Independent Bank (IBCP) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

William B. Kessel, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.6M in 2025, up 12% from $1.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 24:1, on median employee pay of $64,666.

Filed
March 6, 2026
Annual meeting
April 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$1.6M+12% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
24:1median $64,666
CEO pay in equity
29%$446,694 in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$1,558,390For fiscal 2025
CEO Salary
$644,225Base salary for 2025
CEO Stock Awards
$446,694Grant date fair value
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$391,307Management Incentive Plan
Median Employee Pay
$64,666Annual total compensation

How Kessel was paid

$1.6M 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.

Salary41%Stock awards29%Non-equity incentive25%All other compensation5%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
William B. KesselPresident and Chief Executive Officer$1,558,390
Gavin A. MohrExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$673,720
Stefanie M. KimballExecutive Vice President - Chief Risk Officer$625,630
Patrick J. ErvinExecutive Vice President - Mortgage Banking$606,047
Joel F. RahnExecutive Vice President - Commercial Lending$639,840

What changed and why

  • $1.6MWilliam B. Kessel received total compensation of $1,558,390 for fiscal 2025, representing an increase from $1,394,449 in fiscal 2024.
  • $644KBase salary for the CEO increased to $644,225 in 2025 from $602,080 in the prior year.
  • $447KStock awards granted to the CEO totaled $446,694 in 2025 compared to $330,138 in 2024.
  • $391KNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $391,307 for 2025 versus $385,500 for 2024.
  • $64,666The ratio of CEO to median employee annual total compensation was 24.1 to 1 based on a median employee pay of $64,666.

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.