---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-25-001024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "QCRH"
cik: "0000906465"
company_name: "QCR HOLDINGS INC"
filed_at: "2025-02-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T06:40:21.766502+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# QCR Holdings CEO Larry Helling to retire May 22; Gipple named CEO, Anderson CFO

## Summary
- Larry Helling retires as CEO and director effective after May 22, 2025 annual meeting; will serve as Special Advisor for 18 months at $120k/yr.
- Todd Gipple, current President/CFO, becomes President and CEO; Nick Anderson becomes CFO, effective May 22, 2025.
- Gipple's new employment agreement: $455k base salary, 162.5% target bonus, $500k RSU grant vesting 20% per year 2026-2030.
- Anderson's new agreement: $220k base salary, 49% target bonus, $75k RSU grant with same vesting schedule.
- Both Gipple and Anderson get severance: 100% base salary for termination without cause, 200% plus most recent bonus if change-in-control termination.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-25-001024
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: QCRH
- cik: 0000906465
- company_name: QCR HOLDINGS INC
- filed_at: 2025-02-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/906465/000117184325001024/0001171843-25-001024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/906465/000117184325001024/f8k_022325.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-25-001024
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-25-001024.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-25-001024.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Larry J. Helling departed as Chief Executive Officer at QCR HOLDINGS INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Larry J. Helling will retire from the Company’s board of directors and from his roles as Chief Executive Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/906465/000117184325001024/0001171843-25-001024-index.htm
- Executive change
  Nick W. Anderson was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at QCR HOLDINGS INC.
  - Action: become
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Nick W. Anderson will become the Chief Financial Officer of the Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/906465/000117184325001024/0001171843-25-001024-index.htm
- Executive change
  Todd A. Gipple changed role as Chief Executive Officer at QCR HOLDINGS INC.
  - Action: become
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Mr. Gipple will become the Chief Executive Officer of the Company at this time
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/906465/000117184325001024/0001171843-25-001024-index.htm

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