---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001649739-24-000001"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BAFN"
cik: "0001649739"
company_name: "BayFirst Financial Corp."
filed_at: "2024-01-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T05:19:00.948255+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BayFirst Financial names Thomas Zernick CEO, Robin Oliver President effective Jan 1, 2024

## Summary
- Anthony N. Leo retired as CEO Dec 31, 2023; remains director and part-time consultant.
- Thomas G. Zernick appointed CEO effective Jan 1, 2024; previously President and CreditBench head.
- Robin L. Oliver named President in addition to COO role; joined BayFirst in 2018.
- Zernick has been on the board since Feb 2023 and was designated successor CEO earlier.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001649739-24-000001
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BAFN
- cik: 0001649739
- company_name: BayFirst Financial Corp.
- filed_at: 2024-01-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973924000001/0001649739-24-000001-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973924000001/bafn-20240101.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001649739-24-000001
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001649739-24-000001.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001649739-24-000001.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Anthony N. Leo retired as Chief Executive Officer at BayFirst Financial Corp..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: As previously disclosed, on December 31, 2023, BayFirst Financial Corp.’s (the “Company”) Chief Executive Officer Anthony N. Leo retired.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973924000001/0001649739-24-000001-index.htm
- Executive change
  Thomas G. Zernick was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at BayFirst Financial Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: on January 1, 2024, Thomas G. Zernick will begin service as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and he will continue to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973924000001/0001649739-24-000001-index.htm
- Executive change
  Robin L. Oliver was appointed as President at BayFirst Financial Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: on January 1, 2024, Company Chief Operating Officer Robin L. Oliver was will begin service as President of the Company, in addition to her continued service as Chief Operating Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973924000001/0001649739-24-000001-index.htm

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