secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC (UCB)
CIK:        0000857855
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-19T12:05:21+00:00
Accession:  0000857855-26-000081
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

United Community names Tom Speir as CFO effective Sept 8, 2026
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- Tom Speir named EVP & CFO effective Sept 8, 2026, succeeding Jefferson Harralson who retires.
- Speir joins from Regions Financial where he led Investor Relations, Strategy & Corporate Development since April 2026.
- Compensation: $600k base salary, 80% target bonus, $215k sign-on bonus, $450k sign-on equity, plus allowances.
- Harralson remains CFO until Sept 8, then stays through Dec 31, 2026 for transition.
- Speir has 20+ years in financial services; prior roles at Regions and Wachovia.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/857855/000085785526000081/0000857855-26-000081-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/857855/000085785526000081/ucbi-20260819.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000857855-26-000081

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