Amerant Bancorp (AMTB) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Carlos Iafigliola, Senior Executive Vice President and Interim Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.1M in 2025, up 1% from $1.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 12:1, on median employee pay of $122,628.

Filed
April 21, 2026
Annual meeting
June 2, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
8
CEO total pay
$1.1M+1% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
12:1median $122,628
CEO pay in equity
30%$333,385 in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
82%of votes cast
CEO Pay Ratio
12:1Annualized Interim CEO pay used
Median Employee Pay
$122,628Based on 2023 population
Say on Pay Support
82.2%Previous annual meeting
Sign-on Bonus
$500,000Paid to Braden Smith

How Iafigliola was paid

$1.1M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary54%Stock awards30%Non-equity incentive13%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Carlos IafigliolaSenior Executive Vice President and Interim Chief Executive Officer$1,099,618
Sharymar Calder3nSenior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$976,497
Alberto CaprilesSenior Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer$829,454
Mariola SanchezSenior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Banking Officer$761,883
Braden SmithFormer Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Consumer Banking Officer$1,607,677
Gerald P. PlushFormer Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer$5,883,243
Juan EsterripaFormer Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Banking Officer$2,284,063
Howard LevineFormer Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Consumer Banking Officer$980,467

What changed and why

  • Carlos Iafigliola served as Interim Chief Executive Officer following executive transitions during the fiscal year.
  • $5.9MGerald P. Plush received total compensation of $5,883,243 following his departure from the company.
  • $500KBraden Smith received a $500,000 cash sign-on bonus upon joining the company.
  • 82.2%Shareholders approved the previous say-on-pay proposal with 82.2% support.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.