---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001387131-21-011769"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TMP"
cik: "0001005817"
company_name: "TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORP"
filed_at: "2021-12-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T03:42:41.772225+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Tompkins VIST CEO Scott Gruber to retire Q2 2022; Ginger Kunkel appointed COO

## Summary
- Scott L. Gruber will retire as President and CEO of Tompkins VIST Bank during Q2 2022.
- Ginger G. Kunkel appointed COO of Tompkins VIST, expected to assume leadership after Gruber's retirement.
- Gruber is a named executive officer in parent Tompkins Financial's 2021 proxy statement.
- Transition is planned and effective date falls in the second quarter of 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001387131-21-011769
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TMP
- cik: 0001005817
- company_name: TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORP
- filed_at: 2021-12-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005817/000138713121011769/0001387131-21-011769-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005817/000138713121011769/tmp-8k_120321.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001387131-21-011769
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001387131-21-011769.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001387131-21-011769.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Scott L. Gruber departed as President and CEO at TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORP.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: President and CEO
  source text: On December 1, 2021, Tompkins VIST announced that Scott L. Gruber will retire as President and CEO of Tompkins VIST during the second quarter of 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005817/000138713121011769/0001387131-21-011769-index.htm
- Executive change
  Ginger G. Kunkel was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Ms. Ginger G. Kunkel has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of Tompkins VIST, and is expected to assume leadership of Tompkins VIST upon Mr. Gruber’s retirement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005817/000138713121011769/0001387131-21-011769-index.htm

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