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Hope Bancorp Executive Compensation (FY25)

HOPE · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 22, 2026
258 figures on this page: 248 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for Kevin Kim, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, came to $3,785,116 in fiscal 2025, and compared with the $3,314,768 reported for fiscal 2024, Kim's total was 14.2% higher. The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 47:1, against median employee compensation of $81,187. The say-on-pay proposal drew 89.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group names Ameris Bancorp, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, Banner Corporation, Cathay General Bancorp and CVB Financial Corp., among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Kevin Kim
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 21, 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 — Kevin Kim: $3,314,768 → $3,785,116 (14.2% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 94.9% → 89.9% (5.0 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 45:1 → 47:1 (4.4% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Hope Bancorp's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Kevin Kim, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, came to $3,785,116 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $3,314,768 reported for fiscal 2024, Kim's total was 14.2% higher.
What was Hope Bancorp's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 89.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Hope Bancorp's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Ameris Bancorp, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, Banner Corporation, Cathay General Bancorp and CVB Financial Corp., among others.
What is Hope Bancorp's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 47:1, against median employee compensation of $81,187.

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
Kevin Kim
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Thomas Stenger
Chief Risk Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Peter Koh
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Kyu Kim
Chief Commercial Banking Officer
◇◇◇——◇◇◇
Alex Ko
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Julianna Balicka
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇————◇
David Malone
Former Interim Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kevin Kim
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Thomas Stenger
Chief Risk Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Peter Koh
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Kyu Kim
Chief Commercial Banking Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Julianna Balicka
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇——◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kevin Kim
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Thomas Stenger
Chief Risk Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Peter Koh
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Julianna Balicka
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇——◇
Jason Kim
Chief Business Banking 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
Kevin S. KimRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevin S. KimPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
Thomas StengerPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Peter KohPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Jason KimPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Julianna BalickaPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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
Dale S. Zuehls
Lead independent director
◇◇———◇◇
Steven S. Koh
◇◇———◇◇
Joon Kyung Kim
◇◇———◇◇
Scott Yoon-Suk Whang
◇◇———◇◇
Donald D. Byun
◇◇———◇◇
David P. Malone
◇◇———◇◇
Lisa K. Pai
◇◇———◇◇
Rachel H. Lee
◇◇———◇◇
Jinho Doo
◇◇———◇◇
Daisy Y. Ha
◇◇———◇◇
William J. Lewis
◇————◇◇
Kevin S. Kim 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

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
  • Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation AUB
  • Banner Corporation BANR
  • Cathay General Bancorp CATY
  • CVB Financial Corp. CVBF
  • First Financial Bancorp. FFBC
  • First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. FIBK
  • Fulton Financial Corporation FULT
  • Glacier Bancorp, Inc. GBCI
  • Heartland Financial USA, Inc. HTLF
  • Independent Bank Corp. INDB
  • Independent Bank Group, Inc. IBTX
  • Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. PPBI
  • Renasant Corporation RNST
  • Simmons First National Corporation SFNC
  • 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 21, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 22, 2025=◇◇◇
2022May 18, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 19, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 20, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 9, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 23, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 24, 2018=◇◇◇
2016July 6, 2017=◇◇◇
2015July 14, 2016=◇◇◇

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

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
258 figures on this page: 248 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
248 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001128361-26-000030
  2. 0001539497-26-001123
    2025 Director Compensation Summary · CEO to Median Employee Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001128361-25-000028
  4. 0001193125-25-078439
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001193125-24-094609
    Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0001128361-23-000034
  7. 0001128361-22-000026
  8. 0001128361-21-000027
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001128361-20-000024
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001128361-19-000019
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001128361-18-000026
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001128361-17-000037
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001128361-16-000081
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Banking rankings

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Peers Hope Bancorp discloses

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

Ameris BancorpAtlantic Union Bankshares CorporationBanner CorporationCathay General BancorpCVB Financial Corp.First Financial Bancorp.First Interstate BancSystem, Inc.Fulton Financial CorporationGlacier Bancorp, Inc.Independent Bank Corp.Renasant CorporationSimmons First National CorporationUnited Community Banks, Inc.WesBanco, Inc.WSFS Financial Corporation

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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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