---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-203394"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CIVB"
cik: "0000944745"
company_name: "CIVISTA BANCSHARES, INC."
filed_at: "2022-07-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T08:30:12.714311+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Civista Bancshares appoints Lorina Wise to board of directors

## Summary
- Lorina Wise appointed director effective July 26, 2022, filling vacancy from Thomas Depler's retirement.
- Wise is Chief Human Resources Officer at Nationwide Children's Hospital, with 38 years legal experience.
- She will also serve on the board of Civista Bank; committee appointments to be made later.
- Compensation follows standard director retainer paid in Civista stock for Bank board service.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-203394
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CIVB
- cik: 0000944745
- company_name: CIVISTA BANCSHARES, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-07-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000119312522203394/0001193125-22-203394-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000119312522203394/d290190d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-203394
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-203394.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-203394.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Thomas Depler retired as Director at CIVISTA BANCSHARES, INC..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: vacancy on the Board created by the retirement of Thomas Depler.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000119312522203394/0001193125-22-203394-index.htm
- Executive change
  Lorina Wise was appointed as Director at CIVISTA BANCSHARES, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 26, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Civista Bancshares, Inc. (“Civista”) appointed Lorina Wise to fill a vacancy on the Board created by the retirement of Thomas Depler.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000119312522203394/0001193125-22-203394-index.htm

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