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Peoples Financial Services Executive Compensation (FY25)

PFIS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
◇
Gerard Champi
Median of the other named officers
$632,316
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 22, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of October 19, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 27, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Gerard Champi: $639,211 → $1,068,323 (67.1% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 91.4% → 95.3% (3.9 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 11.9:1 → 19:1 (59.7% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Peoples Financial Services' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Gerard Champi, Chief Executive Officer and President, came to $1,068,323 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $639,211 reported for fiscal 2024, Champi's total was 67.1% higher.
What was Peoples Financial Services' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 95.3% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 22, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Peoples Financial Services' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Amalgamated Financial Corp., Arrow Financial Corporation, BCB Bancorp, Inc., Camden National Corporation and CNB Financial Corporation, among others.
What is Peoples Financial Services' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 19:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $55,120.

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
Craig Best
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Thomas Tulaney
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Neal Koplin
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
John Anderson III
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇†
Timothy Kirtley
Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Craig Best
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Thomas Tulaney
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Neal Koplin
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
John Anderson III
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Timothy Kirtley
Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Jeffrey Drobins
Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gerard Champi
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇———◇◇◇
Thomas Tulaney
Former President
◇◇◇———◇◇
John Anderson
Executive Vice President, Former Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇——◇◇◇
Timothy Kirtley
Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer
◇◇◇——◇◇◇
James Bone
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇◇———◇◇◇
James Bone Jr., CPA
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇◇———◇◇◇
Jeffrey Drobins
Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer
◇◇◇——◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gerard Champi
Chief Executive Officer and President
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Jeffrey Drobins
Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Timothy Kirtley
Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Thomas Tulaney
Former President
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Bone
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
James Bone Jr., CPA
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
John Anderson
Executive Vice President, Former 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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Craig W. BestRSU◇——◇——◇
Gerard A. ChampiRSU◇——◇——◇
Gerard A. ChampiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
James M. Bone Jr.PSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
James M. Bone Jr.RSU◇——◇——◇
Jeffrey A. DrobinsRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeffrey A. DrobinsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jeffrey A. DrobinsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jeffrey A. DrobinsRSU◇——◇——◇
John R. Anderson IIIPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John R. Anderson IIIPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John R. Anderson IIIRSU◇——◇——◇
Neal D. KoplinRSU◇——◇——◇
Thomas P. TulaneyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas P. TulaneyRSU◇——◇——◇
Thomas P. TulaneyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Timothy H. KirtleyRSU◇——◇——◇
Timothy H. KirtleyRSU◇——◇——◇
Timothy H. KirtleyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Timothy H. KirtleyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
James BonePSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Timothy KirtleyRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
John AndersonPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Thomas TulaneyRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Jeffrey DrobinsPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Gerard ChampiRSU◇◇——
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.
Gerard Champi
Chief Executive Officer and President · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Thomas Tulaney
Former President · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Timothy Kirtley
Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William E. Aubrey II
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Thomas J. Melone, CPA
◇◇————◇
Thomas J. Melone
◇◇————◇
Richard S. Lochen Jr., CPA
◇◇———◇◇
Richard S. Lochen Jr
◇◇———◇◇
Sandra L. Bodnyk
◇◇———◇◇
Joseph T. Wright Jr
◇◇———◇◇
James B. Nicholas
◇◇————◇
Kathleen McCarthy Lambert, CPA
◇◇————◇
Kathleen McCarthy Lambert
◇◇————◇
Ronald G. Kukuchka
◇◇———◇◇
Keith W. Eckel
◇◇————◇
Joseph L. DeNaples, Esq
◇◇————◇
Joseph L. DeNaples
◇◇————◇
Elisa Zuñiga Ramirez
◇◇————◇
William G. Bracey
◇◇————◇
William P. Conaboy, Esq
◇◇————◇
William P. Conaboy
◇◇————◇
Louis A. DeNaples Sr
◇◇————◇
Joseph Coccia
◇◇————◇
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◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Board meeting fee◇
Committee meeting fee◇
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
  • Amalgamated Financial Corp. AMAL
  • Arrow Financial Corporation AROW
  • BCB Bancorp, Inc. BCBP
  • Camden National Corporation CAC
  • CNB Financial Corporation CNB
  • Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. EBTC
  • Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. FMAO
  • Financial Institutions, Inc. FISI
  • Flushing Financial Corporation FFIC
  • HarborOne Bancorp, Inc HONE
  • Kearny Financial Corp. KRNY
  • Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp MCB
  • Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. MPB
  • Northfield Bancorp, Inc. NFBK
  • Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. ORRF
  • Peapack-Gladstone Financial PGC
  • Tompkins Financial Corporation TMP
  • Univest Financial Corporation UVSP
  • Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. WASH

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 22, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 9, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 11, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 13, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 14, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 15, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 16, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 18, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 12, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 20, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 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

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381 figures on this page: 370 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
370 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-066622
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001104659-26-041794
    Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Severance and Change in Control · THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDSVOTE FOR THE
  3. 0001104659-25-047334
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001104659-25-030614
    2024 Summary Compensation Table · Compensation Discussion and Analysis
  5. 0001104659-24-061157
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001104659-24-043948
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001104659-23-061878
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001104659-23-042174
  9. 0001104659-22-061748
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001104659-21-068922
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001104659-20-063814
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001104659-19-030810
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001104659-18-033263
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001104659-17-034608
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0001104659-16-121611
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Peoples Financial Services discloses

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

Amalgamated Financial Corp.Arrow Financial CorporationBCB Bancorp, Inc.Camden National CorporationCNB Financial CorporationEnterprise Bancorp, Inc.Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.Financial Institutions, Inc.Flushing Financial CorporationHarborOne Bancorp, IncKearny Financial Corp.Metropolitan Bank Holding CorpMid Penn Bancorp, Inc.Northfield Bancorp, Inc.Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.Peapack-Gladstone FinancialTompkins Financial CorporationUnivest Financial CorporationWashington Trust Bancorp, Inc.

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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}
}
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