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Tompkins Financial Executive Compensation (FY25)
TMP · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 26, 2026
280 figures on this page: 270 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Stephen Romaine, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $3,221,209 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and compared with the $1,874,651 reported for fiscal 2024, Romaine's total was 71.8% higher. The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 37:1, against median employee compensation of $86,033. Shareholders recorded 97.8% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held May 19, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group names Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc., Brookline Bancorp, Inc., Camden National Corp., City Holding Co. and CNB Financial Corp., among others.
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 — Stephen Romaine: $1,874,651 → $3,221,209 (71.8% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 24:1 → 37:1 (54.2% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Tompkins Financial's chief executive and what were they paid?
Stephen Romaine, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $3,221,209 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $1,874,651 reported for fiscal 2024, Romaine's total was 71.8% higher.
What was Tompkins Financial's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 97.8% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held May 19, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Tompkins Financial's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc., Brookline Bancorp, Inc., Camden National Corp., City Holding Co. and CNB Financial Corp., among others.
What is Tompkins Financial's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 37:1, against median employee compensation of $86,033.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Romaine President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
John McKenna President, Tompkins Community Bank | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
David Boyce President and Chief Executive Officer of Tompkins Insurance Agencies, Inc. | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Francis Fetsko Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Ginger Kunkel President of Tompkins Community Bank Pennsylvania | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew Tomazin Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Romaine President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John McKenna President, Tompkins Community Bank | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
David Boyce President and Chief Executive Officer of Tompkins Insurance Agencies, Inc. | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew Tomazin Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David DeMilia President of Tompkins Community Bank Hudson Valley | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Romaine President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
David Boyce former President and Chief Executive Officer of Tompkins Insurance Agencies, Inc. Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
John McKenna President, Tompkins Community Bank | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew Tomazin Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Alyssa Fontaine Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
David DeMilia President of Tompkins Community Bank Hudson Valley | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa H. Fontaine | PSU | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Alyssa H. Fontaine | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| David M. DeMilia | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| David M. DeMilia | PSU | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| John M. McKenna | PSU | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| John M. McKenna | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Matthew D. Tomazin | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Matthew D. Tomazin | PSU | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Stephen S. Romaine | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Stephen S. Romaine | PSU | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McKenna | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Matthew Tomazin | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| David DeMilia | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Alyssa Fontaine | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| David Boyce | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Stephen Romaine | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel J. Fessenden Board chair | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Patricia A. Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Nancy E. Catarisano | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John D. McClurg | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael H. Spain | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Ita M. Rahilly | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Janet M. Coletti | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Thomas R. Rochon | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Angela B. Lee | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Helen Eaton | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Heidi M. Davidson | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Stephen S. Romaine 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 | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. BBT
- Brookline Bancorp, Inc. BRKL
- Camden National Corp. CAC
- City Holding Co. CHCO
- CNB Financial Corp. CCNE
- Community Bank System, Inc. CBU
- ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. CNOB
- Eagle Bancorp, Inc. EGBN
- Financial Institutions, Inc. FISI
- First Commonwealth Financial Corp. FCF
- Flushing Financial Corp. FFIC
- German American Bancorp Inc. GABC
- Horizon Bancorp Inc. HBNC
- Lakeland Financial Corp. LKFN
- NBT Bancorp, Inc. NBTB
- Park National Corp. PRK
- Peapack - Gladstone Financial PGC
- Peoples Bancorp Inc. PEBO
- Premier Financial Corp. PFC
- S&T Bancorp, Inc. STBA
- Stock Yards Bancorp Inc. SYBT
- Univest Financial Corporation UVSP
- Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. WASH
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 19, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 13, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 14, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 9, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 10, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 11, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 5, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 7, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 8, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 8, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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What this page does not include
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Peer benchmarking
Where Tompkins Financial sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
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Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
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Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
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280 figures on this page: 270 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
270 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001999371-26-011418Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001140361-26-0133502025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · and 2 more sections
- 0001999371-25-006046Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001140361-25-011606
- 0001999371-24-006254Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001140361-24-0172952023 Summary Compensation Table · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001387131-23-006381Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001387131-22-006183Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001387131-21-005625Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001387131-20-004587Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001387131-19-003535Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001387131-18-002084Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001387131-17-002607Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Tompkins Financial discloses
The companies named in TMP's own disclosed peer group.
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.Camden National Corp.City Holding Co.CNB Financial Corp.Community Bank System, Inc.ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.Eagle Bancorp, Inc.Financial Institutions, Inc.First Commonwealth Financial Corp.Flushing Financial Corp.German American Bancorp Inc.Horizon Bancorp Inc.Lakeland Financial Corp.NBT Bancorp, Inc.Park National Corp.Peapack - Gladstone FinancialPeoples Bancorp Inc.S&T Bancorp, Inc.Stock Yards Bancorp Inc.Univest 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
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}
}