---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-022986"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PNBK"
cik: "0001098146"
company_name: "PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP INC"
filed_at: "2022-09-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T07:37:32.862743+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Patriot National Bancorp promotes Al Botta, Jr. to EVP and Chief Payments Officer

## Summary
- Al Botta, Jr. promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Payments Officer effective September 21, 2022.
- Botta joined Patriot Bank in 2018 as SVP, Director of Payments; has over 20 years in payments and prepaid markets.
- He previously served as Chief Revenue Officer at BankMobile Technologies and SVP at Metropolitan Commercial Bank.
- Botta is credited with driving significant growth in the bank's payments division since joining.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-022986
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PNBK
- cik: 0001098146
- company_name: PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP INC
- filed_at: 2022-09-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1098146/000143774922022986/0001437749-22-022986-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1098146/000143774922022986/pnbk20220923_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-022986
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-022986.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Al Botta, Jr. changed role as Executive Vice President and Chief Payments Officer at PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP INC.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Payments Officer
  source text: On September 21, 2022, Patriot Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), promoted Al Botta, Jr. to Executive Vice President and Chief Payments Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1098146/000143774922022986/0001437749-22-022986-index.htm

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