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Western New England Bancorp Executive Compensation (FY25)

WNEB · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 14, 2026
162 figures on this page: 151 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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James Hagan
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 14, 2026
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 — James Hagan: $1,494,165 → $1,859,294 (24.4% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 96.9% → 98.3% (1.4 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Western New England Bancorp's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for James Hagan, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $1,859,294 in fiscal 2025. Hagan's total was 24.4% higher than the $1,494,165 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Western New England Bancorp's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 98.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 14, 2026.
Which companies are in Western New England Bancorp's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes ACNB Corporation, Arrow Financial Corporation, Bankwell Financial Group, Inc., Bar Harbor Bankshares and Cambridge Bancorp, among others.

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
James Hagan
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Allen Miles
EVP and Chief Lending Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Guida Sajdak
EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Hagan
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Allen Miles
EVP and Chief Lending Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Guida Sajdak
EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Hagan
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Allen Miles
Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Guida Sajdak
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Allen MilesOTHER——————◇
Guida SajdakOTHER——————◇
James HaganOTHER——————◇
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
James HaganPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Guida SajdakPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Allen MilesPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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
Lisa G. McMahon
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Steven G. Richter
◇◇———◇◇
Philip R. Smith
◇◇———◇◇
Gary G. Fitzgerald
◇◇———◇◇
William D. Masse
◇◇———◇◇
Donna J. Damon
◇◇———◇◇
Laura Benoit
◇◇———◇◇
Paul C. Picknelly
◇◇———◇◇
James C. Hagan 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◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Board meeting fee◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.
Stock ownership guideline: 1x retainer

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • ACNB Corporation ACNB
  • Arrow Financial Corporation AROW
  • Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. BWFG
  • Bar Harbor Bankshares BHB
  • Cambridge Bancorp CATC
  • Chemung Financial Corporation CHMG
  • Citizens & Northern Corporation CZNC
  • CNB Financial Corporation CCNE
  • Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. CVLY
  • Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. EBTC
  • ESSA Bancorp, Inc. ESSA
  • Evans Bancorp, Inc. EVBN
  • Financial Institutions, Inc. FISI
  • Hingham Institution for Savings HIFS
  • Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. MPB
  • Norwood Financial Corp NWFL
  • Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. ORRF
  • Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. PWOD
  • Peoples Financial Services Corp PFIS
  • The First Bancorp, Inc. FNLC

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 14, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 14, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 9, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 11, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 11, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 11, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 12, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 14, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 15, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 18, 2017=◇◇◇
2015September 29, 2016=◇◇◇
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Citations

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
162 figures on this page: 151 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
151 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001999371-26-010740
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001999371-26-007628
    DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0001999371-25-006064
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001999371-25-003796
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001999371-24-005855
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001839882-24-009928
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001387131-23-006379
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001387131-22-005992
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001387131-21-005507
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001387131-20-004655
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001387131-19-003599
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001387131-18-002184
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001387131-17-002915
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001387131-16-007149
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Banking rankings

Chief executive pay — BankingCEO pay ratio — BankingSay-on-pay support — Banking

Peers Western New England Bancorp discloses

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

ACNB CorporationArrow Financial CorporationBankwell Financial Group, Inc.Bar Harbor BanksharesChemung Financial CorporationCitizens & Northern CorporationCNB Financial CorporationFinancial Institutions, Inc.Hingham Institution for SavingsMid Penn Bancorp, Inc.Norwood Financial CorpOrrstown Financial Services, Inc.Peoples Financial Services CorpThe First Bancorp, Inc.

Terms on this page

Say-on-Pay VoteCEO Pay RatioMedian Employee CompensationAll companies
Cite this data
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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