---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001505732-23-000112"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BWFG"
cik: "0001505732"
company_name: "Bankwell Financial Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-03-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T06:54:13.699032+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bankwell Financial Group elects Jeffrey R. Dunne to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Jeffrey R. Dunne elected to Bankwell Bank Board effective March 9, 2023.
- Determined independent under NASDAQ standards; will serve on Directors' Loan Committee.
- Annual director retainer of $30,000, prorated from start date.
- Dunne is Vice Chairman at CBRE, Inc., overseeing New York Capital Markets team.
- No other changes to Board or officer positions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001505732-23-000112
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BWFG
- cik: 0001505732
- company_name: Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-03-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1505732/000150573223000112/0001505732-23-000112-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1505732/000150573223000112/bwfg-20230309.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001505732-23-000112
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001505732-23-000112.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001505732-23-000112.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jeffrey R. Dunne was elected as Director at Bankwell Financial Group, Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: Jeffrey R. Dunne was elected to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Bankwell Bank (the "Bank") as of March 9, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1505732/000150573223000112/0001505732-23-000112-index.htm

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