Ladder Capital (LADR) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Brian Harris, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $13.9M in 2025, down 10% from $15.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 36:1, on median employee pay of $391,689.

Filed
April 21, 2026
Annual meeting
June 4, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$13.9M-10% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
36:1median $391,689
CEO pay in equity
63%$8.8M in awards
CEO 2025 Stock Awards
$8,816,833Granted in 2026 for 2025 performance
CEO 2025 Cash Incentive
$4,124,700Annual cash bonus paid
Total Employee Count
60As of December 31, 2025

How Harris was paid

$13.9M 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.

Salary7%Stock awards63%Non-equity incentive30%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Brian HarrisChief Executive Officer$13,944,233
Pamela McCormackPresident$5,785,355
Paul J. MiceliChief Financial Officer$2,197,353
Robert PerelmanHead of Asset Management$2,147,283
Kelly PorcellaChief Administrative Officer and General Counsel$1,717,493

What changed and why

  • $13.9MBrian Harris received total compensation of $13,944,233 in 2025, representing a decrease from the prior year total of $15,511,342.
  • Equity compensation for executives is granted in the year following the performance year based on annual achievements.
  • No option awards were granted to any Named Executive Officers during the fiscal year 2025.
  • 9%Executive annual cash bonuses are discretionary within a 9% contractual requirement tied to distributable earnings guidelines.

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.