Keith Donahoe is President and Current Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2026, and Director of Southside Bancshares Inc (SBSI). The company reported total compensation of $1,224,314 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $580,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $2,125 |
| Stock awards | $252,032 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $220,121 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $170,036 |
| Total | $1,224,314 |
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 Southside Bancshares Inc filed March 25, 2026, accession 0000705432-26-000069.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Current Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2026, and Director | $580,000 | $2,125 | $252,032 | $0 | $220,121 | $0 | $170,036 | $1,224,314 |
| FY2024 | President of the Company and Southside Bank | $461,625 | $45,597 | $0 | $0 | $138,334 | $0 | $61,996 | $707,552 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Southside Bancshares Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $3,161,737 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-1,937,423 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 1st |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 18 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Southside Bancshares Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Gibson | Former Chief Executive Officer, retired December 31, 2025, and Director | $3,263,059 |
| Keith Donahoe this page | President and Current Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2026, and Director | $1,224,314 |
| Julie Shamburger | Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank and advisory director of the Bank | $1,128,056 |
| Curtis Burchard | Chief Lending Officer of the Company and the Bank and advisory director of the Bank | $807,780 |
| T. L. Arnold | Chief Credit Officer of the Company and the Bank and advisory director of the Bank | $702,648 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Southside Bancshares Inc compensation brief.
Keith Donahoe's compensation sits inside Southside Bancshares Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.