{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001437749-23-027192","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"CNOB","cik":"0000712771","company_name":"ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.","filed_at":"2023-09-29T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:36.467614+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-10T07:14:52.981989+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","8.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.5,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.5,"confidence":"high","headline":"ConnectOne COO Ewing to depart Dec 31; Dana Zeller hired as Chief Strategic Operations Officer","bullets":["Christopher Ewing, COO, will separate on Dec 31, 2023; severance of $450k and equity acceleration.","Dana Zeller appointed Chief Strategic Operations Officer effective Sept 29, overseeing entire operations division.","Zeller brings over 20 years experience at banks and fintechs; hire follows addition of Chief Digital Officer Ali Mattera.","Ewing's departure treated as termination without cause; Employment Agreement terminated except for competition/non-solicitation clauses."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-027192","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-027192.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-027192.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-027192.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712771/000143774923027192/0001437749-23-027192-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712771/000143774923027192/cnob20230929_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-10T07:14:52.981989+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"878d948b75","claim":"Christopher J. Ewing departed as Chief Operations Officer at ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"Christopher J. Ewing, who currently serves as the Company’s Chief Operations Officer, will separate employment with the Company effective December 31, 2023","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712771/000143774923027192/0001437749-23-027192-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"will separate"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Operations Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}