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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001734342-23-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AMTB"
cik: "0001734342"
company_name: "Amerant Bancorp Inc."
filed_at: "2023-01-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T16:36:43.313686+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Amerant Bancorp EVP & Head of Commercial Banking Miguel Palacios to step down Feb 28, 2023

## Summary
- EVP and Head of Commercial Banking Miguel Palacios agreed to step down effective February 28, 2023.
- Responsibilities transferred to Chairman and CEO; no external replacement named.
- Final terms of separation are still being finalized as of the filing date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001734342-23-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AMTB
- cik: 0001734342
- company_name: Amerant Bancorp Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-01-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1734342/000173434223000002/0001734342-23-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1734342/000173434223000002/amtb-20230109.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001734342-23-000002
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001734342-23-000002.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001734342-23-000002.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Miguel Palacios departed as Executive Vice-President and Head of Commercial Banking at Amerant Bancorp Inc..
  - Action: agreed to step down
  - Role: Executive Vice-President and Head of Commercial Banking
  source text: Miguel Palacios, Executive Vice-President and Head of Commercial Banking, agreed that Mr. Palacios will step down from his position with the Company and the Bank effective February 28, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1734342/000173434223000002/0001734342-23-000002-index.htm

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