# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001327607
**File Stem:** 0001327607-25-000087
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
**Character Count:** 5328
**Document Hash:** d93048239b9a1f1e84232f43d7d7df7c
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001327607-25-000087.hdr.sgml**: 20250609

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001327607-25-000087

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250605

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250609

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250609

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** First Western Financial Inc
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001327607
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 371442266
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** CO

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-38595
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251034326

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1900 SIXTEENTH ST, #1200
- **CITY:** DENVER
- **STATE:** CO
- **ZIP:** 80202
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 303-531-8100

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1900 SIXTEENTH ST, #1200
- **CITY:** DENVER
- **STATE:** CO
- **ZIP:** 80202

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**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): June 05, 2025

**FIRST WESTERN FINANCIAL, INC.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Colorado** | **001-38595** | **37-1442266** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of<br>incorporation or organization) | (Commission<br>File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification No.) |
| **1900 16th Street, Suite 1200**<br>**Denver, Colorado** | | **80202** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |

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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: **303.531.8100**

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: **Not Applicable**

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

□ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

□ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

□ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

□ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

□ Emerging growth company

□ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:**

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Stock, no par value | MYFW | NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |

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**Item 5.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**

**Appointment of Matthew C. Cassell as Chief Revenue Officer of the Company**

On and effective June 5, 2025, the Board of Directors of First Western Financial, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Matthew C. Cassell to serve as Chief Revenue Officer of First Western Trust Bank (the "Bank"). Mr. Cassell joined the Bank in May of 2020 as President of Commercial Banking and was appointed Chief Banking Officer in February 2023. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Cassell was the Colorado President for Simmons Bank and held various leadership positions over the last 25 years with local, regional, and national banks.

Mr. Cassell is not related to any member of the Board of Directors of the Company or any executive officer of the Company, there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Cassell and other persons pursuant to which he was appointed as an officer of the Company, and he is not a party to any transactions which would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

**Item 9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.

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| Exhibit<br>Number | Description |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in the Inline XBRL document) |

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**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, thereunto duly authorized.

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| | **FIRST WESTERN FINANCIAL, INC.** |
| Date: June 9, 2025 | By: /s/ David R. Weber |
|  | David R. Weber |
|  | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |

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