UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 24, 2022
Waterstone Financial, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 001-36271
(Commission File Number) | 90-1026709
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
11200 West Plank Ct, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
(Address of principal executive offices)
(414) 761-1000
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
Not Applicable
(Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value
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| | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 25, 2022, the Board of Directors of Waterstone Financial, Inc. (the "Company") announced that on January 24, 2022, William Bruss was elected President of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary WaterStone Bank SSB (the “Bank”). Douglas Gordon will continue to lead both the Company and the Bank as Chief Executive Officer, a role he has served since 2007. The Company further announced that Julie Glynn and Ryan Gordon were each elected Executive Vice Presidents of the Company and the Bank, joining Chief Financial Officer Mark Gerke in that capacity.
Bruss, 52, began as the Bank’s in-house counsel in 1997 and has served as Executive Vice President, COO and Secretary of the Company and the Bank since 2013 with management responsibility for the Bank’s legal, operational and support areas; Bruss chairs the Bank’s Executive Committee and is a member of the Bank’s Officers’ Loan Committee and the board of directors of Waterstone Mortgage Corporation. Glynn joined the Bank in 2018 with over 30 years of retail banking leadership experience and steers the Bank’ retail banking initiatives as its Chief Retail Officer; Glynn is also a member of the Bank’s Executive and Asset/Liability Committees. Ryan Gordon began his career with the Bank in 2008 with a focus on credit administration and was named the Bank’s Chief Credit Officer in 2018; Gordon also serves as chair of the Bank’s Officers’ Loan Committee and is a member of its Executive Committee and the board of directors of Waterstone Mortgage Corporation.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | Waterstone Financial, Inc. |
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Date: January 25, 2022
| /s/ Douglas S. Gordon
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| | Name: Douglas S. Gordon
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| | Title: Chief Executive Officer |
