East West Bancorp (EWBC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Dominic Ng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $9.7M in 2025, up 5% from $9.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 83:1, on median employee pay of $117,211.

Filed
April 8, 2026
Annual meeting
May 18, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$9.7M+5% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
83:1median $117,211
CEO pay in equity
53%$5.1M in awards
2025 CEO Salary
$1,275,000Unchanged from prior year
2025 CEO Stock Awards
$5,094,193Includes performance-based RSUs
2025 CEO Incentive
$3,179,850Performance-based bonus plan
Total Assets
$80.4BAs of December 31, 2025

How Ng was paid

$9.7M 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.

Salary13%Stock awards53%Non-equity incentive33%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Dominic NgChairman and Chief Executive Officer$9,683,884
Christopher J. Del Moral-NilesExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$2,759,079
Irene H. OhExecutive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer$2,884,922
Douglas P. KrauseVice Chairman and Chief Corporate Officer$2,671,044
Parker L. ShiExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$3,038,812

What changed and why

  • $9.7MDominic Ng received total compensation of $9,683,884 for 2025, representing an increase from $9,213,633 in 2024.
  • $5.1MStock awards for Dominic Ng were valued at $5,094,193 in 2025 compared to $4,712,953 in the prior year.
  • $3.2MNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $3,179,850 in 2025 versus $3,105,900 in 2024.
  • $1.3MBase salary for the CEO remained flat at $1,275,000.
  • Performance-based RSUs are tied to TSR, ROA, and ROE performance compared to the KBW Bank Index.

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.