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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-257365"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001053352"
company_name: "HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP"
filed_at: "2024-11-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T00:45:56.099658+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Heritage Commerce CFO Lawrence McGovern to depart Feb 2025; COO Thomas Sa named interim CFO

## Summary
- Lawrence D. McGovern to leave as CFO after 26 years; departure not related to financial statement concerns.
- Thomas A. Sa, currently COO, becomes interim CFO effective November 18, 2024.
- Sa previously served as CFO at California BanCorp and Bridge Capital Holdings.
- Company will conduct a search for a permanent CFO; McGovern will assist in transition until mid-February 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-257365
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001053352
- company_name: HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP
- filed_at: 2024-11-13T23:59:59+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/1053352/000119312524257365/0001193125-24-257365-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1053352/000119312524257365/d887609d8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-257365
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-257365.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-257365.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Lawrence D. McGovern departed as Chief Financial Officer at HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP.
  - Action: will depart
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Mr. McGovern will depart on or about February 15, 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1053352/000119312524257365/0001193125-24-257365-index.htm
- Executive change
  Thomas A. Sa was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: the appointment of Thomas A. Sa to serve on an interim role as Chief Financial Officer effective November 18, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1053352/000119312524257365/0001193125-24-257365-index.htm

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