Fiscal year 2025 executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.
Each company listed discloses HIFS in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named HIFS in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Gaughen Jr. | $1,570,422 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $34,503 | $1,604,925 |
| Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board | ||||||||
| Patrick Gaughen | 1,031,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21,000 | 1,052,429 |
| President and Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
| Cristian Melej | 559,815 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21,000 | 580,815 |
| Vice President - Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Daniel Bagley | 359,658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21,000 | 380,658 |
| Vice President - Chief Information Officer | ||||||||
| Holly Cirignano | 297,227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17,774 | 315,001 |
| Vice President - Chief of Staff | ||||||||
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.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Gaughen Jr. | $1,604,925 | $2,039,529 | $1,824,435 | −434,604 |
| Patrick Gaughen | 1,052,429 | — | 1,225,075 | — |
| Cristian Melej | 580,815 | 613,606 | — | −32,791 |
| Daniel Bagley | 380,658 | — | — | — |
| Holly Cirignano | 315,001 | — | 295,019 | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
The Committee's philosophy is to set management compensation at such levels as to attract and retain senior executives who will contribute to the long-term success and growth of the Bank. Senior management is compensated primarily through annual base salary and the long-term and short-term employee benefits described below.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Pearl Meyer |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | false |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacqueline M. YoungworthIndependent · Executive · Nominating/Personnel | $83,130 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $83,130 |
| Kara Gaughen SmithNot independent · Executive · Community Interaction | 69,540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69,540 |
| Michael J. DesmondIndependent · Executive · Nominating/Personnel (Chair) | 68,970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68,970 |
| Julio R. HernandoNot independent · Executive · Community Interaction | 68,970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68,970 |
| Ronald D. FalcioneIndependent · Executive · Community Interaction | 64,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64,800 |
| Robert A. LaneNot independent · Executive | 64,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64,800 |
| Robert K. SheridanIndependent · Audit · Community Interaction | 32,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32,400 |
| Geoffrey C. Wilkinson, SrIndependent · Audit · Community Interaction | 32,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32,400 |
| Ryan T. JoyceIndependent · Audit · Nominating/Personnel | 32,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32,400 |
| Brian T. KennerIndependent · Audit | 29,940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29,940 |
| Stacey M. PageIndependent · Audit | 29,940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29,940 |
| Scott L. MoserIndependent · Audit | 28,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28,800 |
| Kevin W. Gaughen, JrNot independent · Community Interaction | 25,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25,200 |
| Patrick R. GaughenEmployee director · Executive | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Robert H. Gaughen, JrEmployee director · Board Chair · Executive · Community Interaction | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $631,290 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $631,290 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
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 | Hingham Institution for Savings | 2025 | Robert Gaughen Jr. | $1,570,422 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,604,925 |
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.
Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Robert Gaughen Jr. | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | — | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,604,925. Filing ↗ |
| 2 | Section 01, Patrick Gaughen | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | — | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,052,429. Filing ↗ |
| 3 | Section 01, Cristian Melej | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | — | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 580,815. Filing ↗ |
| 4 | Section 01, Daniel Bagley | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | — | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 380,658. Filing ↗ |
| 5 | Section 01, Holly Cirignano | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | — | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 315,001. Filing ↗ |
| 6 | Section 08, Jacqueline M. Youngworth | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 83,130. Filing ↗ |
| 7 | Section 08, Kara Gaughen Smith | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 69,540. Filing ↗ |
| 8 | Section 08, Michael J. Desmond | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 68,970. Filing ↗ |
| 9 | Section 08, Julio R. Hernando | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 68,970. Filing ↗ |
| 10 | Section 08, Ronald D. Falcione | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 64,800. Filing ↗ |
| 11 | Section 08, Robert A. Lane | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 64,800. Filing ↗ |
| 12 | Section 08, Robert K. Sheridan | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 32,400. Filing ↗ |
| 13 | Section 08, Geoffrey C. Wilkinson, Sr | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 32,400. Filing ↗ |
| 14 | Section 08, Ryan T. Joyce | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 32,400. Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 08, Brian T. Kenner | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 29,940. Filing ↗ |
| 16 | Section 08, Stacey M. Page | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 29,940. Filing ↗ |
| 17 | Section 08, Scott L. Moser | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 28,800. Filing ↗ |
| 18 | Section 08, Kevin W. Gaughen, Jr | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 25,200. Filing ↗ |
| 19 | Section 08, Patrick R. Gaughen | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 20 | Section 08, Robert H. Gaughen, Jr | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | — | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 21 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 22 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 631,290 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 631,290, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 631,290 |
| 23 | Hingham Institution for Savings (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-04 | — | CEO total compensation as printed in Hingham Institution for Savings's own proxy. As printed: 1,604,925. Filing ↗ |