---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001419536-22-000098"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CBNK"
cik: "0001419536"
company_name: "Capital Bancorp Inc"
filed_at: "2022-10-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T04:20:06.602768+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Capital Bancorp names Steven Poynot COO; Karl Dicker moves to lead OpenSky & Fintech

## Summary
- Steven M. Poynot appointed COO of Capital Bank effective Oct 11, 2022; replaces Karl Dicker.
- Poynot previously EVP/COO at F&M Trust; 17 years at Howard Bank in CIO, credit, and strategy roles.
- Employment agreement: $350k base salary, up to 45% cash bonus, 2,000 stock options + 2,000 RSUs, $500/mo car allowance.
- Severance: 18 months base salary plus medical continuation if terminated without cause or resigns for good reason.
- Karl Dicker transitions to President of OpenSky & Fintech; no new compensation arrangement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001419536-22-000098
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CBNK
- cik: 0001419536
- company_name: Capital Bancorp Inc
- filed_at: 2022-10-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419536/000141953622000098/0001419536-22-000098-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419536/000141953622000098/cbnk-20221011.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001419536-22-000098
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001419536-22-000098.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001419536-22-000098.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Steven M. Poynot was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at Capital Bancorp Inc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On October 11, 2022, Capital Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company for Capital Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), issued a press release (the “Press Release”) reporting that effective October 11, 2022, Steven M. Poynot was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Bank, replacing Karl Dicker
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419536/000141953622000098/0001419536-22-000098-index.htm
- Executive change
  Karl Dicker was named as President of OpenSky & Fintech at Capital Bancorp Inc.
  - Action: named
  - Role: President of OpenSky & Fintech
  source text: Karl Dicker, the previous Chief Operating Officer, has been named President of OpenSky ® & Fintech effective as of October 11, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419536/000141953622000098/0001419536-22-000098-index.htm

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