---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001649739-23-000010"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BAFN"
cik: "0001649739"
company_name: "BayFirst Financial Corp."
filed_at: "2023-01-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T09:32:49.314478+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Harold Winner retires from BayFirst Financial boards, becomes Director Emeritus

## Summary
- Harold Winner retired from Company and Bank boards effective January 24, 2023.
- Winner served on the boards for 11 years, including on Corporate Governance/Nominating, Compensation, and Executive committees.
- He will serve as Director Emeritus of the Company beginning January 25, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001649739-23-000010
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BAFN
- cik: 0001649739
- company_name: BayFirst Financial Corp.
- filed_at: 2023-01-25T23:59:59+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/1649739/000164973923000010/0001649739-23-000010-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973923000010/bafn-20230124.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001649739-23-000010.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Harold Winner was appointed as Director Emeritus at BayFirst Financial Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director Emeritus
  source text: Mr. Winner will serve as a Director Emeritus of the Company, effective January 25, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973923000010/0001649739-23-000010-index.htm
- Executive change
  Harold Winner retired as Director at BayFirst Financial Corp..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 24, 2023, Director Harold Winner notified the Board of Directors of BayFirst Financial Corp. ("Company") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, BayFirst National Bank (the "Bank"), of his decision to retire from the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank effective January 24, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973923000010/0001649739-23-000010-index.htm

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