---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-25-003844"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SMBK"
cik: "0001038773"
company_name: "SMARTFINANCIAL INC."
filed_at: "2025-03-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T03:34:49.311464+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SmartFinancial appoints Kelli D. Shomaker to board; board expands to 11 members

## Summary
- Board of Directors increased from 10 to 11 members effective March 27, 2025.
- Appointed Kelli D. Shomaker as director, serving on Corporate Governance Committee.
- Shomaker is Senior VP and CFO of Auburn University with 29+ years in higher education.
- She is a Certified Public Accountant and former auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
- Board determined Shomaker qualifies as independent under NYSE standards.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-25-003844
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SMBK
- cik: 0001038773
- company_name: SMARTFINANCIAL INC.
- filed_at: 2025-03-27T23:59:59+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/1038773/000155837025003844/0001558370-25-003844-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1038773/000155837025003844/smbk-20250327x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-25-003844
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-25-003844.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-25-003844.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kelli D. Shomaker was appointed as director at SMARTFINANCIAL INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: the Board of Directors appointed Kelli D. Shomaker as a director of SmartFinancial, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1038773/000155837025003844/0001558370-25-003844-index.htm

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