Premier Financial Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
Premier Financial's CEO is Gary Small, appointed in Apr 2021, has a tenure of 3.83 years. total yearly compensation is $1.11M, comprised of 55.7% salary and 44.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.24% of the company’s shares, worth €2.43M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.1 years and 7.1 years respectively.
Key information
Gary Small
Chief executive officer
US$1.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 55.7% |
| CEO tenure | 3.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.2% |
| Management average tenure | 4.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 7.1yrs |
Recent management updates
No updates
Recent updates
No updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$71m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$70m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$79m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$111m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$1m | US$617k | US$111m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$116m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$120m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$94m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$1m | US$590k | US$102m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$102m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$102m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$111m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$2m | US$549k | US$126m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$131m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$129m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$126m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$975k | US$442k | US$63m |
Compensation vs Market: Gary's total compensation ($USD1.11M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.38M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Gary's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Gary Small (63 yo)
3.8yrs
Tenure
US$1,107,726
Compensation
Mr. Gary M. Small serves as the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director of Premier Bank. Mr. Small serves as President of Premier Financial Corp (formerly, First Defiance Financial Corp) and has been...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | 12.1yrs | US$176.35k | 0.25% € 2.5m | |
| President | 3.8yrs | US$1.11m | 0.24% € 2.4m | |
| CFO & Executive VP | 5.8yrs | US$633.62k | 0.13% € 1.3m | |
| Executive VP and Chief Information & Operations Officer | 3.9yrs | US$536.05k | 0.043% € 433.3k | |
| Executive VP | 3.9yrs | US$637.47k | 0.019% € 189.6k | |
| Executive VP & Head of Commercial Banking | 1.8yrs | US$529.31k | 0.066% € 665.8k | |
| Communications & Marketing Manager | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer | 4.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 9.3yrs | US$343.99k | 0.050% € 502.2k | |
| Executive VP & Chief Strategy Officer | no data | US$309.46k | 0.10% € 1.0m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Risk Officer | 4.3yrs | US$569.23k | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Retail & Business Banking of Premier Bank | 5.1yrs | US$402.73k | 0.018% € 183.2k |
4.1yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: FD3's management team is considered experienced (4.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | 12.1yrs | US$176.35k | 0.25% € 2.5m | |
| President | 5.1yrs | US$1.11m | 0.24% € 2.4m | |
| Independent Director | 5.1yrs | US$83.76k | 0.23% € 2.3m | |
| Vice Chairman & Lead Independent Director | 5.1yrs | US$97.51k | 0.13% € 1.3m | |
| Independent Director | 5.1yrs | US$81.07k | 0.14% € 1.4m | |
| Independent Director | 20yrs | US$86.26k | 0.19% € 1.9m | |
| Independent Director | 7.1yrs | US$81.00k | 0.048% € 487.0k | |
| Independent Director | 19.1yrs | US$85.01k | 0.068% € 690.1k | |
| Independent Director | 16.8yrs | US$81.76k | 0.058% € 589.2k | |
| Independent Director | 10.6yrs | US$85.21k | 0.067% € 675.7k | |
| Independent Director | 5.1yrs | US$80.01k | 0.21% € 2.1m | |
| Independent Director | 7.1yrs | US$81.94k | 0.031% € 309.8k |
7.1yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: FD3's board of directors are considered experienced (7.1 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/12 10:53 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/12 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Premier Financial Corp. is covered by 8 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Nicholas Cucharale | Hovde Group, LLC |
| Brendan Nosal | Hovde Group, LLC |
| Christopher Marinac | Janney Montgomery Scott LLC |