---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-204001"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EQBK"
cik: "0001227500"
company_name: "EQUITY BANCSHARES INC"
filed_at: "2023-08-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T05:41:38.200131+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Equity Bancshares promotes Chris Navratil to CFO; Eric Newell resigns effective after Q2 10-Q

## Summary
- Eric R. Newell resigns as CFO and EVP; will stay through Sep 20, 2023 to assist transition.
- Chris M. Navratil, age 36, appointed CFO effective after the Q2 2023 10-Q filing.
- Navratil previously served as Equity Bank CFO since Dec 2022; joined Equity in 2019 as SVP.
- Resignation not due to any disagreement with the company on operations, policies, or practices.
- Navratil's compensation for new role has not been determined yet.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-204001
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EQBK
- cik: 0001227500
- company_name: EQUITY BANCSHARES INC
- filed_at: 2023-08-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227500/000119312523204001/0001193125-23-204001-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227500/000119312523204001/d542605d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-204001
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-204001.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-204001.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Eric R. Newell resigned as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On August 1, 2023, Eric R. Newell notified Equity Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to resign from his role as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and his roles at Equity Bank effective the day after the Company files its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 with the Securities Exchange Commission.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227500/000119312523204001/0001193125-23-204001-index.htm
- Executive change
  Chris M. Navratil was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at EQUITY BANCSHARES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On August 4, 2023, the Company announced the appointment of Chris M. Navratil as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227500/000119312523204001/0001193125-23-204001-index.htm

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