ABCB · Ameris Bancorp · Executive Compensation

$82.42 -0.37 (-0.45%) At close · Oct 30 Q3 2026 earnings call transcript

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Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Fiscal 2025

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Palmer Proctor	Chief Executive Officer	$1,016,667	$173,071	$2,861,198	—	$1,903,784	$122,787	$6,077,507
Nicole Stokes	Corporate EVP and Chief Financial Officer	$566,667	$66,197	$613,132	—	$728,166	$43,640	$2,033,156
James A. LaHaise	Corporate EVP and Chief Strategy Officer	$520,833	—	$613,132	—	$604,406	$45,189	$1,880,001
Lawton E. Bassett	Corporate EVP and Banking Group President	$520,833	$52,382	$510,966	—	$576,201	$42,238	$1,741,551
Ross L. Creasy	Corporate EVP and Chief Information Officer	$460,000	$46,396	$510,966	—	$510,349	$43,109	$1,570,820

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Palmer Proctor	Chief Executive Officer	$966,667	—	$2,835,491	—	$1,572,135	$97,474	$5,471,767
James A. LaHaise	Corporate EVP and Chief Strategy Officer	$492,500	—	$607,648	—	$549,698	$45,149	$1,786,166
Nicole Stokes	Corporate EVP and CFO	$518,333	—	$607,648	—	$577,182	$49,838	$1,767,357
Lawton E. Bassett	Corporate EVP and Banking Group President	$500,000	—	$506,342	—	$476,405	$40,128	$1,559,234
Ross L. Creasy	Corporate EVP and Chief Information Officer	$431,500	—	$506,342	—	$427,660	$47,369	$1,412,871

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Palmer Proctor	Chief Executive Officer	$918,333	—	$2,629,751	—	$1,441,926	$98,204	$5,088,214
James A. LaHaise	Corporate EVP and Chief Strategy Officer	$452,833	—	$606,862	—	$483,594	$45,858	$1,686,502
Nicole Stokes	Corporate EVP and CFO	$482,667	—	$606,862	—	$515,480	$46,105	$1,666,576
Lawton E. Bassett	Corporate EVP and Banking Group President	$500,000	—	$505,709	—	$460,566	$45,908	$1,550,612

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Palmer Proctor	Chief Executive Officer	$879,167	—	$2,008,597	—	$1,465,458	$50,201	$4,403,423
James A. LaHaise	Corporate EVP and Chief Strategy Officer	$439,167	—	$602,578	—	$499,024	$27,775	$1,678,988
Nicole Stokes	Corporate EVP and CFO	$468,000	—	$602,578	—	$531,765	$30,059	$1,652,147
Lawton E. Bassett	Corporate EVP and Banking Group President	$500,000	—	$502,149	—	$489,239	$25,028	$1,562,992

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
James A. LaHaise	Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer	Retired	2026-04-30	2026-02-24
Claire E. McLean	director	Appointed	2024-02-07	2024-02-07
Jon S. Edwards	Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer	Retired	2024-03-31	2023-08-22

Leadership

Palmer Proctor CEO, Board Member
Nicole Stokes CFO
Ross L. Creasy CIO
Jody L. Spencer General Counsel
Claire E. McLean Board Member
Daniel B. Jeter Board Member
James B. Miller Board Member
Leo J. Hill Board Member
Robert P. Lynch Board Member
Rodney D. Bullard Board Member
William H. Stern Board Member
William I. Bowen Board Member
Wm. Millard Choate Board Member

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