---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-21-046964"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WSBC"
cik: "0000203596"
company_name: "WESBANCO INC"
filed_at: "2021-09-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T06:14:49.141345+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wesbanco CFO Robert H. Young retiring Dec 31, 2021; Daniel K. Weiss named successor

## Summary
- CFO Robert H. Young to retire effective December 31, 2021, after 20 years with the company.
- Daniel K. Weiss, currently SVP & Chief Accounting Officer, to become EVP & CFO on Jan 1, 2022.
- Young entered a consulting agreement for $250K plus benefits through June 30, 2022, to aid transition.
- Weiss, 39, is a CPA with 17 years of experience, including 13 at Wesbanco and prior at Deloitte.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-21-046964
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WSBC
- cik: 0000203596
- company_name: WESBANCO INC
- filed_at: 2021-09-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/203596/000156459021046964/0001564590-21-046964-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/203596/000156459021046964/wsbc-8k_20210901.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-046964
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-046964.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-046964.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Daniel K. Weiss was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at WESBANCO INC.
  - Action: appoint
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: In connection with Mr. Young’s retirement, the Company intends to appoint Daniel K. Weiss, the Company’s Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer , to serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective as of January 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/203596/000156459021046964/0001564590-21-046964-index.htm
- Executive change
  Robert H. Young departed as Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Group Head – Finance at WESBANCO INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Group Head – Finance
  source text: On September 1, 2021, Robert H. Young, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Group Head – Finance of Wesbanco, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company of his intention to retire from employment with the Company effective December 31, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/203596/000156459021046964/0001564590-21-046964-index.htm

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