---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-25-000131"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "QCRH"
cik: "0000906465"
company_name: "QCR HOLDINGS INC"
filed_at: "2025-01-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T07:29:32.743526+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# QCR Holdings former CEO John Anderson retires, signs consulting deal through 2025

## Summary
- John H. Anderson retired as Chief Deposit Officer of QCRH and CEO of Quad City Bank & Trust effective Jan 3, 2025.
- Anderson entered a consulting agreement with QCBT through Dec 31, 2025, providing transition support up to 20 hours/month.
- Consulting retainer of $2,000/month plus expense reimbursement; first payment Feb 7, 2025.
- Agreement is part of previously announced retirement; no change in strategic direction.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-25-000131
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: QCRH
- cik: 0000906465
- company_name: QCR HOLDINGS INC
- filed_at: 2025-01-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/906465/000117184325000131/0001171843-25-000131-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/906465/000117184325000131/f8k_010825.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-25-000131
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-25-000131.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-25-000131.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John H. Anderson retired as Chief Deposit Officer at QCR HOLDINGS INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chief Deposit Officer
  source text: QCR Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) previously announced on May 20, 2024, that John H. Anderson would retire from his roles as Chief Deposit Officer for the Company and as Chief Executive Officer for the Company’s wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Quad City Bank and Trust Company (“QCBT”), effective January 3, 2025 (the “Retirement”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/906465/000117184325000131/0001171843-25-000131-index.htm

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