First Business Financial Services (FBIZ) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Corey A. Chambas, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.2M in 2025, up 1% from $1.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 11:1, on median employee pay of $114,192.

Filed
March 5, 2026
Annual meeting
April 24, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$1.2M+1% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
11:1median $114,192
CEO pay in equity
29%$355,617 in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
97%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$266,500Established under the Annual Cash Bonus Plan
Bonus Plan Payout
134%Paid out based on performance metrics
Say-on-Pay Support
97%Approved by voting shareholders at 2025 annual meeting
Five-Year TSR
235%Cumulative total shareholder return

How Chambas was paid

$1.2M 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
Corey A. ChambasChief Executive Officer$1,236,169
Brian D. SpielmannChief Financial Officer$688,265
David R. SeilerPresident & Chief Operating Officer$1,083,192
Bradley A. QuadeEVP & Chief Credit Officer$667,486
James E. HartliebPresident & CEO – First Business Bank$620,487

What changed and why

  • $1.2MCEO total compensation was $1,236,169 for fiscal 2025 compared to $1,229,082 for 2024.
  • 50%Approximately 50 percent of the CEO compensation and 40 percent of other NEO compensation is variable and at risk.
  • 134%The Annual Bonus Plan for fiscal 2025 paid out at 134 percent of target.
  • 60%Executive equity grants are delivered in a mix of approximately 60 percent PRSUs and 40 percent RSUs.

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.