739421
- company_name: CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2022-02-17T23:59:59+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/739421/000073942122000007/0000739421-22-000007-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/739421/000073942122000007/jhilfigerappointment.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000739421-22-000007
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000739421-22-000007.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000739421-22-000007.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Janie Hilfiger was appointed as Director at CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 15, 2022, the Board of Directors of Citizens Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”), the parent company of First Citizens Community Bank (the “Bank”), appointed Janie Hilfiger to the Company’s Board of Directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/739421/000073942122000007/0000739421-22-000007-index.htm

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