Northwest Bancshares (NWBI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Louis J. Torchio, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, was paid $3.4M in 2025, up 104% from $1.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 64:1, on median employee pay of $53,396.

Filed
April 9, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$3.4M+104% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
64:1median $53,396
CEO pay in equity
29%$999,992 in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
79%of votes cast
CEO At-Risk Pay
66%Portion of total direct compensation
Say-on-Pay Support
79%Prior annual meeting vote
Median Employee Pay
$53,396Annual total compensation
CEO Pay Ratio
64:1CEO to median employee

How Torchio was paid

$3.4M 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.

Salary27%Stock awards29%Non-equity incentive40%Pension and deferred comp3%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Louis J. TorchioPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Director$3,396,755
Douglas M. SchosserChief Financial Officer$1,784,832
Gregory J. BetchkalChief Risk Officer$1,789,340
Jacques M. DesMarteauChief Commercial Banking Officer$1,318,805
Urich T. BowersChief Consumer Banking and Strategy Officer$1,041,738

What changed and why

  • $3.4MChief executive officer total compensation increased to $3,396,755 from $1,662,425 in the prior fiscal year.
  • 66%Approximately 66% of the chief executive officer total compensation is at-risk pay.
  • The 2023 performance stock units did not vest based on performance.
  • The compensation committee exercised negative discretion with respect to annual incentive payouts.
  • 79%Shareholders approved executive compensation with approximately 79% support at the prior annual meeting.

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.