---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-24-002982"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BCAL"
cik: "0001795815"
company_name: "California BanCorp \\ CA"
filed_at: "2024-01-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T21:24:25.870183+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Southern California Bancorp announces retirement of Chairman Emeritus John Farkash

## Summary
- John Farkash retired as Chairman Emeritus and Director of the Company and its bank subsidiary, effective Jan 16, 2024, due to health reasons.
- Farkash was a founding director in 2002, served as chairman for nearly 20 years; under his leadership assets grew to $1.6B.
- CEO David Rainer acknowledged Farkash's contributions; no disagreement existed regarding operations or policies.
- Press release issued Jan 19, 2024, announcing the retirement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-24-002982
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BCAL
- cik: 0001795815
- company_name: California BanCorp \ CA
- filed_at: 2024-01-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/000149315224002982/0001493152-24-002982-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/000149315224002982/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-002982
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-002982.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-002982.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Farkash retired as Director at California BanCorp \ CA.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 16, 2023, John Farkash retired from the board of directors of Southern California Bancorp (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bank of Southern California, N.A. (the “Bank”), effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/000149315224002982/0001493152-24-002982-index.htm

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