Ameris Bancorp Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Ameris Bancorp's CEO is H. Proctor, appointed in Jul 2019, has a tenure of 5.33 years. total yearly compensation is $5.09M, comprised of 18% salary and 82% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.55% of the company’s shares, worth €24.66M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.3 years and 9.1 years respectively.

Key information

H. Proctor

Chief executive officer

US$5.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage18.0%
CEO tenure5.3yrs
CEO ownership0.6%
Management average tenure5.3yrs
Board average tenure9.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has H. Proctor's remuneration changed compared to Ameris Bancorp's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$330m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$311m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$283m

Dec 31 2023US$5mUS$918k

US$269m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$285m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$298m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$325m

Dec 31 2022US$4mUS$879k

US$347m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$346m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$335m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$334m

Dec 31 2021US$3mUS$850k

US$377m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$389m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$424m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$368m

Dec 31 2020US$3mUS$850k

US$262m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$229m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$134m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$141m

Dec 31 2019US$2mUS$425k

US$161m

Compensation vs Market: H.'s total compensation ($USD5.09M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.93M).

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


CEO

H. Proctor (56 yo)

5.3yrs

Tenure

US$5,088,214

Compensation

Mr. H. Palmer Proctor, Jr., serves as Vice Chairman at Ameris Bancorp and Ameris bank since July 2022. He serves as Director of Inspire Brands, Inc. since July 2023. He serves as Chief Executive Officer an...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
James Miller
Executive Chairman5.3yrsUS$1.13m3.23%
€ 144.3m
H. Proctor
Vice Chairman & CEO5.3yrsUS$5.09m0.55%
€ 24.7m
Nicole Stokes
Corporate Executive VP & CFO6.8yrsUS$1.67m0.060%
€ 2.7m
James LaHaise
Corporate Executive VP & Chief Strategy Officer10.4yrsUS$1.69m0.14%
€ 6.2m
Lawton Bassett
Corporate Executive VP & Chief Banking Officer8.8yrsUS$1.55m0.12%
€ 5.4m
Ross Creasy
Corporate Executive VP & Chief Information Officerless than a yearno data0.038%
€ 1.7m
Jody Spencer
Corporate Executive VP & Chief Legal Officer5.3yrsno data0.044%
€ 2.0m
William McKendry
Corporate Executive VP & Chief Risk Officer7.2yrsUS$1.05m0.051%
€ 2.3m
Ross McWilliams
Executive VP & Managing Director in Homebuilder Division1.1yrsno datano data
Douglas Strange
Executive VP & Chief Credit Officerless than a yearno data0.024%
€ 1.1m
Brian Parks
Head of Wholesale Bankingno datano datano data
Michael Pierson
Corporate Executive VP2.8yrsno data0.091%
€ 4.1m

5.3yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: AXU's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
James Miller
Executive Chairman5.3yrsUS$1.13m3.23%
€ 144.3m
H. Proctor
Vice Chairman & CEO5.3yrsUS$5.09m0.55%
€ 24.7m
Robert Lynch
Independent Director24.8yrsUS$180.86k0.31%
€ 13.8m
Daniel Jeter
Independent Director27.6yrsUS$150.86k0.073%
€ 3.3m
William Choate
Independent Director5.3yrsUS$156.06k0.34%
€ 15.4m
Elizabeth McCague
Independent Director8.3yrsUS$176.06k0.031%
€ 1.4m
Leo Hill
Lead Independent Director11.8yrsUS$211.06k0.047%
€ 2.1m
William Stern
Independent Director11yrsUS$173.26k0.070%
€ 3.1m
Robert Ezzell
Independent Director14.5yrsUS$151.06k0.040%
€ 1.8m
William Bowen
Independent Director10yrsUS$153.26k0.042%
€ 1.9m
Gloria O'Neal
Independent Director5.3yrsUS$146.06k0.022%
€ 994.4k
Rodney Bullard
Independent Director5.3yrsUS$146.06k0.021%
€ 920.6k

9.1yrs

Average Tenure

69.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: AXU's board of directors are considered experienced (9.1 years average tenure).