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Northwest Bancshares Executive Compensation (FY25)

NWBI · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 26, 2026
279 figures on this page: 268 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for Louis Torchio, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, came to $3,396,755 in fiscal 2025, and Torchio's total was 12.0% lower than the $3,857,874 reported for fiscal 2024. The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 64:1, against median employee compensation of $53,396. For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 92.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 20, 2026. The disclosed peer group includes Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, Community Bank System, Inc., Enterprise Financial Services Corp., FB Financial Corp. and First Bank Corp., among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Louis Torchio
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 20, 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 — Louis Torchio: $3,857,874 → $3,396,755 (12.0% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 79.3% → 92.6% (13.3 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 71:1 → 64:1 (9.9% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Northwest Bancshares' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Louis Torchio, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, came to $3,396,755 in fiscal 2025. Torchio's total was 12.0% lower than the $3,857,874 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Northwest Bancshares' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 92.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 20, 2026.
Which companies are in Northwest Bancshares' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, Community Bank System, Inc., Enterprise Financial Services Corp., FB Financial Corp. and First Bank Corp., among others.
What is Northwest Bancshares' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 64:1, against median employee compensation of $53,396.

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
Louis Torchio
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
William Harvey
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Gregory Betchkal
Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
John Golding
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Consumer Banking Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Scott Watson
Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Louis Torchio
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
John Golding
Former Chief Consumer Banking Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇——◇◇◇
Douglas Schosser
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gregory Betchkal
Chief Risk Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
William Harvey
Former Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director
Departed during or after this year
◇◇——◇◇◇◇
Jacques DesMarteau
Chief Commercial Banking Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Watson
Chief Information Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Louis Torchio
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Gregory Betchkal
Chief Risk Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Douglas Schosser
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jacques DesMarteau
Chief Commercial Banking Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Urich Bowers
Chief Consumer Banking and Strategy 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
Douglas M. SchosserPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Douglas M. SchosserPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Gregory J. BetchkalPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gregory J. BetchkalPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Jacques M. DesMarteauPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jacques M. DesMarteauPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Louis J. TorchioPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Louis J. TorchioPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Urich T. BowersPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 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
Louis TorchioOption◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Gregory BetchkalRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jacques DesMarteauRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Douglas SchosserRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Urich BowersRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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
Wilbur R. Davis
◇◇——◇◇◇
Timothy M. Hunter
Board chair
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John P. Meegan
◇◇——◇◇◇
Timothy B. Fannin
◇◇——◇◇◇
Deborah J. Chadsey
◇◇——◇◇◇
Robert M. Campana
◇◇——◇◇◇
David M. Tullio
◇◇——◇◇◇
Mark A. Paup
◇◇——◇◇◇
Pablo A. Vegas
◇◇——◇◇◇
Amber L. Williams
◇◇———◇◇
Richard A. Grafmyre
◇◇————◇
Louis J. Torchio and Charles E. Kranich, II 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.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation AUB
  • Community Bank System, Inc. CBU
  • Enterprise Financial Services Corp. EFSC
  • FB Financial Corp. FBK
  • First Bank Corp. BFC
  • First Busey Corporation BUSE
  • First Commonwealth Financial Corporation FCF
  • First Financial Bancorp FFBC
  • First Merchants Corporation FRME
  • Independent Bank Corp. INDB
  • NBT Bancorp Inc. NBTB
  • Ocean First Financial Corp. OCFC
  • Park National Corporation PRK
  • S&T Bancorp, Inc. STBA
  • Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida SBCF
  • TowneBank TOWN
  • Trustmark Corporation TRMK
  • WesBanco, Inc. WSBC
  • WSFS Financial Corporation WSFS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 20, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 17, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 18, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 19, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 20, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 21, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 22, 2020=◇◇◇
2018April 17, 2019=◇◇◇
2017April 18, 2018=◇◇◇
2016April 19, 2017=◇◇◇
2015April 20, 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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279 figures on this page: 268 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
268 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

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    CEO Pay Ratio. · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding equity awards at December 31, 2025 · and 1 more section
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  4. 0001193125-25-049104
    Summary compensation table
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    Summary compensation table
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Banking rankings

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Peers Northwest Bancshares discloses

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

Atlantic Union Bankshares CorporationCommunity Bank System, Inc.Enterprise Financial Services Corp.FB Financial Corp.First Bank Corp.First Busey CorporationFirst Commonwealth Financial CorporationFirst Financial BancorpFirst Merchants CorporationIndependent Bank Corp.NBT Bancorp Inc.Ocean First Financial Corp.Park National CorporationS&T Bancorp, Inc.Seacoast Banking Corporation of FloridaTowneBankTrustmark CorporationWesBanco, 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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