---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-092024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001413837"
company_name: "First Foundation Inc."
filed_at: "2023-08-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T09:22:00.527656+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Foundation appoints James Britton as CFO, Amy Djou as CAO

## Summary
- James Britton appointed EVP & CFO effective August 14, 2023.
- Britton receives $50k signing bonus, $390k base salary, and 12,000 RSUs vesting over 3 years.
- Amy Djou appointed SVP, Chief Accounting Officer & Deputy CFO; salary set at $285k.
- Both executives entered employment agreements with severance and change-in-control provisions.
- Britton's term runs through December 31, 2025; eligibility for annual incentive compensation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-092024
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001413837
- company_name: First Foundation Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-08-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1413837/000110465923092024/0001104659-23-092024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1413837/000110465923092024/tm2323776d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Amy Djou was appointed as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer at First Foundation Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer
  source text: appointed Amy Djou as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the Bank, effective as of August 14, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1413837/000110465923092024/0001104659-23-092024-index.htm
- Executive change
  James Britton was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at First Foundation Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: appointed James Britton as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective as of August 14, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1413837/000110465923092024/0001104659-23-092024-index.htm

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