---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000857855-26-000071"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UCB"
cik: "0000857855"
company_name: "UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC"
filed_at: "2026-08-03T13:09:23+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-03T13:10:15.330509+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# United Community Banks appoints Carl Carande to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Carl Carande appointed to Board effective August 1, 2026; Board expanded to 13 directors.
- Carande brings 40 years experience, most recently as KPMG Global Head of Advisory.
- He also joined Risk Committee; no related party transactions reported.
- Carande previously led KPMG's Southeast Advisory practice and developed post-merger risk management offering.
- He also served as global director of corporate cash management pricing at Bank of America.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000857855-26-000071
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UCB
- cik: 0000857855
- company_name: UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC
- filed_at: 2026-08-03T13:09:23+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/857855/000085785526000071/0000857855-26-000071-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/857855/000085785526000071/ucbi-20260801.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000857855-26-000071
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000857855-26-000071.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000857855-26-000071.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Carl Carande was appointed as Director at UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective August 1, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of United Community Banks, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Carl Carande to serve as a Board member until the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/857855/000085785526000071/0000857855-26-000071-index.htm

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