---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000936528-21-000053"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WAFD"
cik: "0000936528"
company_name: "WAFD INC"
filed_at: "2021-07-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T07:48:57.491751+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Washington Federal appoints three new directors; Chairman Kelley to step down in Jan 2022

## Summary
- Board expanded from 9 to 12 seats; appointed Sylvia Hampel, Sean Singleton, Shawn Bice effective July 1, 2021.
- Chair Thomas Kelley and Dr. Barbara Smith will not stand for re-election in Jan 2022; Stephen Graham named incoming Chairman.
- New director Shawn Bice is President of Products & Technology at Splunk, former AWS and Microsoft executive.
- Sylvia Hampel is a successful entrepreneur and licensed real estate broker; Sean Singleton founded Oglethorpe Capital LLC.
- All three new directors were affirmatively determined independent under Nasdaq rules.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000936528-21-000053
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WAFD
- cik: 0000936528
- company_name: WAFD INC
- filed_at: 2021-07-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936528/000093652821000053/0000936528-21-000053-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936528/000093652821000053/wfsl-20210630.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000936528-21-000053
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000936528-21-000053.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sylvia Hampel was appointed as Director at WAFD INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Ms. Sylvia Hampel, Mr. Sean Singleton and Mr. Shawn Bice to the Board to fill the vacancies created by such increase, effective July 1, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936528/000093652821000053/0000936528-21-000053-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sean Singleton was appointed as Director at WAFD INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Ms. Sylvia Hampel, Mr. Sean Singleton and Mr. Shawn Bice to the Board to fill the vacancies created by such increase, effective July 1, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936528/000093652821000053/0000936528-21-000053-index.htm
- Executive change
  Shawn Bice was appointed as Director at WAFD INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Ms. Sylvia Hampel, Mr. Sean Singleton and Mr. Shawn Bice to the Board to fill the vacancies created by such increase, effective July 1, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936528/000093652821000053/0000936528-21-000053-index.htm

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