---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-010664"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BFST"
cik: "0001624322"
company_name: "Business First Bancshares, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-04-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T23:43:32.487628+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Business First Bancshares appoints Alejandro M. Sanchez as independent director

## Summary
- Appointed March 27, 2025; independent under Nasdaq rules; no family relationships or material transactions.
- Former President/CEO of Florida Bankers Association (1998-2023); also served on TRUSTCO BANK board (2022-2023).
- Currently President/CEO of Salva Financial Group, professor at Univ. of Edinburgh, Executive Advisor at Nasdaq, director at Popular Bank, Republic Bank and Trust.
- Appointment to boards of Business First and its bank subsidiary b1BANK.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-010664
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BFST
- cik: 0001624322
- company_name: Business First Bancshares, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-04-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/000143774925010664/0001437749-25-010664-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/000143774925010664/bfbi20250402_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Alejandro M. Sanchez was appointed as director at Business First Bancshares, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: On March 27, 2025, the boards of directors of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (“Business First”) and b1BANK appointed Alejandro M. Sanchez to serve as a director of each of Business First and b1BANK.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/000143774925010664/0001437749-25-010664-index.htm

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