Christopher Gruseke compensation by year
Bankwell Financial Summary Compensation Table · all 9 fiscal years held| Component | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $550,000 | $550,000 | $550,000 | $600,000 | $600,000 | $600,000 | $630,000 | $630,000 | $700,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $540,000 | $350,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $0 | $330,200 | $218,475 | $919,040 | $243,968 | $422,899 | $467,378 | $345,302 | $251,365 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $238,800 | $192,500 | $220,000 | $270,000 | $405,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $368,550 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $9,400 | $10,156 | $9,402 | $11,548 | $13,394 | $14,660 | $15,033 | $27,767 | $16,611 |
| Total | $798,200 | $1,082,856 | $997,877 | $1,800,588 | $1,262,362 | $1,577,559 | $1,462,411 | $1,003,069 | $1,336,526 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 7, 2026, accession 0001505732-26-000064, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. filed document, accession 0001505732-26-000064. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 7, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 22,500 | $1,030,950 | — |
| RSU | 4,568 | $209,306 | — |
| PSU | 4,568 | $209,306 | — |
| PSU | 2,591 | $118,720 | — |
| RSU | 2,590 | $118,674 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Bankwell Financial’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| 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 |
Board service
Bankwell Financial board · FY2021–FY2025Committees
Risk
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