---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001327607-24-000043"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MYFW"
cik: "0001327607"
company_name: "First Western Financial Inc"
filed_at: "2024-03-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T03:29:12.437359+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Western Financial subsidiary CIO John E. Sawyer resigns effective March 5

## Summary
- John E. Sawyer resigned as Chief Investment Officer of First Western Trust Bank, effective March 5, 2024.
- Resignation was accepted by the company on the same date; no reason given in the filing.
- No successor or interim appointment has been announced for the CIO role.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001327607-24-000043
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MYFW
- cik: 0001327607
- company_name: First Western Financial Inc
- filed_at: 2024-03-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327607/000132760724000043/0001327607-24-000043-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327607/000132760724000043/myfw-20240305.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001327607-24-000043
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001327607-24-000043.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001327607-24-000043.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John E. Sawyer resigned as Chief Investment Officer at First Western Financial Inc.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Investment Officer
  source text: On March 1, 2024, John E. Sawyer, the appointed Chief Investment Officer of First Western Trust Bank, gave notice of his planned resignation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327607/000132760724000043/0001327607-24-000043-index.htm

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