---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-001129"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CIZN"
cik: "0001075706"
company_name: "CITIZENS HOLDING CO /MS/"
filed_at: "2023-01-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T14:29:23.216826+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Citizens Holding Company CEO Gregory McKee to retire from bank subsidiary; remains at holding company

## Summary
- Gregory L. McKee retires as President & CEO of The Citizens Bank effective Jan 31, 2023.
- McKee continues as President & CEO of Citizens Holding Company and on both boards.
- Successor search completed; bank CEO announcement expected within two weeks.
- McKee led bank since 2002, growing assets from $400M to over $1.4B during tenure.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-001129
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CIZN
- cik: 0001075706
- company_name: CITIZENS HOLDING CO /MS/
- filed_at: 2023-01-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1075706/000143774923001129/0001437749-23-001129-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1075706/000143774923001129/cizn20230117_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-001129
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-001129.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-001129.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gregory L. McKee changed role as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank at CITIZENS HOLDING CO /MS/.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank
  source text: Gregory L. McKee will retire as the President and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of the Bank but will remain as President and CEO of Citizens to help in the CEO transition.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1075706/000143774923001129/0001437749-23-001129-index.htm

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