Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(c) Appointment of Certain Officers

On February 10, 2022, First Western Financial, Inc. (the "Company") announced the appointment of Julie A. Courkamp, age 42, to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Ms. Courkamp will continue serving in her previous roles as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company. Ms. Courkamp also serves on the Board of Directors of the Company and First Western Trust Bank.

Ms. Courkamp has served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company and First Western Trust Bank since 2013 and as a member of the Company's Board of Directors since 2021. She joined the Company in 2006 as its Controller and was promoted to Director of Finance and Accounting in 2010. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Courkamp held positions with PwC in Denver researching issues related to SEC reporting, and coordinating and supervising audits and interim quarterly reviews of public and private companies. Ms. Courkamp holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Ms. Courkamp is not related to any member of the Board of Directors or any executive officer of the Company, and is not a party to any transactions which would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit
Number     Description
99.1         Press Release dated February 10, 2022
104        Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in
           the Inline XBRL document)






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