Associated Banc-Corp (ASB) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Andrew J. Harmening, President and CEO, was paid $6.4M in 2025, up 16% from $5.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 91:1, on median employee pay of $69,689.

Filed
March 16, 2026
Annual meeting
April 28, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$6.4M+16% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
91:1median $69,689
CEO pay in equity
44%$2.8M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
97%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$6,354,626For fiscal year 2025
CEO to Median Employee Pay Ratio
91:1Based on median pay of $69,689
Say-on-Pay Support
97%At 2025 annual meeting
New Hire Bonus
$100,000For Julio N. Manso

How Harmening was paid

$6.4M 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.

Salary18%Stock awards44%Non-equity incentive34%Pension and deferred comp0%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Andrew J. HarmeningPresident and CEO$6,354,626
Derek S. MeyerExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$1,934,559
John A. UtzExecutive Vice President, Head of Specialized Industries & Capital Markets and Milwaukee Market President$1,575,723
Randall J. EricksonExecutive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary$1,513,331
Julio N. MansoExecutive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer$1,414,456

What changed and why

  • $6.4MCEO total compensation increased to $6,354,626 in 2025 from $5,473,089 in 2024.
  • 97%Shareholder support for the say-on-pay proposal exceeded 97% at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • Chief executive officer annual total compensation was 91 times that of the median colleague.
  • $100KJulio N. Manso received a sign-on cash bonus of $100,000 upon his hire on June 2, 2025.

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.