---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000943374-23-000442"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PBHC"
cik: "0001609065"
company_name: "Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-11-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T20:54:08.955775+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Pathfinder Bancorp names Robert G. Butkowski SVP and COO effective Oct 31, 2023

## Summary
- Robert G. Butkowski, 48, appointed SVP and COO of Pathfinder Bancorp and Pathfinder Bank effective October 31, 2023.
- Butkowski previously served as First Vice President of Branch Administration since 2018; joined Pathfinder Bank in 2010 as Branch Manager.
- Role includes overseeing branch network, operations, loan servicing, deposit operations, and customer contact center.
- Appointment is part of long-planned management succession and executive development program, per CEO James A. Dowd.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000943374-23-000442
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PBHC
- cik: 0001609065
- company_name: Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-11-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609065/000094337423000442/0000943374-23-000442-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609065/000094337423000442/form8k_103123.htm

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- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000943374-23-000442.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000943374-23-000442.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Robert G. Butkowski was named as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc..
  - Action: named
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On October 31, 2023, Robert G. Butkowski , age 48, was named Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609065/000094337423000442/0000943374-23-000442-index.htm

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