Independent Bank (INDB) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jeffrey Tengel, CEO and President, was paid $3.6M in 2025, up 23% from $2.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 50:1, on median employee pay of $72,498.

Filed
March 26, 2026
Annual meeting
May 14, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$3.6M+23% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
50:1median $72,498
CEO pay in equity
30%$1.1M in awards
CEO Pay Ratio
50:1Based on median employee pay of $72,498
Say on Pay Support
91.80%Support at previous annual meeting
Net Income
$205,122,000For fiscal year 2025
ROATCE
9.35%Company selected measure

How Tengel was paid

$3.6M 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.

Salary30%Stock awards30%Non-equity incentive31%All other compensation8%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jeffrey TengelCEO and President$3,606,962
Mark RuggieroCFO and EVP of Consumer Lending$1,705,141
Patricia NataleEVP and General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$1,132,534
Lee PowlusEVP and Chief Administrative Officer$1,183,310
James RizzoEVP and Chief Commercial Banking Officer$1,127,205

What changed and why

  • $3.6MCEO total compensation increased to $3,606,962 in fiscal 2025 compared to $2,924,622 in fiscal 2024.
  • 91.80%Shareholders approved the prior say-on-pay proposal with 91.80% support.
  • A new median employee was determined for the 2025 pay ratio following the acquisition of Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.

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.