M. Colin Connolly is President and Chief Executive Officer of Cousins Properties Inc. (CUZ). The company reported total compensation of $8,688,925 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $791,813 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $6,154,830 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,705,564 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $36,718 |
| Total | $8,688,925 |
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 Cousins Properties Inc. filed March 18, 2026, accession 0000025232-26-000031.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $791,813 | $0 | $6,154,830 | $0 | $1,705,564 | $0 | $36,718 | $8,688,925 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $768,750 | $0 | $5,736,747 | $0 | $1,422,111 | $0 | $61,979 | $7,989,587 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $750,000 | $0 | $4,602,915 | $0 | $1,265,550 | $0 | $37,956 | $6,656,421 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $730,000 | $0 | $3,828,832 | $0 | $978,419 | $0 | $35,428 | $5,572,679 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $700,000 | — | $2,999,439 | — | $1,072,890 | — | $32,280 | $4,804,609 |
| FY2020 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $700,000 | — | $2,403,537 | — | $773,500 | — | $30,583 | $3,907,620 |
| FY2019 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $600,000 | — | $1,644,645 | — | $1,083,420 | — | $32,274 | $3,360,339 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Cousins Properties Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $7,072,527 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $1,616,398 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 62nd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 13 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Cousins Properties Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| M. Colin Connolly this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $8,688,925 |
| Gregg D. Adzema | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $3,349,856 |
| Kennedy Hicks | Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer | $2,417,274 |
| Richard G. Hickson IV | Executive Vice President - Operations | $2,082,872 |
| John S. McColl | Executive Vice President - Development | $2,068,246 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Cousins Properties Inc. compensation brief.
M. Colin Connolly's compensation sits inside Cousins Properties Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.