---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001327607-25-000087"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MYFW"
cik: "0001327607"
company_name: "First Western Financial Inc"
filed_at: "2025-06-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T16:52:06.525973+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Western appoints Matthew C. Cassell as Chief Revenue Officer

## Summary
- Appointment effective June 5, 2025; Cassell will serve as CRO of First Western Trust Bank.
- Cassell previously served as Chief Banking Officer since Feb 2023 and President of Commercial Banking since May 2020.
- Prior to joining, he was Colorado President for Simmons Bank with 25+ years in banking leadership.
- No family relationships with directors/officers; no undisclosed transactions.
- Role change reflects internal promotion; no departure of existing officers mentioned.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001327607-25-000087
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MYFW
- cik: 0001327607
- company_name: First Western Financial Inc
- filed_at: 2025-06-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327607/000132760725000087/0001327607-25-000087-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327607/000132760725000087/myfw-20250605.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001327607-25-000087
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001327607-25-000087.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001327607-25-000087.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Matthew C. Cassell was appointed as Chief Revenue Officer at First Western Financial Inc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Revenue Officer
  source text: On and effective June 5, 2025, the Board of Directors of First Western Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Matthew C. Cassell to serve as Chief Revenue Officer of First Western Trust Bank (the “Bank”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327607/000132760725000087/0001327607-25-000087-index.htm

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