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MetroCity Bankshares Executive Compensation (FY25)
MCBS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Nack Paek | Latest say-on-pay support = May 22, 2025 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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Data as of October 21, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): April 20, 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 — Nack Paek: $2,274,100 → $2,563,611 (12.7% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is MetroCity Bankshares' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Nack Paek, Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Executive Chairman of the Bank, came to $2,563,611 in fiscal 2025. Paek's total moved 12.7% higher from the $2,274,100 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was MetroCity Bankshares' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 97.1% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 22, 2025 for fiscal 2024.
What is MetroCity Bankshares' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 37.4:1, against median employee compensation of $68,474.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Farid Tan President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Nack Y. Paek Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Howard Hwasaeng Kim Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Farid Tan President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Nack Paek Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Howard Kim Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Farid Tan President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Nack Y. Paek Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Howard Hwasaeng Kim Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lucas Stewart Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Abdul Mohdnor Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nack Paek Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Executive Chairman of the Bank | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Farid Tan President of the Company, Chief Executive Officer of the Bank and Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank Served on an interim basis | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Howard Hwasaeng Kim Executive Vice President of the Company and Chief Lending Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Bank | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lucas Stewart Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Abdul Mohdnor Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Company and the Bank | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Mohdnor | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Farid Tan | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Howard Hwasaeng Kim | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Lucas Stewart | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Nack Y. Paek | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farid Tan | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Nack Paek | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Howard Kim | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Lucas Stewart | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Abdul Mohdnor | 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.
Farid Tan
President of the Company, Chief Executive Officer of the Bank and Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank · Employment agreement · citing a 2019 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
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| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control base | ◇ |
| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Howard Hwasaeng Kim
Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
Nack Paek
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
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| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ajit A. Patel Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
William J. Hungeling | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Don T.P. Leung | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Francis Lai | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Frank S. Rhee | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Frank Glover | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Feiying Lu | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John Paek | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David Shim | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sam Sang-Koo Shim | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Nack Y. Paek, Farid Tan and Howard Hwasaeng 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.
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Board meeting fee | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | May 22, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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
- 0001104659-26-0454752025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards · CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year-End · and 1 more section
- 0001747068-25-000026Proposal 2 – Vote on Executive Compensation: To conduct a non-binding, advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
- 0001747068-25-000016Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001747068-24-000014Summary Compensation Table
- 0001747068-23-000017Summary Compensation Table
- 0001144204-19-043430EX-10.2
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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}
}