Ameris Bancorp CEO H Proctor's 2021 pay jumps 25% to $3.4M
Ameris Bancorp reports 2021 executive compensation
By ExecPay News
Published: April 25, 2022
Ameris Bancorp reported fiscal year 2021 executive compensation information on April 25, 2022.
In 2021, five executives at Ameris Bancorp received on average a compensation package of $1.7M, a 12% increase compared to previous year.
Average pay of disclosed executives at Ameris Bancorp
H. Palmer Proctor, Jr, Chief Executive Officer, received $3.4M in total, which increased by 25% compared to 2020. 38% of Proctor's compensation, or $1.3M, was in stock awards. Proctor also received $1.2M in non-equity incentive plan, $850K in salary, as well as $51K in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2021, the median employee pay was $74,513 at Ameris Bancorp. Therefore, the ratio of H. Palmer Proctor, Jr's pay to the median employee pay was 46 to one.
Lawton E. Bassett, III, Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer and Bank President, received a compensation package of $1.4M, which increased by 4% compared to previous year. 36% of the compensation package, or $500K, was in salary.
Nicole S. Stokes, Chief Financial Officer, earned $1.3M in 2021, a 13% increase compared to previous year.
James A LaHaise, Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, received $1.3M in 2021, which is about the same as previous year.
Jon S. Edwards, Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, earned $1.2M in 2021, a 4% 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 25, 2022.