David Melville, III is Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST). The company reported total compensation of $2,582,764 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $801,500 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $864,506 |
| Stock awards | $666,582 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $202,106 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $202,106 |
| All other compensation | $48,070 |
| Total | $2,582,764 |
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 Business First Bancshares, Inc. filed April 8, 2026, accession 0001437749-26-011695.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer | $801,500 | $864,506 | $666,582 | $0 | $202,106 | $202,106 | $48,070 | $2,582,764 |
| FY2024 | Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer | $740,250 | — | $1,512,689 | — | $657,871 | $164,290 | $41,849 | $3,116,949 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Business First Bancshares, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $2,426,148 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $156,616 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 57th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 20 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Business First Bancshares, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| David Melville, III this page | Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer | $2,582,764 |
| Norman Vascocu | President of the Bank | $1,409,246 |
| Gregory Robertson | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,047,067 |
| Philip Jordan | Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer | $1,038,770 |
| Keith Mansfield | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $1,028,636 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Business First Bancshares, Inc. compensation brief.
David Melville, III's compensation sits inside Business First Bancshares, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.
The Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) compensation brief