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Valley National Bancorp Executive Compensation (FY25)

VLY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 18, 2026
348 figures on this page: 339 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Ira Robbins, CEO, received $6,966,119 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and Robbins' total was 14.1% higher than the $6,105,068 reported for fiscal 2024, while the disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 81:1, against median employee compensation of $86,396.07. Separately, shareholders recorded 98.0% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held May 18, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group includes BankUnited, Inc., BOK Financial Corporation, Cadence Bank, Comerica Incorporated and Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc., among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Ira Robbins
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 18, 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 — Ira Robbins: $6,105,068 → $6,966,119 (14.1% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 80:1 → 81:1 (1.3% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Valley National Bancorp's chief executive and what were they paid?
Ira Robbins, CEO, received $6,966,119 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Robbins' total was 14.1% higher than the $6,105,068 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Valley National Bancorp's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 98.0% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held May 18, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Valley National Bancorp's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes BankUnited, Inc., BOK Financial Corporation, Cadence Bank, Comerica Incorporated and Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc., among others.
What is Valley National Bancorp's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 81:1, against median employee compensation of $86,396.07.

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
Ira Robbins
Chief Executive Officer
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Raja Dakkuri
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Thomas Iadanza
President
◇◇◇———◇◇
Michael Hagedorn
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Joseph Chillura
Senior Executive Vice President and President of Commercial Banking
◇—◇—◇—◇— not reconciled
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ira Robbins
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Thomas Iadanza
President
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Michael Hagedorn
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Raja Dakkuri
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Joseph Chillura
Senior Executive Vice President and President of Commercial Banking
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ira Robbins
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Michael Hagedorn
Former Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
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Thomas Iadanza
President
◇———◇——◇
Russell Barrett
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Joseph Chillura
Former Senior Executive Vice President, President of Commercial Banking
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇——◇
Travis Lan
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ira Robbins
CEO
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Gino Martocci
SEVP, President of Commercial Banking
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Patrick D. Smith
SEVP, President of Consumer Banking
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Russell Barrett
SEVP, Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Travis Lan
Senior Executive Vice President, CFO
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
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
Gino MartocciRSU◇——◇——◇
Gino MartocciPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gino MartocciRSU◇——◇——◇
Gino MartocciRSU◇——◇——◇
Gino MartocciPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ira RobbinsRSU◇——◇——◇
Ira RobbinsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Patrick D. SmithPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Patrick D. SmithRSU◇——◇——◇
Patrick D. SmithRSU◇——◇——◇
Russell BarrettRSU◇——◇——◇
Russell BarrettPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Travis LanRSU◇——◇——◇
Travis LanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
Russell BarrettPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Patrick SmithRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Travis LanPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Gino MartocciPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Ira RobbinsPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Eric P. Edelstein
Lead independent director
◇◇——◇◇◇
Lisa J. Schultz
◇◇———◇◇
Suresh L. Sani
◇◇——◇◇◇
Jennifer W. Steans
◇◇———◇◇
Peter V. Maio
◇◇———◇◇
Jeffrey S. Wilks
◇◇——◇◇◇
Nitzan Sandor
◇◇———◇◇
Dr. Sidney S. Williams, Jr
◇◇———◇◇
Kathleen C. Perrott
◇◇———◇◇
Eyal Efrat
◇◇———◇◇
Andrew B. Abramson
◇———◇—◇
Marc J. Lenner
◇———◇—◇
Peter J. Baum
◇———◇—◇
Avner Mendelson
◇—————◇
Carlos J. Vazquez 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • BankUnited, Inc. BKU
  • BOK Financial Corporation BOKF
  • Cadence Bank CADE
  • Comerica Incorporated CMA
  • Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. CFR
  • F.N.B. Corporation FNB
  • First Horizon Corporation FHN
  • Flagstar Financial, Inc. FLG
  • Hancock Whitney Corporation HWC
  • Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. PB
  • SouthState Corporation SSB
  • Synovus Financial Corp. SNV
  • Webster Financial Corporation WBS
  • Western Alliance Bancorporation WAL
  • Wintrust Financial Corporation WTFC
  • Zions Bancorporation ZION

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 18, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 20, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 21, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 25, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 17, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 19, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 1, 2020=◇◇◇
2017April 20, 2018=◇◇◇
2015April 28, 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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348 figures on this page: 339 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
339 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000714310-26-000030
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-141225
    2025 Director Compensation · CEO Pay Ratio · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · and 1 more section
  3. 0000714310-25-000106
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001193125-25-072872
    Executive Compensation Tables · Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000714310-24-000086
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001193125-24-088103
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001214659-23-006114
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001193125-23-067625
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0000714310-22-000113
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-21-123834
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001214659-20-004071
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001214659-18-002962
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0000714310-16-000235
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Banking rankings

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Peers Valley National Bancorp discloses

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

BankUnited, Inc.BOK Financial CorporationComerica IncorporatedCullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.F.N.B. CorporationFirst Horizon CorporationFlagstar Financial, Inc.Hancock Whitney CorporationProsperity Bancshares, Inc.SouthState CorporationSynovus Financial Corp.Webster Financial CorporationWestern Alliance BancorporationWintrust Financial CorporationZions Bancorporation

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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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