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Ladder Capital Executive Compensation (FY25)

LADR · New York, NY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Brian Harris
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 6, 2024
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Brian Harris: $15,511,342 → $13,944,233 (10.1% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 41:1 → 36:1 (12.2% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Ladder Capital's chief executive and what were they paid?
Brian Harris was paid $13,944,233 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Harris' total was 10.1% lower than the $15,511,342 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Ladder Capital's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 38.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 6, 2024 for fiscal 2023.
Which companies are in Ladder Capital's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Adamas Trust, Inc., Adamas Trust, Inc. (formerly New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.), Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., BrightSpire Capital, Inc. and Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc., among others.
What is Ladder Capital's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 36:1, against median employee compensation of $391,689.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Brian Harris
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Pamela McCormack
President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Paul Miceli
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kelly Porcella
General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Brian Harris
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Pamela McCormack
President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Paul Miceli
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kelly Porcella
General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Brian Harris
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Pamela McCormack
President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Paul J. Miceli
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Perelman
Head of Asset Management
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kelly Porcella
Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Brian Harris
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Pamela McCormack
President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Paul Miceli
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Perelman
Head of Asset Management
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kelly Porcella
Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Brian HarrisRSU◇——◇——◇
Kelly PorcellaPSU◇—◇———◇
Pamela McCormackPSU◇—◇◇——◇
Paul J. MiceliPSU◇—◇———◇
Robert PerelmanPSU◇—◇◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 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
Pamela McCormackRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Kelly PorcellaRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Paul MiceliRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Robert PerelmanRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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.
Brian Harris
Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement · citing a 2017 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Benefits continuation◇
Kelly Porcella
Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary · Employment agreement · citing a 2023 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Pamela McCormack
President · Employment agreement · citing a 2018 filing
Severance multiple◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Robert Perelman
Head of Asset Management · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Alan H. Fishman
Board chair
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Douglas Durst
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Mark Alexander
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David Weiner
◇◇————◇
Jeffrey Steiner
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Pamela McCormack and Brian Harris 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◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Adamas Trust, Inc. ADAM
  • Adamas Trust, Inc. (formerly New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.) symbol not shown
  • Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. ABR
  • BrightSpire Capital, Inc. BRSP
  • Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. GPMT
  • Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. HASI
  • Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. KW
  • MFA Financial, Inc. MFA
  • PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. PFSI
  • Redwood Trust, Inc. RWT
  • Safehold Inc. SAFE
  • Walker & Dunlop Inc. WD

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2023June 6, 2024=◇◇◇
2020June 1, 2021=◇◇◇
2017June 5, 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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190 figures on this page: 187 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints.
187 cited to the filing
3 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001577670-26-000018
    CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards for Fiscal Year · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End · and 1 more section
  2. 0001577670-25-000015
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0001104659-24-069673
    94 185,473 3. The approval of a non-binding, advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Company’s 2024 proxy statement : VOTES FOR VO
  4. 0001577670-24-000011
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001577670-23-000010
    Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0001104659-21-077059
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001104659-18-039198
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001104659-17-035726
    EX-10.4
  9. 0001104659-23-072245
    EX-10.16
  10. 0001104659-18-003067
    EX-10.5
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Peers Ladder Capital discloses

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

Adamas Trust, Inc.Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.BrightSpire Capital, Inc.Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.MFA Financial, Inc.PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.Redwood Trust, Inc.Safehold Inc.Walker & Dunlop Inc.

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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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