Orange County Bancorp (OBT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Michael J. Gilfeather, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, was paid $2.1M in 2025, up 11% from $1.9M the year before.

Filed
April 15, 2026
Annual meeting
May 26, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$2.1M+11% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
29%$609,001 in awards
CEO Base Salary
$700,000For fiscal 2025
CEO Stock Awards
$609,001Grant date fair value
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$450,000Annual incentive plan payout

How Gilfeather was paid

$2.1M 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.

Salary33%Stock awards29%Non-equity incentive22%All other compensation16%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michael J. GilfeatherPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Director$2,092,482
Joseph A. RuhlExecutive Vice President and Regional President$803,502
Michael LeslerExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$782,610

What changed and why

  • $2.1MCEO total compensation increased to $2,092,482 in 2025 from $1,892,769 in 2024.
  • $700KBase salary for the CEO was $700,000 for fiscal 2025.
  • Annual incentive plan payouts reflected exceptional company performance reaching maximum levels.
  • Stock awards of 19,206 restricted stock units were granted to the CEO.
  • Michael Lesler joined as a named executive officer and received a discretionary bonus.

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.