John Hakopian compensation by year
First Foundation Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Component | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $475,000 | $569,792 | $650,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $29,000 | $29,000 | $390,000 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $260,750 | $0 | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $34,000 | $37,000 | $39,000 |
| Total | $798,750 | $635,792 | $1,079,000 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: First Foundation Inc. DEF 14A filed April 17, 2025, accession 0001104659-25-036041, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the First Foundation Inc. filed document, accession 0001104659-25-036041. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 17, 2025.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2024 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 52,349 | $325,100 | — |
| RSU | 1,305 | $8,104 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in First Foundation Inc.'s FY2024 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
5 Form 4 lines since the FY2024 proxy (filed April 17, 2025)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | Disposition to the issuer | — | 620,842 | $0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-04-01 | Disposition to the issuer | — | 82,554 | $0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-04-01 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 5,287 | $0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-02-18 | Tax withholding | — | 755 | $6.24 | 83,036 |
| 2025-10-23 | Tax withholding | — | 12,746 | $5.45 | 83,309 |
The 5 most recent of 5 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 First Foundation discloses, by trigger · FY2024| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $1,300,000 | $329,200 | $58,300 | $1,947,500 |
| Voluntary resignation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Death | $400,000 | $0 | $0 | $400,000 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $0 | $0 | $29,165 | $29,165 |
| Disability | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in First Foundation Inc.'s FY2024 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
First Foundation’s named executive officers, FY2024
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2024 total |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Shafer | Chief Executive Officer of FFI and FFB | $4,013,755 |
| Scott Kavanaugh | Former Chief Executive Officer of FFI and FFB and Former President and Chairman of FFB | $1,259,812 |
| John Hakopian · this page | President of FFA | $1,079,000 |
| Ulrich Keller | Former Executive Chairman of FFI and FFA | $885,449 |
| Christopher Naghibi | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of FFB | $744,750 |
| James Britton | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FFI and FFB | $650,000 |
| Simone Lagomarsino | President of FFI and FFB | $483,843 |
Board service
First Foundation board · FY2023How this board is paid
Company policy: First Foundation pays directors a $70,000 cash retainer and $70,000 in RSUs. As stated in First Foundation's FY2023 proxy.
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