Christopher Gruseke is Chief Executive Officer of Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG). The company reported total compensation of $1,336,526 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $700,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $251,365 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $368,550 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $16,611 |
| Total | $1,336,526 |
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 Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. filed April 7, 2026, accession 0001505732-26-000064.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $700,000 | $0 | $251,365 | $0 | $368,550 | $0 | $16,611 | $1,336,526 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $630,000 | $0 | $345,302 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $27,767 | $1,003,069 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Bankwell Financial Group, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $1,604,925 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-268,399 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 26th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 23 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Gruseke this page | Chief Executive Officer | $1,336,526 |
| Matthew McNeill | President and Chief Banking Officer | $930,973 |
| Ryan Hildebrand | Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer | $655,651 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. compensation brief.
Christopher Gruseke's compensation sits inside Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.
The Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG) compensation brief