Bowhead Specialty Holdings (BOW) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Stephen Sills, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $4.3M in 2025, down 8% from $4.7M the year before.

Filed
March 16, 2026
Annual meeting
April 30, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$4.3M-8% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
72%$3.1M in awards
CEO Target Bonus
100%Of base salary
CEO Base Salary
$675,000Annual base salary
Stock Closing Price
$28.54As of Dec 31 2025

How Sills was paid

$4.3M 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.

Salary16%Bonus11%Stock awards72%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Stephen SillsChief Executive Officer$4,309,280
Brad MulcaheyChief Financial Officer$1,201,754
David NewmanChief Underwriting Officer$1,382,077

What changed and why

  • $4.3MStephen Sills received total compensation of $4,309,280 for fiscal year 2025.
  • $4.7MChief executive officer total compensation decreased from $4,678,933 in 2024 to $4,309,280 in 2025.
  • Named executive officers were awarded discretionary bonuses and equity awards consisting of RSUs and PSUs.
  • Performance-based stock units for the chief executive officer vest based on compound annual growth rate stock price targets.
  • 100%The company maintains a 401k plan with a 100 percent match on the first 4 percent contributed.

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.