Chief Financial Officer · HOPE BANCORP INC (HOPE)

Julianna Balicka

A named executive officer of HOPE BANCORP in every fiscal year CompBrief holds from FY2023 to FY2025. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

Total disclosed compensation, FY2025

$872,679

FY2024: $793,140

Compensation figures as of the proxy filed April 10, 2026 (DEF 14A). Insider transactions since that proxy, current to 2026-09-24.

Julianna Balicka compensation by year

HOPE BANCORP Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as HOPE BANCORP reports it. Most recent year shaded. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
ComponentFY2023FY2024FY2025
Salary$311,538$464,615$483,738
Bonus$145,050$39,975$32,898
Stock awards$228,750$228,465$224,341
Option awards$0$0$0
Non-equity incentive$0$60,085$131,702
Pension and deferred compensation$0$0$0
All other$0$0$0
Total$685,338$793,140$872,679

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: HOPE BANCORP INC DEF 14A filed April 10, 2026, accession 0001539497-26-001123, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

$685K
$793K
$873K
FY23
FY24
FY25
SalaryBonusNon-equity incentiveStock awards

Equity holdings

unvested awards at FY2025 year-end
TypeUnvested unitsValue at year-endExercise price
RSU15,000$164,400—
RSU11,244$123,234—
RSU6,173$67,656—
PSU3,936$43,139—
PSU2,315$25,372—
PSU1,687$18,490—

Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in HOPE BANCORP INC's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.

Insider transactions since the last proxy

2 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 10, 2026)
current to 2026-09-24 · updated nightly
DateTransactionPlanSharesPriceHeld after
2026-04-27Tax withholding—1,795$12.6547,850
2026-04-14Grant or award—11,273$10.8449,645

The 2 most recent of 2 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 HOPE BANCORP discloses, by trigger · FY2025
TriggerCash severanceAccelerated equityBenefits continuationTotal as disclosed
Involuntary termination without cause$0$0—$0
Death$0$524,041—$524,041
Disability$0$524,041—$524,041
Involuntary for cause$0$0—$0
Voluntary resignation$0$0—$0
Change in control and involuntary termination$0$524,041—$524,041

Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in HOPE BANCORP INC's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.

HOPE BANCORP’s named executive officers, FY2025

as the company reported each
Named executive officerRoleFY2025 total
Kevin KimChairman, President & Chief Executive Officer$3,785,116
Thomas StengerChief Risk Officer$1,125,356
Peter KohChief Operating Officer$1,016,241
Julianna Balicka · this pageChief Financial Officer$872,679
Jason KimChief Business Banking Officer$851,843

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How this record is built

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