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Enterprise Financial Services Executive Compensation (FY25)
EFSC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ James Lally | Median of the other named officers $1,195,312 5 officers, excluding the chief executive | Latest say-on-pay support = May 13, 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 — James Lally: $3,586,197 → $3,620,031 (0.9% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 78.8% → 96.9% (18.1 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 40:1 → 42:1 (5.0% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Enterprise Financial Services' chief executive and what were they paid?
James Lally, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $3,620,031 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Lally's total moved 0.9% higher from the $3,586,197 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Enterprise Financial Services' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 96.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 13, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Enterprise Financial Services' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names 1st Source Corporation, Atlantic Union Bankshares, BancFirst Corporation, Brookline Bancorp, Inc. and Eagle Bancorp, Inc., among others.
What is Enterprise Financial Services' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 42:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $87,020.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Lally President and Chief Executive Officer – EFSC; and Chief Executive Officer – EB&T | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Keene Turner Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer – EFSC and EB&T | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Scott Goodman President – EB&T | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Douglas Bauche Chief Credit Officer –EB&T | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Nicole Iannacone Corporate Secretary – EFSC and EB&T; and Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer – EB&T | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Lally President and Chief Executive Officer – EFSC; and Chief Executive Officer – EB&T | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Keene Turner Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer – EFSC, and Senior Executive Vice President and Assistant Corporate Secretary, EB&T | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Scott Goodman Vice Chairman; former Senior Executive Vice President – EFSC and President – EB&T | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Douglas Bauche Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer – EFSC and EB&T | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Mark Ponder Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer – EFSC and EB&T | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James B. Lally President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Keene S. Turner Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Scott R. Goodman Senior Executive Vice President, Enterprise Financial Services Corp and President, Enterprise Bank & Trust | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Douglas N. Bauche Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Mark G. Ponder Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Lally President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Keene Turner Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Scott Goodman Vice Chairman; former Senior Executive Vice President EFSC and President EB&T Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Douglas Bauche Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Nicole Iannacone Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Mark Ponder Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas N. Bauche | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| James B. Lally | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Keene S. Turner | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Mark G. Ponder | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Nicole M. Iannacone | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Scott R. Goodman | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Goodman | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/28/2033 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/4/2035 | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/28/2034 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Nicole Iannacone | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/28/2033 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/28/2034 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/4/2035 | |
| James Lally | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/28/2034 |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/28/2033 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/4/2035 | |
| Keene Turner | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/4/2035 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/28/2034 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/28/2033 | |
| Mark Ponder | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/28/2033 |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/4/2035 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/25/2031 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/24/2032 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/28/2034 | |
| Douglas Bauche | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/28/2033 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/4/2035 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/28/2034 |
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.
James Lally
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
Mark Ponder
Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
Nicole Iannacone
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
Scott Goodman
Executive Chair · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael A. DeCola Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sandra A. Van Trease | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Stephen P. Marsh | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Nevada A. Kent, IV | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael R. Holmes | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael E. Finn | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Lina A. Young | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Marcela Manjarrez | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Lyne B. Andrich | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Richard M. Sanborn | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Lars C. Anderson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
James B. Lally 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 | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Stock.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x cash portion of board service retainer
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
- Atlantic Union Bankshares AUB
- BancFirst Corporation BANF
- Brookline Bancorp, Inc. BRKL
- Eagle Bancorp, Inc. EGBN
- First Busey Corporation BUSE
- First Commonwealth Financial Corp FCF
- First Financial Bancorp FFBC
- First Financial Bankshares, Inc. FFIN
- First Merchants Corporation FRME
- Heartland Financial USA, Inc. HTLF
- Hope Bancorp, Inc. HOPE
- Independent Bank Group IBCP
- Origin Bancorp, Inc. OBK
- Park National Corporation PRK
- Renasant Corporation RNST
- ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. SFBS
- Simmons First National Corporation SFNC
- Trustmark Corporation TRMK
- Veritex Holdings, Inc. VBTX
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 13, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 7, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 1, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 10, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 3, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 6, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 29, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 2, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 2, 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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Documents cited
- 0001025835-26-000116Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001025835-26-000079CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PAY RATIO · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS · and 2 more sections
- 0001025835-25-000081Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001025835-25-000051SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0001025835-24-000032Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001025835-24-000023SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0001025835-23-000055Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001025835-23-000028SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0001025835-22-000033Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001025835-20-000040Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001025835-19-000068Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001025835-18-000046Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001025835-17-000086Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Enterprise Financial Services discloses
The companies named in EFSC's own disclosed peer group.
1st Source CorporationAtlantic Union BanksharesBancFirst CorporationBrookline Bancorp, Inc.Eagle Bancorp, Inc.First Busey CorporationFirst Commonwealth Financial CorpFirst Financial BancorpFirst Financial Bankshares, Inc.First Merchants CorporationHeartland Financial USA, Inc.Hope Bancorp, Inc.Independent Bank GroupOrigin Bancorp, Inc.Park National CorporationRenasant CorporationServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.Simmons First National CorporationTrustmark CorporationVeritex Holdings, 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
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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}
}