---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001569994-22-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WSBF"
cik: "0001569994"
company_name: "Waterstone Financial, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-01-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T15:52:08.430050+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Waterstone Financial promotes William Bruss to President; names two Executive VPs

## Summary
- William Bruss appointed President of Waterstone Financial and WaterStone Bank, effective Jan 24, 2022.
- Douglas Gordon continues as CEO, a role he has held since 2007.
- Julie Glynn and Ryan Gordon were elected Executive Vice Presidents, joining CFO Mark Gerke in that role.
- Bruss joined the Bank in 1997 as in-house counsel and served as EVP, COO and Secretary since 2013.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001569994-22-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WSBF
- cik: 0001569994
- company_name: Waterstone Financial, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-01-25T23:59:59+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/1569994/000156999422000003/0001569994-22-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1569994/000156999422000003/wsb-20220124.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  William Bruss was elected as President at Waterstone Financial, Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: President
  source text: On January 25, 2022, the Board of Directors of Waterstone Financial, Inc. (the "Company") announced that on January 24, 2022, William Bruss was elected President of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary WaterStone Bank SSB (the “Bank”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1569994/000156999422000003/0001569994-22-000003-index.htm
- Executive change
  Ryan Gordon was elected as Executive Vice President at Waterstone Financial, Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Executive Vice President
  source text: The Company further announced that Julie Glynn and Ryan Gordon were each elected Executive Vice Presidents of the Company and the Bank, joining Chief Financial Officer Mark Gerke in that capacity.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1569994/000156999422000003/0001569994-22-000003-index.htm
- Executive change
  Julie Glynn was elected as Executive Vice President at Waterstone Financial, Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Executive Vice President
  source text: The Company further announced that Julie Glynn and Ryan Gordon were each elected Executive Vice Presidents of the Company and the Bank, joining Chief Financial Officer Mark Gerke in that capacity.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1569994/000156999422000003/0001569994-22-000003-index.htm

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