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Amalgamated Financial Executive Compensation (FY25)
AMAL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Priscilla Sims Brown | Latest say-on-pay support = May 20, 2026 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Priscilla Sims Brown: $5,334,658 → $4,432,169 (16.9% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 52:1 → 39:1 (25.0% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Amalgamated Financial's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Priscilla Sims Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $4,432,169 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $5,334,658 reported for fiscal 2024, Sims Brown's total was 16.9% lower.
What was Amalgamated Financial's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 97.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 20, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Amalgamated Financial's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names 1st Source Corporation, Ameris Bancorp, Axos Financial, Inc, Brookline Bancorp, Inc. and Byline Bancorp, Inc., among others.
What is Amalgamated Financial's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 39:1, against median employee compensation of $113,330.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Priscilla Brown President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sam Brown Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer (1) | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jason Darby Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Priscilla Sims Brown President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Jason Darby Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Sam Brown Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Sean Searby Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Operations Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Margaret Lanning Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Risk Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Priscilla Sims Brown President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Jason Darby Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Sam Brown Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Sean Searby Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Operations Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Mandy Tenner Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Priscilla Sims Brown President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Jason Darby Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Sam Brown Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Edgar Romney Jr. Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Administrative Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Sean Searby Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Operations Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Romney Jr. | TRSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Edgar Romney Jr. | TRSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Edgar Romney Jr. | PRSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Edgar Romney Jr. | Cash | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Darby | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jason Darby | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jason Darby | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Priscilla Sims Brown | Cash | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Priscilla Sims Brown | PRSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Priscilla Sims Brown | TRSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sam Brown | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sam Brown | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Sam Brown | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sean Searby | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sean Searby | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Sean Searby | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priscilla Sims Brown | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Jason Darby | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Sam Brown | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Sean Searby | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Edgar Romney, Jr. | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Severance and change in control
The terms as written in the agreements.
Priscilla Sims Brown
President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Sean Searby
Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Operations Officer · Employment agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lynne P. Fox Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Edgar Romney Sr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Julie Kelly | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mark A. Finser Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
JoAnn Lilek | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Maryann Bruce | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Meredith Miller | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Scott Stoll | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Darrell Jackson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Julieta Ross | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Steven SaLoutos | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Royce "Tony" Wells | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Robert G. Romasco | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Priscilla Sims Brown served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- 1st Source Corporation SRCE
- Ameris Bancorp ABCB
- Axos Financial, Inc AX
- Brookline Bancorp, Inc. BRKL
- Byline Bancorp, Inc. BY
- Cathay General Bancorp CATY
- ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. CNOB
- Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. DCOM
- Enterprise Financial Services Corp EFSC
- First Busey Corporation BUSE
- First Commonwealth Financial Corporation FCF
- Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) HOMB
- NBT Bancorp Inc. NBTB
- OceanFirst Financial Corp. OCFC
- Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation PGC
- Provident Financial Services, Inc. PFS
- QCR Holdings, Inc. QCRH
- Renasant Corporation RNST
- ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. SFBS
- Univest Financial Corporation UVSP
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 20, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 21, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 21, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 30, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | April 27, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | April 28, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Documents cited
- 0001823608-26-000147
- 0001823608-26-000098Grants of Plan Based Awards · Grants of Plan-Based Awards
- 0001823608-25-000053
- 0001823608-25-000037Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001823608-24-000128
- 0001823608-24-000104Summary Compensation Table
- 0001823608-23-000074
- 0001823608-23-000059
- 0001823608-22-000146Employment Agreement
- 0001823608-22-000049
- 0001823608-21-000028
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Peers Amalgamated Financial discloses
The companies named in AMAL's own disclosed peer group.
1st Source CorporationAmeris BancorpAxos Financial, IncBrookline Bancorp, Inc.Byline Bancorp, Inc.Cathay General BancorpConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.Enterprise Financial Services CorpFirst Busey CorporationFirst Commonwealth Financial CorporationHome Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)NBT Bancorp Inc.OceanFirst Financial Corp.Peapack-Gladstone Financial CorporationProvident Financial Services, Inc.QCR Holdings, Inc.Renasant CorporationServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.Univest Financial Corporation
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}