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Issuer:     Finward Bancorp (FNWD)
CIK:        0000919864
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-01-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-23-002014
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Finward Bancorp CEO Benjamin Bochnowski to become Chairman as David Bochnowski retires
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- David A. Bochnowski to retire as Executive Chairman and from the Board effective June 30, 2023.
- Benjamin J. Bochnowski, current President and CEO, appointed Chairman effective June 30, 2023.
- David Bochnowski led growth from ~$127M to $2.05B in assets during his tenure.
- No additional compensation for Benjamin Bochnowski beyond existing employment agreement.
- Retirement not related to any disagreement with the Bancorp regarding financial or accounting matters.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/919864/000143774923002014/0001437749-23-002014-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/919864/000143774923002014/fnwd20230127_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-002014

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