Civista Bancshares (CIVB) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Dennis G. Shaffer, President and CEO, was paid $2.9M in 2025, up 25% from $2.3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 44:1, on median employee pay of $66,067.

Filed
April 7, 2026
Annual meeting
May 19, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$2.9M+25% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
44:1median $66,067
CEO pay in equity
6%$179,716 in awards
CEO Salary
$573,657Base salary for fiscal 2025
CEO Incentive Compensation
$1,833,181Non-equity incentive plan compensation
Median Employee Pay
$66,067Total annual compensation
CEO Pay Ratio
43.8:1Ratio to median employee

How Shaffer was paid

$2.9M 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.

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Dennis G. ShafferPresident and CEO$2,894,036
Richard J. DuttonSr. Vice President$1,562,561
Lance A. MorrisonSr. Vice President, Corporate Secretary and General Counsel$786,478
Charles A. ParcherExec. Vice President$1,676,422
Ian WhinnemSr. Vice President, Treasurer and CFO$486,617

What changed and why

  • $2.9MCEO Dennis G. Shaffer received total compensation of $2,894,036 in fiscal 2025, representing an increase from the prior year.
  • $1.8MNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $1,833,181 for performance during 2025.
  • $180KStock awards granted to the CEO amounted to $179,716 in the form of restricted common shares.
  • The pay ratio of the CEO's annual total compensation to the median employee was 43.8 to 1.
  • Retirement benefits and pension values were impacted by an amendment and restatement of the SERP effective January 1, 2024.

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.