Citizens (CIA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jon Stenberg, Chief Executive Officer and President, was paid $1.5M in 2025, up 4% from $1.4M the year before.

Filed
April 30, 2026
Annual meeting
June 16, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$1.5M+4% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
30%$450,000 in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
80%of votes cast
CEO stock awards
$450,000Granted under 2025 LTI plan
CEO cash incentive
$460,000Performance-based 2025 award
CEO target bonus
$400,000Annual bonus opportunity
CEO LTI target
$450,000Annual equity target
Say-on-pay support
80%Support in 2025 vote

How Stenberg was paid

$1.5M 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.

Salary34%Stock awards30%Non-equity incentive31%All other compensation5%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jon StenbergChief Executive Officer and President$1,487,735
Jeffery P. ConklinChief Financial Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer$849,673
Sheryl KinlawChief Legal Officer and Secretary$721,200

What changed and why

  • $1.5M$1,487,735 was Jon Stenberg’s 2025 total compensation, compared with $1,435,264 in 2024.
  • $450K$450,000 of Stenberg’s 2025 pay was stock awards under the company’s long-term incentive plan.
  • $460K$460,000 was Stenberg’s 2025 performance-based cash incentive, earned for 2025 goals and paid in March 2026.
  • $77,735$77,735 of Stenberg’s other compensation included $66,104 in relocation payments and $11,631 in 401(k) contributions.
  • 80%80% of shareholders voted in favor of say-on-pay in 2025.
  • The company’s long-term incentive plan uses RSUs and PSUs, with PSUs subject to three-year performance periods.

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.