---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-091637"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WBS"
cik: "0000801337"
company_name: "WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP"
filed_at: "2023-04-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T06:09:11.890511+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Webster Bank promotes Massiani to President and Motl to Senior EVP

## Summary
- Luis Massiani promoted to Senior EVP and appointed President of Webster Bank, retains COO role.
- Chris Motl promoted to Senior EVP, continues as President of Commercial Banking.
- Massiani oversees operations, technology, retail, digital banking, and corporate strategy.
- Motl leads all commercial banking verticals including CRE, C&I, Sponsor & Specialty Finance.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-091637
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WBS
- cik: 0000801337
- company_name: WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP
- filed_at: 2023-04-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/801337/000119312523091637/0001193125-23-091637-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/801337/000119312523091637/d495424d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-091637
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-091637.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-091637.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Chris Motl changed role as Senior Executive Vice President at WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Senior Executive Vice President
  source text: Chris Motl, the Bank’s President of Commercial Banking, has also been promoted to Senior Executive Vice President of the Bank.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/801337/000119312523091637/0001193125-23-091637-index.htm
- Executive change
  Luis Massiani was appointed as President at WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP.
  - Action: promoted and appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: Luis Massiani has been promoted to Senior Executive Vice President and appointed President of the Bank and continues in his role as Chief Operating Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/801337/000119312523091637/0001193125-23-091637-index.htm

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