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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):   March 22, 2019
 
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Maryland
 
001-34582
 
27-0950358
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
 
 
 
Identification No.)
 
100 Liberty Street
Warren, Pennsylvania
 
16365
(Address of principal executive office)
 
(Zip code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:        (814) 726-2140
 
 
(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.
     
On March 20, 2019, the Board of Directors of Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) named Jeffrey R. White the Principal Accounting Officer of the Company. Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer William W. Harvey Jr., will retain the position of Principal Financial Officer.
 
Mr. White, age 34, has been employed by Northwest Bank since June 2018 as Senior Vice President and Controller.  Prior to joining Northwest Bank, Mr. White served as a director within KPMG’s Risk Consulting division, specializing in the new credit impairment standard, Current Expected Credit Loss, or CECL.  Prior to that, Mr. White served as a senior manager within KPMG’s financial services audit practice. Mr. White is a certified public accountant and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh.
    
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.
 
 
 
NORTHWEST BANCSHARES, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
DATE:
March 22, 2019
 
By:
/s/ William W. Harvey
 
 
 
William W. Harvey
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer