---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000943374-23-000073"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BBT"
cik: "0001108134"
company_name: "Beacon Financial Corp"
filed_at: "2023-02-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T01:49:56.896949+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Berkshire Hills appoints former MA Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito as independent director

## Summary
- Karyn Polito appointed to Board of Directors of Berkshire Hills Bancorp and Berkshire Bank, effective Feb 2, 2023.
- Polito served as 72nd Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (2015-2023) and is Principal of Polito Development Corp.
- She joined the Risk Management, Capital and Compliance and Corporate Responsibility and Culture committees.
- Polito is considered an independent director; no arrangements or transactions requiring disclosure exist.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000943374-23-000073
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BBT
- cik: 0001108134
- company_name: Beacon Financial Corp
- filed_at: 2023-02-02T23:59:59+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/1108134/000094337423000073/0000943374-23-000073-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000094337423000073/form8k_020223.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000943374-23-000073
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000943374-23-000073.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000943374-23-000073.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Karyn Polito was appointed as Director at Beacon Financial Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 2, 2023, the Board of Directors of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Karyn Polito to the Board of Directors of the Company, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000094337423000073/0000943374-23-000073-index.htm

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