---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001127371-23-000029"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CWBC"
cik: "0001127371"
company_name: "Community West Bancshares"
filed_at: "2023-01-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T04:59:05.624225+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Central Valley Community Bancorp appoints Shannon Avrett as CFO effective Feb 14, 2023

## Summary
- Avrett, 40, previously EVP/CFO at California banks with assets $200M-$18B; CPA.
- Annual base salary $300,000, $15,000 signing bonus, eligible for incentive plans and restricted stock.
- Interim CFO Dawn Crusinberry steps down from CFO role but remains EVP and Principal Accounting Officer until 2022 10-K filed.
- Avrett to serve as CFO of both the company and its bank subsidiary.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001127371-23-000029
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CWBC
- cik: 0001127371
- company_name: Community West Bancshares
- filed_at: 2023-01-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1127371/000112737123000029/0001127371-23-000029-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1127371/000112737123000029/cvcy-20230127.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001127371-23-000029
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001127371-23-000029.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001127371-23-000029.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Shannon R. Avrett was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Community West Bancshares.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: agreed to appoint Shannon R. Avrett as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Ba nk, commencing February 14, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1127371/000112737123000029/0001127371-23-000029-index.htm

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