Equity Bancshares Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Equity Bancshares' CEO is Brad Elliott, appointed in Nov 2002, has a tenure of 22.5 years. total yearly compensation is $2.96M, comprised of 27.2% salary and 72.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.72% of the company’s shares, worth €10.92M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.9 years and 6.1 years respectively.

Key information

Brad Elliott

Chief executive officer

US$3.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage27.18%
CEO tenure22.5yrs
CEO ownership1.7%
Management average tenure1.9yrs
Board average tenure6.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Brad Elliott's remuneration changed compared to Equity Bancshares's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$64m

Dec 31 2024US$3mUS$804k

US$63m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$17m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$10m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$10m

Dec 31 2023US$3mUS$780k

US$8m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$48m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$51m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$54m

Dec 31 2022US$3mUS$758k

US$58m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$57m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$53m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$53m

Dec 31 2021US$2mUS$725k

US$52m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$55m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$48m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$61m

Dec 31 2020US$2mUS$715k

-US$75m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$77m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$23m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$31m

Dec 31 2019US$2mUS$715k

US$26m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$25m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$25m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$23m

Dec 31 2018US$4mUS$712k

US$36m

Compensation vs Market: Brad's total compensation ($USD2.96M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.25M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Brad's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Brad Elliott (58 yo)

22.5yrs

Tenure

US$2,958,274

Compensation

Mr. Brad S. Elliott is Founder and Chairman at Equity Bank and served as its CEO until May 2024. He continue to focus on merger and acquisition opportunities while positioning the Company for the next phas...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Brad Elliott
Founder22.5yrsUS$2.96m1.72%
€ 10.9m
Chris Navratil
Executive VP & CFO1.8yrsUS$861.61k0.069%
€ 441.8k
Julie Huber
Executive VP & COO1yrUS$920.99k0.26%
€ 1.7m
Brett Reber
Executive VP & General Counsel6.6yrsUS$1.06m0.11%
€ 723.8k
Gregory Kossover
Executive VP of Capital Marketsless than a yearUS$124.30k0.69%
€ 4.4m
Richard Sems
CEO & Director of Equity Bankno dataUS$1.67m0.019%
€ 124.0k
David Pass
Executive VP & Chief Information Officer1.8yrsno data0.0050%
€ 31.9k
Patrick Harbert
Chief Administrative Officer22.3yrsno datano data
Brian Katzfey
VP and Director of Corporate Development & Investor Relations1.3yrsno datano data
Ann Knutson
Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer1.9yrsno data0.0052%
€ 33.3k
Mark Parman
Senior Regional CEO of Metro Marketsno datano datano data
Joshua Means
Community Markets Regional CEO of Missouri2.3yrsno datano data

1.9yrs

Average Tenure

54.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 44X's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Brad Elliott
Founder22.5yrsUS$2.96m1.72%
€ 10.9m
Gregory Kossover
Executive VP of Capital Markets13.4yrsUS$124.30k0.69%
€ 4.4m
Richard Sems
CEO & Director of Equity Bankno dataUS$1.67m0.019%
€ 124.0k
Gregory Gaeddert
Independent Director18.3yrsUS$94.83k0.23%
€ 1.5m
Jerry Maland
Independent Director8.5yrsUS$78.97k0.79%
€ 5.0m
Benjamen Hutton
Director5.1yrsUS$78.97k0.10%
€ 651.4k
James Loving
Independent Director3.1yrsUS$90.87k0.16%
€ 992.6k
Junetta Everett
Independent Director5.1yrsUS$78.97k0.074%
€ 473.3k
Randee Koger
Independent Director6.1yrsUS$82.93k0.35%
€ 2.3m
Shawn Penner
Independent Director22.3yrsUS$131.10k0.79%
€ 5.0m
Leon Borck
Independent Director3.6yrsUS$82.93k0.23%
€ 1.4m
Kevin Cook
Independent Director4.1yrsUS$94.83k0.14%
€ 870.4k

6.1yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 44X's board of directors are considered experienced (6.1 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/19 01:14
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/19 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Equity Bancshares, Inc. is covered by 8 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jeffrey RulisD.A. Davidson & Co.
Stephen MossFBR Capital Markets & Co.
Brett RabatinHovde Group, LLC