---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001734342-26-000044"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AMTB"
cik: "0001734342"
company_name: "Amerant Bancorp Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-29T20:30:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T20:33:52.092938+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Amerant appoints Adrian Rodriguez as permanent EVP and COO

## Summary
- Appointment effective May 26, 2026; Rodriguez had served as Interim COO since Nov 10, 2025.
- Carlos Iafigliola, formerly COO, became President and CEO on May 18, 2026.
- Rodriguez previously EVP Head of Loan Operations since 2022; key role in 2024 Houston franchise sale.
- Compensation terms not yet finalized; current pay remains per Nov 17, 2025 filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001734342-26-000044
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AMTB
- cik: 0001734342
- company_name: Amerant Bancorp Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-29T20:30:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1734342/000173434226000044/0001734342-26-000044-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1734342/000173434226000044/amtb-20260526.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001734342-26-000044
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001734342-26-000044.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001734342-26-000044.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 68fda5f353
  claim: Carlos Iafigliola was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at Amerant Bancorp Inc..
  evidence_excerpt: Mr. Rodriguez was initially appointed on an interim basis in connection with the appointment of Carlos Iafigliola, the Company’s then Chief Operating Officer, as Interim Chief Executive Officer effective November 5, 2025, who was subsequently appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank on May 18, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1734342/000173434226000044/0001734342-26-000044-index.htm
- claim_id: 7a3a739976
  claim: Adrian Rodriguez was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Amerant Bancorp Inc..
  evidence_excerpt: On May 26, 2026, Amerant Bancorp Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiary, Amerant Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), appointed Adrian Rodriguez as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective as of May 26, 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1734342/000173434226000044/0001734342-26-000044-index.htm

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