---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001069157-22-000090"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EWBC"
cik: "0001069157"
company_name: "EAST WEST BANCORP INC"
filed_at: "2022-12-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T07:15:12.215136+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# East West Bancorp EVP & Head of Commercial Banking Nick Huang resigns

## Summary
- Nick Huang resigns as EVP and Head of Commercial Banking effective Dec 9, 2022.
- No replacement or interim appointment announced in the filing.
- Resignation is voluntary; no reason disclosed by the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001069157-22-000090
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EWBC
- cik: 0001069157
- company_name: EAST WEST BANCORP INC
- filed_at: 2022-12-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069157/000106915722000090/0001069157-22-000090-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069157/000106915722000090/ewbc-20221205.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001069157-22-000090
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001069157-22-000090.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001069157-22-000090.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Nick Huang resigned as Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Banking at EAST WEST BANCORP INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Banking
  source text: On December 5, 2022, Nick Huang notified East West Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to resign as Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Banking of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, East West Bank.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069157/000106915722000090/0001069157-22-000090-index.htm

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