Item 5.02 Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
(b) On December 15, 2022, Robert Peacock advised the Boards of Directors of
Orange County Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") and its wholly-owned subsidiary,
Orange Bank & Trust Company (the "Bank") of his retirement as Senior Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank effective
March 15, 2023.
(c) On December 15, 2022, Michael Lesler, age 52, was appointed Chief Financial
Officer of the Company and the Bank effective March 15, 2023.
Mr. Lesler has over 20 years of experience in the banking industry including
extensive senior leadership experience in financial and operational management.
He has served as Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
of the Company and the Bank since December 2021. Previously, he served as
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for BCB Bancorp, Inc. and
BCB Bank, Bayonne, New Jersey from 2018 to 2021 and prior to that, he served in
the same position at Clifton Bancorp, Inc. and Clifton Savings Bank, Clifton,
New Jersey from 2016 to 2018. He also held the positions of Chief Financial
Officer, Chief Operating Officer and President at New Jersey, Inc. and Bank of
New Jersey, Fort Lee, New Jersey where he served for 11 years.
Mr. Lesler is not a party to any transaction with the Company or the Bank that
would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A press release announcing the retirement of Mr. Peacock and the appointment of
Mr. Lesler is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired. None.
(b) Pro forma financial information. None.
(c) Shell company transactions: None.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press release dated December 21, 2022
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