---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000943374-24-000263"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KRNY"
cik: "0001617242"
company_name: "Kearny Financial Corp."
filed_at: "2024-06-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T03:26:38.405156+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kearny Financial promotes Suchodolski to COO, Byrnes to CFO effective July 1, 2024

## Summary
- Keith Suchodolski promoted to Senior EVP & COO; will oversee retail banking, HR, marketing, corporate finance, admin.
- Sean Byrnes promoted to EVP & CFO; previously Deputy CFO and Chief Accounting Officer; CPA and CFA charterholder.
- Suchodolski's employment agreement amended to reflect new role; Byrnes gets change-in-control agreement (2x salary+bonus severance).
- Amended Executive Management Incentive Compensation Program removes the prior 'Performance Gate' section.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000943374-24-000263
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KRNY
- cik: 0001617242
- company_name: Kearny Financial Corp.
- filed_at: 2024-06-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617242/000094337424000263/0000943374-24-000263-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617242/000094337424000263/form8k_061824.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000943374-24-000263.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sean Byrnes changed role as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer at Kearny Financial Corp..
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
  source text: promoted Sean Byrnes to Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Company and the Bank effective July 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617242/000094337424000263/0000943374-24-000263-index.htm
- Executive change
  Keith Suchodolski changed role as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Kearny Financial Corp..
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: promoted Keith Suchodolski to Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and the Bank effective July 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617242/000094337424000263/0000943374-24-000263-index.htm

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