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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · First BanCorp (Puerto Rico) (FBP)

First BanCorp: COO Donald Kafka to retire; Juan Carlos Pavía to succeed him August 1

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

First BanCorp announced a strategic reorganization tied to its succession plan. COO Donald Kafka will retire effective September 15, 2025, and Chief Credit Officer Juan Carlos Pavía will become COO effective August 1, 2025, while keeping oversight of credit risk and credit administration.

Key points

  • Donald Kafka, EVP and COO, retires effective September 15, 2025, and remains an officer until then
  • Juan Carlos Pavía, EVP and Chief Credit Officer, becomes COO effective August 1, 2025
  • Pavía, age 45, joined the company in 2014 and has over fifteen years of banking industry experience
  • No changes were made to Pavía's plans or contracts in connection with the promotion

The filing

CompanyFirst BanCorp (Puerto Rico) (FBP)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJun 16, 2025, 4:35 PM ET
Accession number0001140361-25-022678

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:01 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on June 16, 2025.

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