Ameris Bancorp CEO Edwin Hortman's 2018 pay jumps 97% to $5.4M
Ameris Bancorp reports 2018 executive compensation
By ExecPay News
Published: April 1, 2019
Ameris Bancorp reported fiscal year 2018 executive compensation information on April 1, 2019.
In 2018, seven executives at Ameris Bancorp received on average a compensation package of $1.5M, a 57% increase compared to previous year.
Average pay of disclosed executives at Ameris Bancorp
Edwin W. Hortman, Jr, Chief Executive Officer, received $5.4M in total, which increased by 97% compared to 2017.
Dennis J. Zember Jr, Chief Executive Officer, received a compensation package of $1.6M, which increased by 64% compared to previous year. 32% of the compensation package, or $500K, was in salary.
Lawton E. Bassett, III, Executive Vice President and Banking Group President, earned $1M in 2018, a 36% increase compared to previous year.
James A LaHaise, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, received $835K in 2018, which increases by 23% compared to 2017.
Jon S. Edwards, Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, earned $815K in 2018, a 23% increase compared to previous year.
Nicole S. Stokes, Chief Financial Officer, received $701K in 2018, which increases by 100% compared to 2017.
Andrew B. Cheney, Former Interim Principal Executive Officer, earned $391K in 2018, a 58% decrease compared to previous year.
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Source: SEC filing on April 1, 2019.