secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (CNOB)
CIK:        0000712771
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-25-037725
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

ConnectOne CRO Michael O'Malley to depart Dec 31; Mark Pappas named successor
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- Michael O'Malley separating as Chief Risk Officer effective Dec 31, 2025; appointment of Mark Pappas (former Chief Internal Auditor) as new CRO.
- O'Malley receives $389,813 severance, 12-month insurance continuation; certain equity awards to vest through March 2026.
- Departure treated as termination without cause per employment agreement; non-compete/non-solicit survive.
- Pappas has over 30 years risk/audit experience, previously CRO at multi-billion dollar NY metro bank.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712771/000143774925037725/0001437749-25-037725-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712771/000143774925037725/cnob20251212_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-037725

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