Ameris Bancorp CEO H Proctor's 2020 pay jumps 137% to $2.7M
Ameris Bancorp reports 2020 executive compensation
By ExecPay News
Published: April 26, 2021
Ameris Bancorp reported fiscal year 2020 executive compensation information on April 26, 2021.
In 2020, five executives at Ameris Bancorp received on average a compensation package of $1.5M, a 42% increase compared to previous year.
Average pay of disclosed executives at Ameris Bancorp
H. Palmer Proctor, Jr, Chief Executive Officer, received $2.7M in total, which increased by 137% compared to 2019. 34% of Proctor's compensation, or $938K, was in non-equity incentive plan. Proctor also received $850K in salary, $894K in stock awards, as well as $58K in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2020, the median employee pay was $82,270 at Ameris Bancorp. Therefore, the ratio of H. Palmer Proctor, Jr's pay to the median employee pay was 33 to one.
Lawton E. Bassett, III, Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer and Bank President, received a compensation package of $1.3M, which increased by 9% compared to previous year. 38% of the compensation package, or $500K, was in salary.
James A LaHaise, Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, earned $1.3M in 2020, a 29% increase compared to previous year.
Nicole S. Stokes, Chief Financial Officer, received $1.2M in 2020, which increases by 5% compared to 2019.
Jon S. Edwards, Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, earned $1.1M in 2020, a 2% increase compared to previous year.
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Chief Executive Officer
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Jon Edwards
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Source: SEC filing on April 26, 2021.