---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-21-007947"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HAFC"
cik: "0001109242"
company_name: "HANMI FINANCIAL CORP"
filed_at: "2021-11-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T08:09:00.502848+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hanmi Financial appoints Gloria J. Lee to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Gloria J. Lee appointed to Board of Hanmi Financial and Hanmi Bank, effective Nov. 15, 2021.
- Lee is Client Relations Partner at Rutan & Tucker, LLP, and co-founder of Kwell Laboratories LLC.
- She will serve on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Compensation Committee.
- No arrangements or family relationships with other directors or officers; no Item 404(a) disclosures.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-21-007947
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HAFC
- cik: 0001109242
- company_name: HANMI FINANCIAL CORP
- filed_at: 2021-11-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1109242/000117184321007947/0001171843-21-007947-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1109242/000117184321007947/f8k_111521.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-21-007947
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-21-007947.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-21-007947.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gloria J. Lee was appointed as Director at HANMI FINANCIAL CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: announced that the Boards of Directors of the Company and Bank had appointed Gloria J. Lee to the Board of Directors of Company and Bank.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1109242/000117184321007947/0001171843-21-007947-index.htm

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