Archie Brown is President and Chief Executive Officer of First Financial Bancorp (FFBC). The company reported total compensation of $3,279,532 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $893,010 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $300 |
| Stock awards | $1,294,888 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $803,447 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $167,223 |
| All other compensation | $120,664 |
| Total | $3,279,532 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure First Financial Bancorp filed April 16, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-043973.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $893,010 | $300 | $1,294,888 | $0 | $803,447 | $167,223 | $120,664 | $3,279,532 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $863,931 | $100 | $1,127,102 | $0 | $1,064,248 | $156,975 | $105,130 | $3,317,486 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer | $845,392 | $100 | $1,020,028 | $0 | $1,268,475 | $134,635 | $88,943 | $3,357,573 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for First Financial Bancorp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $4,030,080 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-750,548 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 19th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 20 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group First Financial Bancorp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Archie Brown this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $3,279,532 |
| James Anderson | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer | $1,584,243 |
| Richard Dennen | Chief Corporate Banking Officer | $1,504,568 |
| Karen Woods | General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer | $1,213,907 |
| Amanda Neeley | Chief Consumer Banking and Strategy Officer | $1,189,894 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full First Financial Bancorp compensation brief.
Archie Brown's compensation sits inside First Financial Bancorp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.