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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001505732-22-000237"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BWFG"
cik: "0001505732"
company_name: "Bankwell Financial Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-11-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T03:28:52.611936+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bankwell Financial appoints Courtney Sacchetti as CFO effective Jan 1, 2023

## Summary
- Courtney Sacchetti appointed EVP and CFO of Bankwell Financial and Bankwell Bank, effective January 1, 2023.
- She has 20+ years of experience, most recently 6 years as Director of FP&A at Bankwell, prior 18 years at GE Capital.
- Employment contract includes $250,000 base salary, eligibility for incentive programs, and severance with change-in-control provisions.
- CEO Christopher Gruseke stated the appointment ensures a smooth transition; Sacchetti will join the Executive Team.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001505732-22-000237
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BWFG
- cik: 0001505732
- company_name: Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-11-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1505732/000150573222000237/0001505732-22-000237-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1505732/000150573222000237/bwfg-20221108.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001505732-22-000237
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001505732-22-000237.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Courtney E. Sacchetti was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Bankwell Financial Group, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Courtney E. Sacchetti has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of both the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bankwell Bank, effective January 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1505732/000150573222000237/0001505732-22-000237-index.htm

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