HOPE Bancorp (HOPE) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Kevin S. Kim, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.8M in 2025, up 14% from $3.3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 47:1, on median employee pay of $81,187.

Filed
April 10, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$3.8M+14% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
47:1median $81,187
CEO pay in equity
42%$1.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$3,785,1162025 total compensation
Say-on-Pay Support
95%At 2025 annual meeting
Pay Ratio
47:1CEO to median employee
Median Employee Pay
$81,187Annual total compensation

How Kim was paid

$3.8M 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.

Salary30%Bonus5%Stock awards42%Non-equity incentive21%Pension and deferred comp0%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Kevin S. KimChairman, President & Chief Executive Officer$3,785,116
Julianna BalickaChief Financial Officer$872,679
Jason KimChief Business Banking Officer$851,843
Peter J. KohChief Operating Officer$1,016,241
Thomas P. StengerChief Risk Officer$1,125,356

What changed and why

  • $3.8MKevin S. Kim received total compensation of $3,785,116 in 2025 compared to $3,314,768 in 2024.
  • 95%Approximately 95% of votes cast approved the say-on-pay proposal at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • 80%The short-term incentive plan uses an 80% financial and 20% individual performance weighted scorecard.
  • $81,187The CEO to median employee pay ratio was 47 to 1 with median employee pay at $81,187.

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.