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Customers Bancorp Executive Compensation (FY25)

CUBI · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 28, 2026
264 figures on this page: 255 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Sam Sidhu, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $12,927,331 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and Sidhu's total moved up from the $2,312,026 reported for fiscal 2024. The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 21:1, against median employee compensation of $141,216. The say-on-pay proposal drew 67.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 26, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group names Associated Banc-Corp, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, Axos Financial, Inc., BankUnited, Inc. and Commerce Bancshares, Inc., among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Sam Sidhu
Median of the other named officers
$1,157,501
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 26, 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 — Sam Sidhu: $2,312,026 → $12,927,331
Say-on-pay support: 95.4% → 67.9% (27.5 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 25.5:1 → 21:1 (17.6% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Customers Bancorp's chief executive and what were they paid?
Sam Sidhu, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $12,927,331 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Sidhu's total moved up from the $2,312,026 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Customers Bancorp's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 67.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 26, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Customers Bancorp's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Associated Banc-Corp, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, Axos Financial, Inc., BankUnited, Inc. and Commerce Bancshares, Inc., among others.
What is Customers Bancorp's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 21:1, against median employee compensation of $141,216.

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
Jay Sidhu
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Sam Sidhu
Vice Chair & President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Carla Leibold
Former EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Lyle Cunningham
EVP, Chief Lending Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Andrew Bowman
Former SEVP, Chief Credit Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jay Sidhu
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Carla Leibold
Former EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Sam Sidhu
Vice Chair & President
◇—◇———◇◇
Lyle Cunningham
EVP, Chief Banking Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Thomas Kasulka
EVP, Chief Credit Officer
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Philip Watkins
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
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Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sam Sidhu
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Jay Sidhu
Executive Chairman and Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Philip Watkins
EVP, Head of Corporate Development and Investor Relations and Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇———◇◇
Lyle Cunningham
EVP, Chief Banking Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Thomas Kasulka
EVP, Chief Credit Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Mark McCollom
EVP, Chief Financial 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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Jay S. SidhuRSU◇——◇——◇
Jay S. SidhuRSU◇——◇——◇
Jay S. SidhuRSU◇——◇——◇
PBRSURSU◇——◇——◇
Philip S. WatkinsRSU◇——◇——◇
Philip S. WatkinsRSU◇——◇——◇
Philip S. WatkinsRSU◇——◇——◇
Sam SidhuRSU◇——◇——◇
Sam SidhuRSU◇——◇——◇
Sam SidhuRSU◇——◇——◇
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Thomas KasulkaRSU◇◇——
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Option◇—◇12/19/2034
Philip WatkinsRSU◇◇——
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Option◇—◇2/24/2031
RSU◇◇——
Sam SidhuOption◇—◇2/24/2031
RSU◇◇——
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Option◇—◇4/28/2031
RSU◇◇——
Jay SidhuRSU◇◇——
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Lyle CunninghamRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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Option◇—◇2/24/2031
Option◇—◇12/19/2034
RSU◇◇——
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
Daniel K. Rothermel
Lead independent director
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Andrea R. Allon
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Bernard B. Banks
—◇————◇
Robert N. Mackay
—◇————◇
Robert J. Buford
—◇————◇
Steven J. Zuckerman
—◇————◇
T. Lawrence Way
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Rajeev V. Date
◇◇————◇
Robert M. Krasne
—◇————◇
Dalton T. Sirmans
◇◇————◇
M. Michael Gill
◇◇————◇
Susan D. Looney
◇◇————◇
Samvir S. Sidhu, Jay S. Sidhu and Sam Sidhu 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◇
Compensation committee chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Associated Banc-Corp ASB
  • Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation AUB
  • Axos Financial, Inc. AX
  • BankUnited, Inc. BKU
  • Commerce Bancshares, Inc. CBSH
  • Community Financial System, Inc. CBU
  • Eastern Bankshares, Inc. EBC
  • F.N.B. Corporation FNB
  • FB Financial Corporation FBK
  • First Busey Corporation BUSE
  • First Financial Bancorp. FFBC
  • First Merchants Corporation FRME
  • Fulton Financial Corporation FULT
  • Independent Bank Corp. INDB
  • Northwest Bancshares, Inc. NWBI
  • Old National Bancorp ONB
  • Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. PNFP
  • Provident Financial Services, Inc. PFS
  • Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. SASR
  • TowneBank TOWN
  • United Bankshares, Inc. UBSI
  • United Community Banks, Inc. UCB
  • WesBanco, Inc. WSBC
  • WSFS Financial Corporation WSFS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 26, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 27, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 28, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 30, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 31, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 26, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 27, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 30, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 23, 2018=◇◇◇

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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Citations

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264 figures on this page: 255 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
255 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001488813-26-000073
  2. 0001488813-26-000048
    CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE · Grants of Plan Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001488813-25-000047
  4. 0001488813-25-000025
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001488813-24-000061
  6. 0001488813-24-000022
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001488813-23-000063
  8. 0001488813-22-000050
  9. 0001488813-21-000132
  10. 0001488813-20-000140
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001488813-19-000040
  12. 0001488813-18-000021
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Banking rankings

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Peers Customers Bancorp discloses

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

Associated Banc-CorpAtlantic Union Bankshares CorporationAxos Financial, Inc.BankUnited, Inc.Commerce Bancshares, Inc.Community Financial System, Inc.Eastern Bankshares, Inc.F.N.B. CorporationFB Financial CorporationFirst Busey CorporationFirst Financial Bancorp.First Merchants CorporationFulton Financial CorporationIndependent Bank Corp.Northwest Bancshares, Inc.Old National BancorpPinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.Provident Financial Services, Inc.TowneBankUnited Bankshares, Inc.United Community Banks, Inc.WesBanco, Inc.WSFS Financial Corporation

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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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