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Issuer:     WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP (WBS)
CIK:        0000801337
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-09T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000801337-26-000002
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.45
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Webster Financial appoints Kristen Antonopoulos as Chief Accounting Officer, effective Jan 6, 2026
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- Appointed Kristen Antonopoulos, age 43, as Chief Accounting Officer; Gregory Madar relinquishes interim CAO role but remains Senior Managing Director, Corporate Controller.
- Antonopoulos previously served as VP Finance at American Express (2020-2025) and has over 20 years of experience.
- Entered into standard Change in Control Agreement and Non-Competition Agreement on January 6, 2026.
- No family relationships or transactions with directors/officers requiring disclosure; appointment effective January 6, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/801337/000080133726000002/0000801337-26-000002-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/801337/000080133726000002/wbs-20260106.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000801337-26-000002

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