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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-090209"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001053352"
company_name: "HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP"
filed_at: "2024-08-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T08:46:59.210363+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Heritage Commerce Corp: Founder Ranson Webster retiring Oct 1; Biagini-Komas named Vice Chair

## Summary
- Director Ranson W. Webster to retire from board effective October 1, 2024; he was a founder and Vice Chair.
- Julianne M. Biagini-Komas will assume role of Vice Chair of both the Company and Bank on same date.
- Biagini-Komas has served as independent director since 2015, is Audit Chair, CPA, with CFO experience.
- Webster will receive benefits under a Director Compensation Benefits Agreement from 2008.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-090209
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001053352
- company_name: HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP
- filed_at: 2024-08-16T23:59:59+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/1053352/000110465924090209/0001104659-24-090209-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1053352/000110465924090209/tm2421835d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-090209
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-090209.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-090209.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ranson W. Webster retired as Director at HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: Director Ranson W. Webster, announcing that Mr. Webster would retire and withdraw as a director of the Company effective as of October 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1053352/000110465924090209/0001104659-24-090209-index.htm

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