---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-137678"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWFL"
cik: "0001013272"
company_name: "NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP"
filed_at: "2022-05-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T01:10:17.209709+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Norwood Financial CEO Critelli retiring May 9; appointed Chairman of Board

## Summary
- Lewis J. Critelli retires as President & CEO of Norwood Financial and Wayne Bank, effective May 9, 2022.
- He is appointed Chairman of the Board of both the Company and Wayne Bank.
- Critelli served as CEO since 2010; under his leadership assets grew from $529M to over $2.1B and three acquisitions were completed.
- No successor named; Critelli remains involved as Chairman.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-137678
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWFL
- cik: 0001013272
- company_name: NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP
- filed_at: 2022-05-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013272/000119312522137678/0001193125-22-137678-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013272/000119312522137678/d355296d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-137678
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-137678.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-137678.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Lewis J. Critelli departed as President and Chief Executive Officer at NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Lewis J. Critelli will retire as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Wayne Bank (the “Bank”), effective as of May 9, 2022; and (ii) Mr. Critelli has been appointed Chairman of the Board of the Company and the Bank.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013272/000119312522137678/0001193125-22-137678-index.htm
- Executive change
  Lewis J. Critelli was appointed as Chairman of the Board at NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: Lewis J. Critelli will retire as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Wayne Bank (the “Bank”), effective as of May 9, 2022; and (ii) Mr. Critelli has been appointed Chairman of the Board of the Company and the Bank.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013272/000119312522137678/0001193125-22-137678-index.htm

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