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Issuer:     HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP /WA/ (HFWA)
CIK:        0001046025
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001046025-24-000152
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Heritage Financial announces CEO succession: Bryan McDonald to lead bank; Jeff Deuel stays CEO until May 2025
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- Bryan McDonald named President and CEO of Heritage Bank effective July 1, 2024; continues as President of Heritage Financial.
- Jeffrey Deuel remains CEO of Heritage Financial until May 6, 2025, then transitions to advisory role through March 31, 2027.
- McDonald's new employment agreement: base salary $535,000, target bonus 45%, equity target 50% of salary.
- Deuel's transition agreement: base salary $711,113 until May 2025, then part-time $20k/mo for 12 months, then $10k/mo.
- Succession designed for smooth transition; Deuel has 42-year career, McDonald has 30+ years.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046025/000104602524000152/0001046025-24-000152-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046025/000104602524000152/hfwa-20240701.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001046025-24-000152

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