---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-043504"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VLY"
cik: "0000714310"
company_name: "VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP"
filed_at: "2025-03-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T22:12:45.089983+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Valley National names new Commercial Banking President, CFO, and COO

## Summary
- Joseph Chillura to exit President of Commercial Banking on March 31; stays as non-executive employee until June 30.
- Gino Martocci appointed Senior EVP, President of Commercial Banking effective March 31; previously Head of Commercial at M&T Bank.
- Travis Lan appointed permanent CFO after serving as interim; base salary +25%, target bonus +50%, LTI +76%.
- Russell Barrett appointed Senior EVP, COO effective March 3; previously Chief Operations Officer since Jan 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-043504
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VLY
- cik: 0000714310
- company_name: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP
- filed_at: 2025-03-03T23:59:59+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/714310/000119312525043504/0001193125-25-043504-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000119312525043504/d934243d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-043504
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-043504.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gino Martocci was appointed as President of Commercial Banking at VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President of Commercial Banking
  source text: the appointment of Gino Martocci as the Company’s new Senior Executive Vice President, President of Commercial Banking effective March 31, 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000119312525043504/0001193125-25-043504-index.htm
- Executive change
  Joseph V. Chillura changed role as President of Commercial Banking at VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP.
  - Action: transitioned out
  - Role: President of Commercial Banking
  source text: Joseph V. Chillura, Senior Executive Vice President, President of Commercial Banking, will transition out of the President of Commercial Banking role effective March 31, 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000119312525043504/0001193125-25-043504-index.htm
- Executive change
  Russell Barrett was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Russell Barrett has been appointed as Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer effective immediately
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000119312525043504/0001193125-25-043504-index.htm

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