---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000739421-24-000077"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CZFS"
cik: "0000739421"
company_name: "CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2024-07-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T20:19:35.355507+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Citizens Financial Services appoints Jeffrey R. White as COO, adds two directors

## Summary
- Jeffrey R. White appointed COO effective July 11, 2024; previously SVP/Deputy CRO at Northwest Bancshares.
- White has over 15 years of finance and risk experience, formerly with KPMG and Northwest Bancshares.
- Terry B. Osborne and John P. Painter II appointed to Board on July 16, 2024.
- Painter will serve on Audit and Examination Committee; Osborne's committee assignments pending.
- New directors will be compensated per non-employee director policy from 2024 proxy statement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000739421-24-000077
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CZFS
- cik: 0000739421
- company_name: CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2024-07-17T23:59:59+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/739421/000073942124000077/0000739421-24-000077-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/739421/000073942124000077/appointments.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000739421-24-000077
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000739421-24-000077.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000739421-24-000077.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jeffrey R. White was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Effective July 11, 2024, Jeffrey R. White was appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer of Citizens Financial Services, Inc.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/739421/000073942124000077/0000739421-24-000077-index.htm
- Executive change
  John P. Painter II was appointed as Director at CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 16, 2024, the Board of Directors appointed Terry B. Osborne and John P. Painter II to the Company's Board of Directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/739421/000073942124000077/0000739421-24-000077-index.htm
- Executive change
  Terry B. Osborne was appointed as Director at CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 16, 2024, the Board of Directors appointed Terry B. Osborne and John P. Painter II to the Company's Board of Directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/739421/000073942124000077/0000739421-24-000077-index.htm

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