Amerant Bancorp (NYSE: AMTB) appoints new chief risk officer
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Amerant Bancorp Inc. appointed Yecimar Tirado Camacho as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of the company and Amerant Bank, N.A., effective July 22, 2026. She previously served as EVP and Head of Internal Audit since July 2023 and has held senior internal audit and risk roles at several financial institutions. She is both a Certified Public Accountant and an attorney admitted to the Florida Bar.
The company also confirms the planned transition of former Chief Risk Officer Alberto Capriles. He retired from the Chief Risk Officer role as of the Transition Date but will remain employed as Senior Risk Advisor through December 31, 2026. During this transition period, he will receive his current base salary and be eligible for short-term variable compensation for 2026 at a target annual cash incentive opportunity equal to 60% of his base salary, and his outstanding equity awards will continue to vest under existing award agreements.
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8-K Event Classification
Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers
Governance
Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.
Key Figures
Transition Date: July 22, 2026
Termination Date: December 31, 2026
Target annual cash incentive opportunity: 60% of base salary
3 metrics
Transition Date
July 22, 2026
Effective date of Yecimar Tirado Camacho’s appointment as EVP and Chief Risk Officer
Termination Date
December 31, 2026
Date Alberto Capriles’ employment with Amerant and Amerant Bank will terminate
Target annual cash incentive opportunity
60% of base salary
Short-term variable compensation target for Alberto Capriles during the 2026 transition period
Key Terms
Chief Risk Officer, short-term variable compensation, equity awards, Head of Internal Audit
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Chief Risk Officer financial
"appointed ... as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of the Company and the Bank"
The chief risk officer is the senior executive responsible for identifying, measuring and reducing the major threats that could hurt a company’s finances or reputation, acting like a navigator who watches for storms and steers the business away from them. Investors care because effective risk oversight lowers the chance of surprise losses, legal fines or operational failures, which helps protect shareholder value and makes a company more predictable and trustworthy.
short-term variable compensation financial
"remain eligible to receive short-term variable compensation for 2026 at a target annual cash incentive"
equity awards financial
"Mr. Capriles’ equity awards outstanding as of the Termination Date will vest in accordance"
Equity awards are payments to employees or directors made in the form of company stock or rights to buy stock later, serving as a way to share ownership rather than cash. For investors, they matter because they align staff incentives with company performance, can increase the number of shares outstanding over time (which can reduce each share’s claim on profits), and create compensation costs that affect reported earnings.
Head of Internal Audit financial
"serving as Senior Vice President and Head of Internal Audit of the Company and the Bank"
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FAQ
What executive leadership change does Amerant Bancorp (AMTB) report in this 8-K/A?
Amerant Bancorp reports that Yecimar Tirado Camacho has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, effective July 22, 2026, succeeding Alberto Capriles, who moves into a Senior Risk Advisor role through year-end 2026.
What is Yecimar Tirado Camacho’s background cited by Amerant Bancorp (AMTB)?
Yecimar Tirado Camacho previously served as EVP and Head of Internal Audit at Amerant and held senior internal audit roles at multiple financial institutions. She is a Certified Public Accountant, an attorney admitted to the Florida Bar, and holds a Juris Doctor and B.B.A. in Accounting.
How long will former Chief Risk Officer Alberto Capriles remain with Amerant Bancorp (AMTB)?
Alberto Capriles will remain employed as Senior Risk Advisor through December 31, 2026. During this transition period he will assist with the Chief Risk Officer function’s handover before his employment with Amerant Bancorp and Amerant Bank ends at that date.
What compensation terms for 2026 are disclosed for Alberto Capriles at Amerant Bancorp (AMTB)?
During the transition period, Alberto Capriles will receive his current base salary and remain eligible for short-term variable compensation for 2026 at a target annual cash incentive opportunity equal to 60% of his base salary, subject to performance goals.
What happens to Alberto Capriles’ equity awards at Amerant Bancorp (AMTB)?
Amerant states that equity awards outstanding as of the December 31, 2026 termination date for Alberto Capriles will vest in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreements, without any additional special vesting provisions described.
Why did Amerant Bancorp (AMTB) update its prior disclosure about the Chief Risk Officer role?
Amerant Bancorp filed this amendment to update Item 5.02 disclosures related to the retirement of Alberto Capriles as Chief Risk Officer and the subsequent appointment of Yecimar Tirado Camacho, providing detailed information on roles, timing, and transition arrangements.
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FORM 8-K/A
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Amerant Bancorp Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment No. 1”) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 25, 2026 (the “Original Report”), to update the disclosures contained therein under Item 5.02, which are hereby supplemented and amended by the disclosure contained in Item 5.02 of this Amendment No. 1.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As previously disclosed in the Original Report, on June 24, 2026, Alberto Capriles notified the Company of his plan to retire as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of the Company and its subsidiary, Amerant Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”) effective on the appointment date of his successor.
On July 21, 2026, the Company and its subsidiary, Amerant Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), appointed Yecimar Tirado Camacho, who had been serving as Senior Vice President and Head of Internal Audit of the Company and the Bank, as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of the Company and the Bank, effective July 22, 2026 (the “Transition Date”).
Prior to her appointment as Chief Risk Officer, Mrs. Tirado served as EVP and Head of Internal Audit of the Company and the Bank since July 2023, where she was responsible for leading the internal audit function, overseeing audit coverage across key risk disciplines, managing regulatory engagement and validation activities, and reporting to the Audit Committee regarding risk trends, control effectiveness, remediation efforts, and organizational risk culture. Before joining Amerant, Mrs. Tirado served as Vice President and Head of Internal Audit at Oportun from 2019 to 2023, where she led the internal audit function and provided oversight of audit coverage across technology, operational, compliance, legal, strategic, fraud, and credit risk areas. Previously, she held senior internal audit leadership positions with First Horizon National Corporation/Capital Bank and Capital Bank Corp., including serving as Internal Audit Director. Earlier in her career, Mrs. Tirado held audit and fraud investigation roles with Ocean Bank, General Motors, and Doral Financial Corporation. Mrs. Tirado is a Certified Public Accountant and an Attorney admitted to the Florida Bar, and holds a Juris Doctor degree and a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Puerto Rico.
As previously announced, Alberto Capriles, who had been serving as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of the Company and the Bank, retired from the Chief Risk Officer position as of the Transition Date. Following the Transition Date, Mr. Capriles will continue to be employed by the Company and the Bank through December 31, 2026 (the “Termination Date”) as Senior Risk Advisor to, among other things, assist with the transition of the Chief Risk Officer function (the “Transition Period”). At the end of the Transition Period, Mr. Capriles’ employment with the Company and the Bank will terminate. During the Transition Period, Mr. Capriles will continue to receive his current base salary and remain eligible to receive short-term variable compensation for 2026 at a target annual cash incentive opportunity equal to 60% of his base salary, subject to the achievement of applicable Company and individual performance goals. Mr. Capriles’ equity awards outstanding as of the Termination Date will vest in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreements.
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.
| Date: July 28, 2026 | Amerant Bancorp Inc. | |||||||||||||
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