---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001734342-23-000023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AMTB"
cik: "0001734342"
company_name: "Amerant Bancorp Inc."
filed_at: "2023-04-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T05:57:16.233723+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Amerant Bancorp appoints Ashaki Rucker to Board of Directors effective April 17, 2023

## Summary
- Board temporarily expanded from 11 to 12 members for Rucker's appointment.
- Rucker is SVP, Head of HR at NBCUniversal Telemundo; prior roles at UBS, Deutsche Bank, PwC, Warner Media, Disney.
- She will serve until the 2023 annual meeting (June 7); board then reduces to 11 upon retirement of Gustavo Vollmer.
- Rucker will receive standard non-employee director compensation and annual equity grants in restricted stock units.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001734342-23-000023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AMTB
- cik: 0001734342
- company_name: Amerant Bancorp Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-04-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1734342/000173434223000023/0001734342-23-000023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1734342/000173434223000023/amtb-20230404.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001734342-23-000023
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001734342-23-000023.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001734342-23-000023.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ashaki Rucker was appointed as member of the Board at Amerant Bancorp Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: member of the Board
  source text: and thereafter appointed Ashaki Rucker to serve as a member of the Company’s Board, with such appointment to be effective as of the Effective Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1734342/000173434223000023/0001734342-23-000023-index.htm

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