Companies Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc. /NY/
Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc. /NY/ (BDGE): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $4,108,525FY2025
CEO total pay was $4,108,525 in fiscal 2025; the brief holds no earlier figure for this CEO.
FY2025: salary $1,043,164 · bonus $0 · stock awards $1,163,271 · option awards $0
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Lubow | $1,043,164 | $0 | $1,163,271 | $0 | $1,246,861 | $436,486 | $218,743 | $4,108,525 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Conrad Gunther | 500,187 | 0 | 302,503 | 0 | 252,070 | 0 | 1,236,647 | 2,291,407 |
| Former Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer | ||||||||
| Avinash Reddy | 562,125 | 0 | 427,480 | 0 | 336,033 | 0 | 93,384 | 1,419,022 |
| Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Thomas Geisel | 415,473 | 0 | 199,988 | 0 | 297,207 | 0 | 269,776 | 1,182,444 |
| Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer | ||||||||
| Michael Fegan | 426,540 | 0 | 258,016 | 0 | 228,149 | 0 | 40,072 | 952,777 |
| Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Technology and Operations Officer | ||||||||
| Christopher Porzelt | 396,298 | 0 | 199,996 | 0 | 212,232 | 0 | 36,761 | 845,287 |
| Executive Vice President & Chief Risk Officer | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Lubow | $4,108,525 | — | — | — |
| Conrad Gunther | 2,291,407 | — | — | — |
| Avinash Reddy | 1,419,022 | — | — | — |
| Thomas Geisel | 1,182,444 | — | — | — |
| Michael Fegan | 952,777 | — | — | — |
| Christopher Porzelt | 845,287 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis
The Company's executive compensation philosophy is consistent with prudent banking business practices, providing competitive target compensation opportunities with actual amounts earned that can vary from target and competitive levels commensurate with the Company's financial performance and the generation of long-term value for shareholders through dividends and stock price appreciation. The goals of the executive compensation program are to enable the Company to attract, develop and retain an executive team capable of executing the long-term business plan and optimizing the Company's performance for the benefit of its shareholders without taking excessive business risks.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Pay Governance |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Geisel | PSU | 3,547 | — | $106,729 |
| Christopher Porzelt | RSU | 5,789 | — | 174,191 |
| Michael Fegan | RSU | 6,961 | — | 209,456 |
| Avinash Reddy | RSU | 10,343 | — | 311,211 |
| Christopher Porzelt | PSU | 12,551 | — | 377,660 |
| Avinash Reddy | PSU | 21,375 | — | 643,174 |
| Michael Fegan | PSU | 24,961 | — | 751,076 |
| Stuart Lubow | RSU | 28,411 | — | 854,887 |
| Stuart Lubow | PSU | 132,290 | — | 3,980,606 |
Director compensation
No director compensation table is on file for fiscal year 2025.
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $71,500 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $58,500 |
| Per board meeting fee | $0 |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 25,000 / 25,000 / 15,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $650,000 |
Peer group, and who names Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc. /NY/ as a peer
Companies that benchmark against BDGE
No companies currently name BDGE as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.
This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.
Chief executive pay against the peer group
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc. /NY/ | 2025 | Stuart Lubow | $1,043,164 | $1,163,271 | $0 | $1,246,861 | $4,108,525 |
Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.
CEO pay ratio
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 44 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $4,172,479 |
| Median employee compensation | $94,000 |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (8 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, Stuart Lubow. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-13. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 47. As printed: 4,108,525. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Conrad Gunther. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-13. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 47. As printed: 2,291,407. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Avinash Reddy. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-13. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 47. As printed: 1,419,022. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Thomas Geisel. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-13. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 47. As printed: 1,182,444. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Michael Fegan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-13. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 47. As printed: 952,777. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Christopher Porzelt. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-13. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 47. As printed: 845,287. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-13. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 44 : 1. View filing ↗
- Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc. /NY/ (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-13. CEO total compensation as printed in Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc. /NY/'s own proxy. As printed: 4,108,525. View filing ↗