Banking
ConnectOne Bancorp Executive Compensation (FY25)
CNOB · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 20, 2026
215 figures on this page: 206 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for Frank Sorrentino III, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, came to $4,399,936 in fiscal 2025, and Sorrentino III's total moved 15.7% higher from the $3,801,528 reported for fiscal 2024. Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 97.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 19, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group includes Ameris Bancorp, Brookline Bancorp, Inc., Columbia Financial, Inc., Community Financial System, Inc. and Customers Bancorp, Inc., among others. For fiscal 2025, the company reported 5 named executive officers.
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 — Frank Sorrentino III: $3,801,528 → $4,399,936 (15.7% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is ConnectOne Bancorp's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Frank Sorrentino III, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, came to $4,399,936 in fiscal 2025. Sorrentino III's total moved 15.7% higher from the $3,801,528 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was ConnectOne Bancorp's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 97.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 19, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in ConnectOne Bancorp's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Ameris Bancorp, Brookline Bancorp, Inc., Columbia Financial, Inc., Community Financial System, Inc. and Customers Bancorp, Inc., among others.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Sorrentino III Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
William Burns Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Elizabeth Magennis President of ConnectOne Bank | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇† |
Christopher Ewing Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Mark Zurlini Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sharif Alexandre Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Sorrentino III Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
William Burns Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Elizabeth Magennis ConnectOne Bank President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Laura Criscione Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael O'Malley Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Sorrentino III Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Elizabeth Magennis ConnectOne Bank President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
William Burns Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Joseph Javitz Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Laura Criscione Executive Vice President & Chief Compliance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Magennis | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Frank Sorrentino III | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Joseph Javitz | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Laura Criscione | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| William Burns | PSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Burns | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Elizabeth Magennis | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Frank Sorrentino | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Laura Criscione | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Joseph Javitz | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen T. Boswell Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Frank W. Baier | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Christopher Becker | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Daniel Rifkin | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Frank Huttle III | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Katherin Nukk-Freeman | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Susan O'Donnell | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Anson M. Moise | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Mark Sokolich | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael Kempner | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Edward J. Haye | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Peter Quick | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Elizabeth Magennis, Nicholas Minoia and Frank Sorrentino III 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.
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Ameris Bancorp ABCB
- Brookline Bancorp, Inc. BRKL
- Columbia Financial, Inc. CLBK
- Community Financial System, Inc. CBU
- Customers Bancorp, Inc. CUBI
- Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. DCOM
- Eagle Bancorp, Inc. EGBN
- First Commonwealth Financial Corporation FCF
- First Financial Bancorp FFBC
- Flushing Financial Corporation FFIC
- Independent Bank Corp. INDB
- OceanFirst Financial Services, Inc. OCFC
- Provident Financial Services, Inc. PFS
- S&T Bancorp, Inc. STBA
- The Bancorp, Inc. TBBK
- WSFS Financial Corporation WSFS
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 19, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 20, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 21, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 23, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 24, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 25, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 21, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 22, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | May 19, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact ConnectOne Bancorp disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where ConnectOne Bancorp sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
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215 figures on this page: 206 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
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9 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001437749-26-017939
- 0001437749-25-017982
- 0001437749-25-011656Summary Compensation Table
- 0001437749-26-011892Directors Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001437749-24-017995
- 0001437749-23-015839
- 0001171843-22-003986
- 0001206774-21-001519Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001171843-20-003941Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001171843-18-004151
- 0001171843-16-010177
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Peers ConnectOne Bancorp discloses
The companies named in CNOB's own disclosed peer group.
Ameris BancorpColumbia Financial, Inc.Community Financial System, Inc.Customers Bancorp, Inc.Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.Eagle Bancorp, Inc.First Commonwealth Financial CorporationFirst Financial BancorpFlushing Financial CorporationIndependent Bank Corp.OceanFirst Financial Services, Inc.Provident Financial Services, Inc.S&T Bancorp, Inc.The Bancorp, Inc.WSFS 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
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}
}