secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (CNOB)
CIK:        0000712771
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-09-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-23-027192
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

ConnectOne COO Ewing to depart Dec 31; Dana Zeller hired as Chief Strategic Operations Officer
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- 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.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712771/000143774923027192/0001437749-23-027192-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712771/000143774923027192/cnob20230929_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-027192

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