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Cass Information Systems Executive Compensation (FY25)

CASS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Martin Resch
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 21, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 23, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Martin Resch: $1,673,109 → $2,046,984 (22.3% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 98.3% → 98.4% (0.1 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Cass Information Systems' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Martin Resch, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $2,046,984 in fiscal 2025. Resch's total was 22.3% higher than the $1,673,109 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Cass Information Systems' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 98.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 21, 2026.
Which companies are in Cass Information Systems' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Alerus Financial Corporation, Business First Bancshares, Inc., Cantaloupe, Inc., Cardlytics, Inc. and Coastal Financial Corporation, among others.
What is Cass Information Systems' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 33.3:1, against median employee compensation of $59,763.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Eric Brunngraber
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Martin Resch
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Michael Normile
Executive Vice President and CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dwight Erdbruegger
President, Cass Commercial Bank
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Cavellier
Executive Vice President and CIO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Eric Brunngraber
Executive Chairman
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Martin Resch
President and CEO
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Normile
Executive Vice President and CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dwight Erdbruegger
President, Cass Commercial Bank
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Cavellier
Executive Vice President and CIO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Schuckman
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Martin Resch
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Normile
Executive Vice President and CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dwight Erdbruegger
President, Cass Commercial Bank
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Cavellier
Executive Vice President and CIO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Schuckman
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Martin Resch
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Normile
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dwight Erdbruegger
President, Cass Commercial Bank
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Cavellier
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Matthew Schuckman
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Dwight D. ErdbrueggerRSU◇——◇——◇
Dwight D. ErdbrueggerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
James M. CavellierRSU◇——◇——◇
James M. CavellierPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Martin H. ReschRSU◇——◇——◇
Martin H. ReschPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Matthew S. SchuckmanRSU◇——◇——◇
Matthew S. SchuckmanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael J. NormilePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael J. NormileRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Martin ReschPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michael NormilePSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Dwight ErdbrueggerPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
James CavellierPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Matthew SchuckmanPSU◇◇——
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
Eric H. Brunngraber
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Ralph W. Clermont
◇◇———◇◇
Joseph D. Rupp
Lead independent director
◇◇———◇◇
Franklin D. Wicks, Jr
◇◇———◇◇
James J. Lindemann
◇◇———◇◇
Robert A. Ebel
◇◇———◇◇
Randall L. Schilling
◇◇———◇◇
Sally H. Roth
◇◇———◇◇
Wendy J. Henry
◇◇———◇◇
Ann W. Marr
◇◇———◇◇
Benjamin F. Edwards, IV
◇◇———◇◇
John J. Drabik and Martin H. Resch 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◇
Total board 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◇
Stock ownership guideline: In accordance with the Company’s stock ownership guidelines, directors are expected to retain all shares granted to them during their service as Board members and are encouraged to acquire stock in amounts consistent with their financial resources.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Alerus Financial Corporation ALRS
  • Business First Bancshares, Inc. BFST
  • Cantaloupe, Inc. CTLP
  • Cardlytics, Inc. CDLX
  • Coastal Financial Corporation CCB
  • Equity Bancshares, Inc. EQBK
  • Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. ESQ
  • First Bancorp FBNC
  • First Financial Corporation THFF
  • First Internet Bancorp INBK
  • Heritage Commerce Corp HTBK
  • i3 Verticals, Inc. IIIV
  • Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. LOB
  • Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp MCB
  • MVB Financial Corp. MVBF
  • NewtekOne, Inc. NEWT
  • Pathward Financial, Inc. CASH
  • Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. PRTH
  • Repay Holdings Corporation RPAY
  • Triumph Financial, Inc. TFIN

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 21, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 15, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 16, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 18, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 19, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 20, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 21, 2020=◇◇◇
2018April 23, 2019=◇◇◇
2017April 24, 2018=◇◇◇
2016April 25, 2017=◇◇◇

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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- Martin Resch (President and Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $2,046,984 (base salary $683,675) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0000708781-26-000013, filed 2026-03-06]

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Citations

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265 figures on this page: 255 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
255 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000708781-26-000020
    Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K. On April 22, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the retirements of Mr.
  2. 0000708781-26-000013
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · and 1 more section
  3. 0000708781-25-000032
  4. 0001174947-25-000291
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000708781-24-000035
  6. 0001174947-24-000300
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000708781-23-000017
  8. 0001174947-23-000305
  9. 0001628280-22-009761
  10. 0001193125-21-125866
  11. 0001193125-20-116216
  12. 0001193125-19-118512
  13. 0001193125-18-133369
  14. 0001193125-17-141167
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Peers Cass Information Systems discloses

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

Alerus Financial CorporationBusiness First Bancshares, Inc.Cantaloupe, Inc.Cardlytics, Inc.Coastal Financial CorporationEquity Bancshares, Inc.Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.First BancorpFirst Financial CorporationFirst Internet BancorpHeritage Commerce Corpi3 Verticals, Inc.Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.Metropolitan Bank Holding CorpMVB Financial Corp.NewtekOne, Inc.Pathward Financial, Inc.Priority Technology Holdings, Inc.Repay Holdings CorporationTriumph Financial, Inc.

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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
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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