---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001471265-23-000081"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWBI"
cik: "0001471265"
company_name: "Northwest Bancshares, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T22:17:51.574650+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Northwest Bancshares appoints Amber L. Williams to board of directors

## Summary
- Amber L. Williams appointed to Northwest Bancshares Board effective May 17, 2023.
- She serves as SVP, Deputy General Counsel at Bath & Body Works and leads global ethics and compliance.
- Prior to Bath & Body Works, Williams spent 11 years at Walmart in senior legal roles.
- Williams will serve in the director class up for election at the 2026 Annual Meeting.
- Compensation as non-employee director per company's 2023 proxy statement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001471265-23-000081
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWBI
- cik: 0001471265
- company_name: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471265/000147126523000081/0001471265-23-000081-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471265/000147126523000081/nwbi-20230517.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001471265-23-000081
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001471265-23-000081.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001471265-23-000081.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Amber L. Williams was appointed as Director at Northwest Bancshares, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Amber L. Williams has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors effective as of May 17, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471265/000147126523000081/0001471265-23-000081-index.htm

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