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)


Colorado	001-38595	37-1442266
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1900 16th Street, Suite 1200 Denver, Colorado		80202
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

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:


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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).


o			Emerging growth company

o			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:


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

Item 5.02 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 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number						Description

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in the Inline XBRL document)

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.


						FIRST WESTERN FINANCIAL, INC.


Date: June 9, 2025						By: /s/ David R. Weber
						David R. Weber

						Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

First Western Financial Inc 8-K