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Esquire Financial Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)
ESQ · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Andrew Sagliocca | Latest say-on-pay support = May 28, 2026 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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Data as of October 19, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 28, 2026
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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 — Andrew Sagliocca: $1,841,533 → $3,769,054 (104.7% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 97.4% → 97.4% (0.0 points lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Esquire Financial Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Andrew Sagliocca, Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, came to $3,769,054 in fiscal 2025. Sagliocca's total was 104.7% higher than the $1,841,533 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Esquire Financial Holdings' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 97.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 28, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Esquire Financial Holdings' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Cantaloupe, Inc., Cass Information Systems, Inc., Coastal Financial Corporation, Community West Bancshares and First Business Financial Services, Inc., among others.
What is Esquire Financial Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 22:1, against median employee compensation of $173,214.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Sagliocca Director, President and Chief | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ari Kornhaber Executive Vice President, Head | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Eric Bader Executive Vice President, Chief | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Sagliocca Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ari Kornhaber Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Development | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Eric Bader Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Sagliocca Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ari Kornhaber Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Development | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Eric Bader Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Sagliocca Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ari Kornhaber Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Development | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Eric Bader Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Martin Korn Executive Vice President, Chief Technology and Operations Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Lacapria Senior Vice President and 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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew C. Sagliocca | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Andrew C. Sagliocca | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Ari P. Kornhaber | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Ari P. Kornhaber | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Eric S. Bader | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Eric S. Bader | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Martin S. Korn | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael Lacapria | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Michael Lacapria | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Korn | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/10/2025 | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/3/2034 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/10/2035 | |
| Eric Bader | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Andrew Sagliocca | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Michael Lacapria | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/30/2025 | |
| Ari Kornhaber | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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.
Andrew Sagliocca
Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President · Employment agreement
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Coelho Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Richard T. Powers | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Selig Zises | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Joseph Melohn | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Robert J. Mitzman | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kevin C. Waterhouse | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Rena Nigam | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Raymond Kelly | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Todd Deutsch | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Andrew C. Sagliocca 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 | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock Awards.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Cantaloupe, Inc. CANT
- Cass Information Systems, Inc. CASS
- Coastal Financial Corporation CCB
- Community West Bancshares CWBC
- First Business Financial Services, Inc. FBIZ
- Medallion Financial Corp. MED
- Meridian Corporation MRDN
- Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. MBHC
- Northeast Bank NBN
- Provident Bancorp, Inc. PRVB
- Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc. RMBC
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 28, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 29, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 30, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 25, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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219 figures on this page: 215 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
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Documents cited
- 0000943374-26-000216
- 0001104659-26-052225Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Summary Compensation Table
- 0000943374-25-000244
- 0001558370-25-005935
- 0000943374-24-000223
- 0001558370-24-005276
- 0000943374-23-000212
- 0001558370-23-005921
- 0001571049-17-005526Employment Agreement
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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}
}