---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001471265-23-000132"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWBI"
cik: "0001471265"
company_name: "Northwest Bancshares, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-09-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T10:35:03.395267+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Northwest Bancshares CFO/COO William Harvey to retire by Dec 31, 2024; search for successor started

## Summary
- Harvey steps down as CFO by June 30, 2024, retires as COO and director on Dec 31, 2024.
- Consulting agreement for 2025: $1,081,500 fee, up to 20 hours/month as independent contractor.
- Company launched internal/external CFO search; expects completion in 4-6 months.
- Unvested equity grants will vest at end of performance period under existing award terms.
- Harvey served as interim CEO in 2022 after Ron Seiffert's passing; praised for 27 years of service.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001471265-23-000132
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWBI
- cik: 0001471265
- company_name: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-09-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471265/000147126523000132/0001471265-23-000132-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471265/000147126523000132/nwbi-20230920.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001471265-23-000132
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001471265-23-000132.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001471265-23-000132.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  William W. Harvey, Jr. changed role as Chief Financial Officer at Northwest Bancshares, Inc..
  - Action: transition
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Mr. Harvey will transition from his role as Chief Financial Officer on June 30, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471265/000147126523000132/0001471265-23-000132-index.htm
- Executive change
  William W. Harvey, Jr. departed as Chief Operating Officer and Director at Northwest Bancshares, Inc..
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer and Director
  source text: Mr. Harvey will then retire as Chief Operating Officer and as a director from the Company and the Bank on December 31, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471265/000147126523000132/0001471265-23-000132-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.