---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-22-011417"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESQ"
cik: "0001531031"
company_name: "Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-08-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T06:27:17.264807+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Esquire Financial Holdings appoints Joseph Melohn to board of directors

## Summary
- Joseph Melohn appointed to boards of Esquire Financial Holdings and Esquire Bank, effective July 28, 2022.
- Melohn is President of The Expansion Group Inc. and Expansion VC, managing real estate and family office investments.
- Committee assignments for Melohn have not yet been finalized as of the filing date.
- No arrangements or family relationships exist between Melohn and other directors or officers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-22-011417
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESQ
- cik: 0001531031
- company_name: Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-08-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1531031/000155837022011417/0001558370-22-011417-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1531031/000155837022011417/esq-20220728x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-22-011417
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-22-011417.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-22-011417.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Joseph Melohn was appointed as Director at Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Joseph Melohn has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company and the Bank, effective July 28, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1531031/000155837022011417/0001558370-22-011417-index.htm

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