Enterprise Financial Services (EFSC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

James B. Lally, President and Chief Executive Officer – EFSC; and Chief Executive Officer – EB&T, was paid $3.6M in 2025, up 1% from $3.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 42:1, on median employee pay of $87,020.

Filed
March 31, 2026
Annual meeting
May 13, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$3.6M+1% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
42:1median $87,020
CEO pay in equity
45%$1.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
79%of votes cast
CEO at-risk pay
73%Variable or at-risk compensation portion
NEO average at-risk pay
59%Variable compensation portion for other NEOs
STIP payout range
119-125%Percentage of target earned
LTIP 2023-2025 payout
74%Percentage of target achieved

How Lally was paid

$3.6M 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.

Salary26%Stock awards36%Option awards9%Non-equity incentive28%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
James B. LallyPresident and Chief Executive Officer – EFSC; and Chief Executive Officer – EB&T$3,620,031
Keene S. TurnerSenior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer – EFSC$1,927,121
Scott R. GoodmanVice Chairman; former Senior Executive Vice President – EFSC and President – EB&T$1,409,511
Douglas N. BaucheSenior Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer – EFSC and EB&T$1,195,312
Nicole M. IannaconeSenior Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary – EFSC and EB&T$1,130,233
Mark G. PonderSenior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer – EFSC and EB&T$1,119,821

What changed and why

  • $3.6MJames B. Lally received total compensation of $3,620,031 in 2025, representing a slight increase from $3,586,197 in 2024.
  • 73%Variable or at-risk compensation comprised 73 percent of the CEO's total compensation for 2025.
  • 125%Short-term incentive plan payments for named executive officers were paid at 119 to 125 percent of target.
  • 74%Long-term incentive plan performance awards for the 2023 through 2025 period resulted in 74 percent of target payout.
  • 79%Stockholders approved the executive compensation program with 79 percent support at the prior 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.