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Bar Harbor Bankshares Executive Compensation (FY25)

BHB · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 7, 2026
192 figures on this page: 182 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for Curtis Simard, Director, President and CEO, came to $1,925,946 in fiscal 2025, and Simard's total moved 3.0% higher from the $1,869,311 reported for fiscal 2024; the disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 22:1. Meanwhile, shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 7, 2026 for fiscal 2025. Separately, companies named in the disclosed peer group include Arrow Financial Corporation, Bankwell Financial Group, Inc., Camden National Corporation, Chemung Financial Corporation and Citizens & Northern Corporation, among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Curtis Simard
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 7, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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 — Curtis Simard: $1,869,311 → $1,925,946 (3.0% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 95.6% → 98.5% (2.9 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 24.1:1 → 22:1 (8.7% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Bar Harbor Bankshares' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Curtis Simard, Director, President and CEO, came to $1,925,946 in fiscal 2025. Simard's total moved 3.0% higher from the $1,869,311 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Bar Harbor Bankshares' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 7, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Bar Harbor Bankshares' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Arrow Financial Corporation, Bankwell Financial Group, Inc., Camden National Corporation, Chemung Financial Corporation and Citizens & Northern Corporation, among others.
What is Bar Harbor Bankshares' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 22:1.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Curtis Simard
President & CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Josephine Iannelli
EVP, CFO and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Mercier
EVP, Chief Lending Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Marion Colombo
EVP, Chief Retail Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jason Edgar
President, Wealth
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Curtis Simard
President & CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Josephine Iannelli
EVP, CFO and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Mercier
EVP, Chief Lending Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Marion Colombo
EVP, Director of Retail Delivery
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jason Edgar
President, Wealth
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Curtis Simard
Director, President and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Josephine Iannelli
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Mercier
Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Marion Colombo
Executive Vice President, Chief Retail Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jason Edgar
President, Wealth Management
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Curtis C. SimardRSU◇——◇———
Curtis C. SimardPSU◇—◇—◇——
Jason EdgarPSU◇—◇—◇——
Jason EdgarRSU◇——◇———
John M. MercierRSU◇——◇———
John M. MercierPSU◇—◇—◇——
Josephine IannelliPSU◇—◇—◇——
Josephine IannelliRSU◇——◇———
Marion ColomboPSU◇—◇—◇——
Marion ColomboRSU◇——◇———
Fiscal 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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
John MercierRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Josephine IannelliPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Marion ColomboPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Curtis SimardRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Jason EdgarPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Matthew L. Caras
Board chair
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David M. Colter
◇◇————◇
Daina H. Belair
◇◇————◇
Scott G. Toothaker
◇◇————◇
Lauri E. Fernald
◇◇————◇
Kenneth E. Smith
◇◇————◇
Brian D. Shaw
◇◇————◇
Heather D. Jones
◇◇————◇
Debra B. Miller
◇◇————◇
James E. Graham
◇◇————◇
Curtis C. Simard 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.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Arrow Financial Corporation AROW
  • Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. BWFG
  • Camden National Corporation CAC
  • Chemung Financial Corporation CHMG
  • Citizens & Northern Corporation CZNC
  • Citizens Financial Services Inc. CZFS
  • CNB Financial Corporation CCNE
  • Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. EBTC
  • Financial Institutions, Inc. FISI
  • Greene County Bancorp, Inc. GCBC
  • HarborOne Bancorp, Inc HONE
  • Orange County Bancorp, Inc OBT
  • Peoples Financial Services Corp. PFIS
  • The First Bancorp, Inc. FNLC
  • Tompkins Financial Corporation TMP
  • TrustCo Bank Corp NY TRST
  • Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. WASH
  • Western New England Bancorp, Inc. WNEB

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 7, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 15, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 16, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 18, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 17, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 18, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 12, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 21, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 15, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 16, 2017=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

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192 figures on this page: 182 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
182 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-057234
  2. 0001104659-26-032086
    2025 Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End-2025 · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 000110465926032086
    CEO Pay Ratio
  4. 0001558370-25-008022
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001104659-25-029873
    Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0001558370-24-008419
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001104659-24-041811
    Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0001558370-23-010190
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0000743367-22-000012
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0000743367-21-000016
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001558370-20-006626
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0000743367-19-000076
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0000743367-18-000091
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001193125-17-173571
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Banking rankings

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Peers Bar Harbor Bankshares discloses

The companies named in BHB's own disclosed peer group.

Arrow Financial CorporationBankwell Financial Group, Inc.Camden National CorporationChemung Financial CorporationCitizens & Northern CorporationCitizens Financial Services Inc.CNB Financial CorporationFinancial Institutions, Inc.Greene County Bancorp, Inc.Orange County Bancorp, IncPeoples Financial Services Corp.The First Bancorp, Inc.Tompkins Financial CorporationTrustCo Bank Corp NYWashington Trust Bancorp, Inc.Western New England Bancorp, Inc.

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Cite this data
APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@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}
}
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