Company: FFWM
Filing Date: 2025-07-25
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0001104659-25-070843
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Company: First Foundation Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-07-25
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 5.02
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Item 5.02      Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of  

On July 21, 2025, Hugo Nuno, the Chief Banking Officer and Chief
Risk Officer of First Foundation Bank (the “ Bank”), the wholly-owned subsidiary of First Foundation Inc. (the
“ Company”), gave notice of his resignation, to be effective August 1, 2025. The Company and the Bank have appointed
Simone Lagomarsino, who currently serves as President, to the additional role of Chief Risk Officer, effective July 25, 2025.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Lagomarsino
and any other persons pursuant to which she was selected to her position with the Company. There are no family relationships between Ms.
Lagomarsino and any director or executive officer of the Company. A trust affiliated with Ms. Lagomarsino invested $500,000 in the
Company in a previously announced private placement transaction on July 8, 2024, on the same financial terms as the other investors, and
is party to a registration rights agreement with the Company. Other than the foregoing, Ms. Lagomarsino does not have a direct or indirect
material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Identification and business experience information for Ms. Lagomarsino
is described in the Company’sdefinitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2025(the “ Proxy Statement”), and is incorporated herein by reference. Compensation and benefits for Ms. Lagomarsino did
not change for her new role and is as described in the Proxy Statement, and such description is incorporated herein by reference. A copy
of Ms. Lagomarsino’s employment agreement is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein
by reference.