Christopher Merrywell compensation by year
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Component | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $600,000 | $715,000 | $740,000 |
| Bonus | — | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,009,420 | $1,047,157 | $1,033,921 |
| Option awards | — | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $636,000 | $885,170 | $925,000 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $35,350 | $43,503 | $32,142 |
| All other | $1,466,223 | $471,575 | $509,642 |
| Total | $3,746,993 | $3,162,406 | $3,240,705 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC. DEF 14A filed March 31, 2026, accession 0000887343-26-000126, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 78,986 | $2,207,659 | — |
| RSU | 35,784 | $1,000,163 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Cort O'Haver | Former Executive Chair | $11,757,392 |
| Clint Stein | Chair, Chief Executive Officer and President | $7,712,345 |
| Torran Nixon | Senior Executive Vice President, Columbia Bank President of Commercial Banking | $3,452,703 |
| Christopher Merrywell · this page | Senior Executive Vice President, Columbia Bank President of Consumer Banking | $3,240,705 |
| Andrew Ognall | Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer | $2,950,476 |
| Ron Farnsworth | Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer | $2,823,067 |
| Ivan Seda | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer | $1,149,815 |
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