Lee R. Gibson
Board Member
Southside Bancshares Inc (SBSI)Personal wealth note: Equibles reports source-backed professional activity and disclosed compensation; it does not estimate personal net worth.
About Lee R. Gibson
Lee R. Gibson is recorded as Board Member at Southside Bancshares Inc (SBSI). Southside Bancshares Inc reported in an 8-K filed September 18, 2025 that Lee R. Gibson retired as Chief Executive Officer, effective December 31, 2025. The proxy statement of Southside Bancshares Inc reports total compensation of $3,263,059 for Lee R. Gibson in fiscal 2025, including a base salary of $845,000. Disclosed compensation is on record for 9 fiscal years.
“On September 18, 2025, Lee R. Gibson, Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of Southside Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") and Southside Bank (the "Bank"), a subsidiary of the Company, and director of the Company and the Bank, notified the Company of his decision to retire as CEO, effective December 31, 2025.”
Summary generated from SEC filings and earnings-call records held by Equibles.
Affiliation history
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Current
2015-01-01–present
Company network
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Leadership on record at Southside Bancshares Inc
Other people whose current roles at this company are on record from its filings.
- Keith Donahoe CEO, Board Member
- Mitchell Craddock COO
- April Pinkley Chief Accounting Officer
- Alton L. Frailey Board Member
- H. J. Shands Board Member
- Jeb W. Jones Board Member
- Keith M. Donahoe Board Member
- Kirk A. Calhoun Board Member
- Lawrence L. Anderson Board Member
- Lee R. Gibson, CPA Board Member
Executive compensation
Compensation components disclosed in company proxy statements. Amounts are nominal USD; total is the company-reported figure.
| Fiscal year | Company | Role | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southside Bancshares Inc (SBSI) | CPA – Former Chief Executive Officer, retired December 31, 2025, and Director of the Company and the Bank | $845,000 | $3,263,059 |
| 2024 | Southside Bancshares Inc (SBSI) | CPA – Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company and Southside Bank | $845,000 | $1,991,442 |
| 2023 | Southside Bancshares Inc (SBSI) | CPA – Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company and Southside Bank | $809,608 | $2,134,717 |
| 2022 | Southside Bancshares Inc (SBSI) | CPA – Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company and Southside Bank | $774,744 | $1,549,596 |
| 2021 | Southside Bancshares Inc (SBSI) | CPA – President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company and Southside Bank | $736,450 | $1,442,701 |
| 2020 | Southside Bancshares Inc (SBSI) | CPA – President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company and Southside Bank | $715,000 | $2,654,466 |
| 2019 | Southside Bancshares Inc (SBSI) | CPA – President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company and Southside Bank | $665,000 | $2,629,143 |
| 2018 | Southside Bancshares Inc (SBSI) | CPA – President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company and Southside Bank | $645,750 | $1,587,326 |
| 2017 | Southside Bancshares Inc (SBSI) | CPA – President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company and Southside Bank | $615,000 | $1,864,680 |
Recent activity
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