---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000939057-26-000136"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PROV"
cik: "0001010470"
company_name: "PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC"
filed_at: "2026-07-24T14:05:52+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-24T14:06:39.249050+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Provident Financial appoints CEO Ternes to board, promotes Van Stockum to Chief Lending Officer

## Summary
- Donavon P. Ternes appointed to board of directors of Corporation and Bank, effective July 23, 2026, filling vacancy from death of William E. Thomas.
- Ternes has been President and CEO since Jan 2024, with the company since 2000.
- Michael S. Van Stockum appointed SVP and Chief Lending Officer, effective July 23, 2026.
- Van Stockum has 40+ years experience, joined Bank in 2007, most recently VP Commercial Real Estate Loan Administrator and CRA Officer.
- No family relationships or reportable transactions with directors or executive officers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000939057-26-000136
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PROV
- cik: 0001010470
- company_name: PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
- filed_at: 2026-07-24T14:05:52+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1010470/000093905726000136/0000939057-26-000136-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1010470/000093905726000136/prov8k72326.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000939057-26-000136
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000939057-26-000136.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000939057-26-000136.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Donavon P. Ternes was appointed as Director at PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Donavon P. Ternes has been appointed, beginning July 23, 2026, to serve on the Boards of Directors of the Corporation and the Bank to fill the vacancies resulting from the death of Director William E. Thomas in April 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1010470/000093905726000136/0000939057-26-000136-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael S. Van Stockum was appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer at PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer
  source text: the Bank announced the appointment of Michael S. Van Stockum, age 63, as Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of the Bank effective July 23, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1010470/000093905726000136/0000939057-26-000136-index.htm

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