---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001114927-22-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FNRN"
cik: "0001114927"
company_name: "FIRST NORTHERN COMMUNITY BANCORP"
filed_at: "2022-05-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T08:33:26.959713+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Northern CEO Louise Walker to retire Dec 31, 2022; COO Jeremiah Smith succeeds Jan 1, 2023

## Summary
- Louise Walker to retire as President & CEO of First Northern Community Bancorp and First Northern Bank, effective Dec 31, 2022; she remains on the boards.
- Jeremiah Z. Smith, currently Senior EVP and COO, will be promoted to President & CEO effective Jan 1, 2023, and will join the boards.
- Smith has been with the Company for 19 years, previously serving as CFO and COO; he holds a BS in Finance from Sacramento State.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001114927-22-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FNRN
- cik: 0001114927
- company_name: FIRST NORTHERN COMMUNITY BANCORP
- filed_at: 2022-05-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1114927/000111492722000012/0001114927-22-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1114927/000111492722000012/form8_k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001114927-22-000012
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001114927-22-000012.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001114927-22-000012.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jeremiah Z. Smith changed role as President and Chief Executive Officer at FIRST NORTHERN COMMUNITY BANCORP.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Mr. Smith will be promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank effective January 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1114927/000111492722000012/0001114927-22-000012-index.htm
- Executive change
  Louise A. Walker departed as President and Chief Executive Officer at FIRST NORTHERN COMMUNITY BANCORP.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Louise A. Walker will retire as the President and Chief Executive Officer of First Northern Community Bancorp (the “Company”) and its subsidiary, First Northern Bank (the “Bank”), effective December 31, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1114927/000111492722000012/0001114927-22-000012-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jeremiah Z. Smith was appointed as Director at FIRST NORTHERN COMMUNITY BANCORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: effective upon Mr. Smith’s promotion to President and Chief Executive Officer, he will also be appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company and the Bank.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1114927/000111492722000012/0001114927-22-000012-index.htm

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