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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-108148"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CIVB"
cik: "0000944745"
company_name: "CIVISTA BANCSHARES, INC."
filed_at: "2025-08-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T14:11:23.151188+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Civista Bancshares promotes Robert L. Katitus to Chief Lending Officer

## Summary
- Katitus named Executive VP & Chief Lending Officer of Civista and Chief Lending Officer of Civista Bank.
- He succeeds Charles Parcher, who became President of Civista Bank earlier in 2025.
- Katitus joined Civista in 2010 and has over 25 years of banking and commercial lending experience.
- He will report to Chuck Parcher and serve on Civista's Executive Leadership Team.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-108148
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CIVB
- cik: 0000944745
- company_name: CIVISTA BANCSHARES, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-08-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000095017025108148/0000950170-25-108148-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000095017025108148/civb-20250813.htm

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