---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-24-000403"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HAFC"
cik: "0001109242"
company_name: "HANMI FINANCIAL CORP"
filed_at: "2024-01-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T17:37:04.623363+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hanmi Financial appoints James Marasco to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Marasco brings over 35 years in commercial lending and financial services.
- Currently EVP and Head of Originations at Gibraltar Business Capital.
- Appointed to Risk, Compliance and Planning and Compensation and Human Resources Committees.
- Effective January 24, 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-24-000403
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HAFC
- cik: 0001109242
- company_name: HANMI FINANCIAL CORP
- filed_at: 2024-01-25T23:59:59+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/1109242/000117184324000403/0001171843-24-000403-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1109242/000117184324000403/f8k_012524.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-24-000403
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-24-000403.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-24-000403.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James Marasco was appointed as Director at HANMI FINANCIAL CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: announced that James Marasco had been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company and the Bank.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1109242/000117184324000403/0001171843-24-000403-index.htm

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