---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001046025-22-000173"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HFWA"
cik: "0001046025"
company_name: "HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP /WA/"
filed_at: "2022-12-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T00:39:32.182813+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Heritage Financial appoints Eric Chan to Board of Directors effective Jan 1, 2023

## Summary
- Eric K. Chan, CFO of the Los Angeles Clippers, appointed to Heritage and Heritage Bank boards.
- Chan will serve on the Audit and Risk Committees; appointment effective January 1, 2023.
- Chan brings executive finance experience from Mattel, Cisco, Bouqs Co., and Loot Crate.
- No family relationships or related party transactions between Chan and Heritage.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001046025-22-000173
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HFWA
- cik: 0001046025
- company_name: HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP /WA/
- filed_at: 2022-12-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- 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/1046025/000104602522000173/0001046025-22-000173-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046025/000104602522000173/hfwa-20221221.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001046025-22-000173
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001046025-22-000173.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001046025-22-000173.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Eric Chan was appointed as Director at HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP /WA/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Heritage Financial Corporation (“Heritage”) approved the appointment of Eric Chan to the Heritage Board effective January 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046025/000104602522000173/0001046025-22-000173-index.htm

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