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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