Eastern Bankshares (EBC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Denis K. Sheahan, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.1M in 2025, up 211% from $1.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 40:1, on median employee pay of $111,467.

Filed
March 26, 2026
Annual meeting
May 18, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$5.1M+211% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
40:1median $111,467
CEO pay in equity
66%$3.4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$5,069,867For CEO Denis K. Sheahan in 2025
Executive Chair Total Compensation
$4,432,693For Robert F. Rivers in 2025
Median Employee Pay
$111,467Annual total compensation for 2025
CEO to Median Pay Ratio
40:1Based on Executive Chair Robert F. Rivers

How Sheahan was paid

$5.1M 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.

Salary16%Stock awards66%Non-equity incentive16%Pension and deferred comp1%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Robert F. RiversExecutive Chair and Chair of the Board of Directors$4,432,693
Denis K. SheahanChief Executive Officer$5,069,867
Quincy L. MillerPresident and Chief Operating Officer$2,273,540
R. David RosatoChief Financial Officer$1,567,513
Donald M. WestermannChief Information Officer$2,035,753

What changed and why

  • $5.1MDenis K. Sheahan total compensation for 2025 was $5,069,867 as the Chief Executive Officer.
  • $2.3MMr. Sheahan received a one-time RSU grant of $2.3 million following the Cambridge Trust merger.
  • $500KMr. Westermann received a one-time RSU grant of $500,000 for his expanded leadership role.
  • 94.2%Shareholders approved the executive compensation program with 94.2% support at the 2025 annual meeting.

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.