Bruce Van Saun compensation by year
Citizens Financial Summary Compensation Table · all 6 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $1,487,000 | $1,487,000 | $1,487,000 | $1,487,000 | $1,487,000 | $1,487,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $2,463,900 | $2,097,000 | $2,590,750 | $2,840,750 |
| Stock awards | $5,478,086 | $4,699,056 | $5,259,033 | $7,345,937 | $6,392,986 | $8,045,370 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $2,013,900 | $2,253,900 | $0 | — | $0 | — |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $260,538 | $110,033 | $196,000 | $145,334 | $160,060 | $140,800 |
| Total | $9,239,524 | $8,549,989 | $9,405,933 | $11,075,271 | $10,630,796 | $12,513,920 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Citizens Financial Group, Inc. DEF 14A filed March 9, 2026, accession 0000759944-26-000064, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Citizens Financial Group, Inc. filed document, accession 0000759944-26-000064. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 9, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2022 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 127,746 | $5,029,360 | — |
| PSU | 96,030 | $3,780,701 | — |
| PSU | 90,472 | $3,561,883 | — |
| RSU | 56,840 | $2,237,791 | — |
| RSU | 50,262 | $1,978,815 | — |
| RSU | 28,453 | $1,120,195 | — |
| RSU | 17,032 | $670,550 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Citizens Financial Group, Inc.'s FY2022 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
3 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed March 9, 2026)current to 2026-11-06 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Gift | — | 20,850 | $0.00 | 1,119,913 |
| 2026-07-24 | Gift | — | 17,500 | $0.00 | 1,102,413 |
| 2026-07-24 | Sale | — | 129,369 | $72.07 | 1,140,763 |
The 3 most recent of 3 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Citizens Financial discloses, by trigger · FY2023| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resignation for good reason, no change in control | $5,477,250 | $13,794,558 | $1,118 | $19,280,210 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $5,477,250 | $13,794,558 | $1,118 | $19,280,210 |
| Change in control, no termination | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $14,474,000 | $13,794,558 | $1,118 | $28,276,960 |
| Disability | $743,500 | $13,794,558 | $0 | $14,538,058 |
| Voluntary resignation | — | $0 | $0 | $4,403,700 |
| Involuntary for cause | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Death | — | $13,794,558 | $0 | $16,297,808 |
| Retirement | — | $20,085,558 | $0 | $22,182,558 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Citizens Financial Group, Inc.'s FY2023 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Citizens Financial’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Van Saun · this page | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $12,513,920 |
| Brendan Coughlin | President and Head of Consumer, Private Banking, and Wealth | $5,064,426 |
| Donald H. McCree III | Chair of Commercial Banking | $4,769,182 |
| Aunoy Banerjee | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $4,671,615 |
| Theodore Swimmer | Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Banking | $4,243,655 |
| John F. Woods | Former Chief Financial Officer | $3,456,414 |
| Christopher Emerson | Former Interim Chief Financial Officer | $1,096,984 |
Board service
Citizens Financial board · FY2021–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Citizens Financial pays directors a $105,000 cash retainer and $135,000 in RSUs. As stated in Citizens Financial's FY2022 proxy.
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