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): | August 19, 2014 |
Financial Institutions, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 0-26481 | 16-0816610 |
| _____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 220 Liberty Street, Warsaw, New York | 14569 | |
| _________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | ___________ (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 585-786-1100 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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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.
Departure of Chief Risk Officer and Implementation of Enterprise Risk Management Framework
On August 19, 2014, Mr. Kenneth W. Winn departed as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of Financial Institutions, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company for Five Star Bank (“FSB”), and his employment with the Company effectively terminated. On an interim basis, Mr. David G. Case was appointed as Senior Vice President, Interim Chief Risk Officer of the Company in addition to his current role as Chief Commercial Credit Officer.
The Company has taken the initial step towards its plan to implement an enterprise risk management structure for managing company-wide risks. This structure will build upon the Company’s already strong risk culture and program. The structure will more closely integrate the Company’s strategic and business plans with its risk management and governance processes to actively monitor and respond to the risks and rewards of the Company’s strategic and business plans within targeted parameters.
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.
| Financial Institutions, Inc. | ||||
| August 22, 2014 | By: | Kevin B. Klotzbach | ||
| Name: Kevin B. Klotzbach | ||||
| Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||