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Hancock Whitney (HWB): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $6,334,741FY2025
CEO total pay was $6,334,741 in fiscal 2025; the brief holds no earlier figure for this CEO.
FY2025: salary $1,220,701 · bonus $0 · stock awards $2,970,256 · option awards $0
Frequently asked questions
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hairston | $1,220,701 | $0 | $2,970,256 | $0 | $1,789,088 | $201,403 | $153,293 | $6,334,741 |
| President and CEO | ||||||||
| D Loper | 776,438 | 0 | 1,195,562 | 0 | 1,137,966 | 204,372 | 112,537 | 3,426,875 |
| Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
| Michael Achary | 630,137 | 0 | 904,050 | 0 | 769,619 | 97,943 | 52,066 | 2,453,815 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Christopher Ziluca | 558,836 | 0 | 570,066 | 0 | 443,648 | 0 | 26,548 | 1,599,098 |
| Chief Credit Officer | ||||||||
| Michael Otero | 493,836 | 0 | 504,437 | 0 | 392,046 | 82,257 | 17,732 | 1,490,308 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hairston | $6,334,741 | — | — | — |
| D Loper | 3,426,875 | — | — | — |
| Michael Achary | 2,453,815 | — | — | — |
| Christopher Ziluca | 1,599,098 | — | — | — |
| Michael Otero | 1,490,308 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Otero | PSU | 734 | — | $46,741 |
| Christopher Ziluca | PSU | 1,324 | — | 84,312 |
| Michael Achary | PSU | 1,781 | — | 113,414 |
| Michael Otero | PSU | 1,824 | — | 116,152 |
| D Loper | PSU | 2,189 | — | 139,396 |
| Christopher Ziluca | PSU | 3,202 | — | 203,903 |
| Michael Otero | PSU | 3,557 | — | 226,510 |
| Christopher Ziluca | PSU | 4,020 | — | 255,994 |
| Michael Otero | PSU | 4,267 | — | 271,723 |
| Michael Achary | PSU | 4,975 | — | 316,808 |
| John Hairston | PSU | 5,030 | — | 320,310 |
| Michael Achary | PSU | 6,375 | — | 405,960 |
| D Loper | PSU | 6,531 | — | 415,894 |
| Christopher Ziluca | PSU | 7,700 | — | 490,336 |
| Michael Otero | PSU | 8,208 | — | 522,685 |
| D Loper | PSU | 8,431 | — | 536,886 |
| Michael Achary | PSU | 10,360 | — | 659,725 |
| Michael Otero | PSU | 10,672 | — | 679,593 |
| John Hairston | PSU | 11,817 | — | 752,507 |
| Christopher Ziluca | PSU | 12,060 | — | 767,981 |
| D Loper | PSU | 12,732 | — | 810,774 |
| Christopher Ziluca | PSU | 14,408 | — | 917,501 |
| Michael Achary | PSU | 19,126 | — | 1,217,944 |
| John Hairston | PSU | 20,946 | — | 1,333,841 |
| Michael Achary | PSU | 22,388 | — | 1,425,668 |
| D Loper | PSU | 25,292 | — | 1,610,595 |
| D Loper | PSU | 29,392 | — | 1,871,683 |
| John Hairston | PSU | 45,507 | — | 2,897,886 |
| John Hairston | PSU | 62,836 | — | 4,001,396 |
| John Hairston | PSU | 82,720 | — | 5,267,610 |
Director compensation
No director compensation table is on file for fiscal year 2025.
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $55,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $80,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 16,000 / 10,500 / 10,500 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $5 |
Peer group, and who names Hancock Whitney as a peer
Companies that benchmark against HWB
No companies currently name HWB 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 | Hancock Whitney Corp | 2025 | John Hairston | $1,220,701 | $2,970,256 | $0 | $1,789,088 | $6,334,741 |
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) | 87 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $6,176,116 |
| Median employee compensation | $71,697 |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (7 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, John Hairston. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-17. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 45. As printed: 6,334,741. View filing ↗
- Section 01, D Loper. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-17. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 45. As printed: 3,426,875. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Michael Achary. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-17. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 45. As printed: 2,453,815. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Christopher Ziluca. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-17. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 45. As printed: 1,599,098. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Michael Otero. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-17. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 45. As printed: 1,490,308. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-17. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 87 : 1. View filing ↗
- Hancock Whitney Corp (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Hancock Whitney Corp's own proxy. As printed: 6,334,741. View filing ↗