---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000943374-21-000405"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BBT"
cik: "0001108134"
company_name: "Beacon Financial Corp"
filed_at: "2021-08-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T07:45:54.292141+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Berkshire Hills board chair retirement; Brunelle succeeds, Kip joins

## Summary
- Chairperson J. Williar Dunlaevy retiring from board effective September 22, 2021.
- Vice Chair David M. Brunelle appointed as new Chairperson, effective same date.
- Jeffrey W. Kip elected to board as independent director and Audit Committee Financial Expert.
- Kip is CEO of Angi International (IAC subsidiary) and former CFO of IAC and Panera Bread.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000943374-21-000405
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BBT
- cik: 0001108134
- company_name: Beacon Financial Corp
- filed_at: 2021-08-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000094337421000405/0000943374-21-000405-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000094337421000405/form8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000943374-21-000405
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000943374-21-000405.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000943374-21-000405.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jeffrey W. Kip was appointed as Director at Beacon Financial Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Also on August 20, 2021, the Board of Directors of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. appointed Jeffrey W. Kip to the Board of Directors of the Company, effective September 22, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000094337421000405/0000943374-21-000405-index.htm
- Executive change
  David M. Brunelle was named as Chairperson of the Board at Beacon Financial Corp.
  - Action: named
  - Role: Chairperson of the Board
  source text: In connection with this retirement, Vice Chairperson of the Board David M. Brunelle has been named Chairperson of the Board, also effective on September 22, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000094337421000405/0000943374-21-000405-index.htm
- Executive change
  J. Williar Dunlaevy departed as Chairperson of the Board at Beacon Financial Corp.
  - Action: retiring
  - Role: Chairperson of the Board
  source text: On August 20, 2021, Chairperson of the Board J. Williar Dunlaevy informed the Boards of Directors of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary Berkshire Bank that he will be retiring from the Boards of Directors, effective September 22, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000094337421000405/0000943374-21-000405-index.htm

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