GBank Financial Holdings (GBFH) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Edward M. Nigro, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.3M in 2025, up 55% from $829,393 the year before.

Filed
March 31, 2026
Annual meeting
May 1, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$1.3M+55% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
22%$281,250 in awards
CEO 2025 Total Pay
$1,289,337Up from $829,393 in 2024
CFO Base Salary
$305,451Reflects an approximate 9% increase
AIP Bonus Payout
75%Of target bonus payable for 2025
CEO Target Bonus
50%Stated as a percentage of annual base salary
Former CEO Severance
$525,000In connection with September 2025 resignation

How Nigro was paid

$1.3M 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.

Salary19%Stock awards22%Non-equity incentive57%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Edward M. NigroExecutive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer$1,289,337
Jeffery E. WhickerChief Financial Officer$599,425
Nancy M. DeCouEVP & Chief SBA Officer of the Bank$4,236,600
T. Ryan SullivanFormer President and Chief Executive Officer$1,062,586

What changed and why

  • $1.3MEdward M. Nigro received total compensation of $1,289,337 for fiscal 2025, an increase from $829,393 in the prior year.
  • 9%Jeffery E. Whicker received a base salary increase of approximately 9% in fiscal 2025.
  • $4.2MNancy M. DeCou received total compensation of $4,236,600, which included $3,247,478 in total commissions.
  • 75%Short-term cash incentive payouts under the AIP were determined at 75% of the target bonus payable based on performance.
  • $525KT. Ryan Sullivan resigned as President and CEO effective September 30, 2025, and received $525,000 in severance.

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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.