CSV · Carriage Services Inc · Executive Compensation

$35.41 -1.57 (-4.25%) At close · Oct 23

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$562.39M

15.88M

Volume · Oct 23 169.77K Avg daily vol (3M) 202.1K

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 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Melvin Payne	CEO	$1,000,000	$1,250,000	$1,006,198	$779,859	—	$25,937	$4,061,994
Melvin C. Payne	CEO & Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)	$1,000,000	$1,250,000	$1,006,198	$779,859	—	$25,937	$4,061,994
Carlos R. Quezada	CEO & Vice Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)	$702,000	$1,250,000	$475,640	$368,487	—	$16,460	$2,812,587
Carlos Quezada	CEO	$702,000	$1,250,000	$475,640	$368,487	—	$16,460	$2,812,587
Steven D. Metzger	Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Secretary	$551,000	$937,500	$396,203	$307,073	—	$17,827	$2,209,603
Benjamin Brink	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)	—	—	$826,200	—	—	$500,000	$1,326,200
L. Kian Granmayeh	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)	$394,000	$401,370	$481,800	—	—	$19,570	$1,296,740
Kian Granmayeh	CFO	$394,000	$401,370	$481,800	—	—	$19,570	$1,296,740
Paul Elliott	Senior Vice President &	$360,000	$135,000	$244,194	$189,508	—	$146,808	$1,075,510
Shawn Phillips	Senior Vice President &	$360,000	$180,000	$244,194	$189,508	—	$13,972	$987,674
Adeola Olaniyan	Corporate Controller (Principal Financial Officer)	$319,000	$97,500	$86,302	—	—	$15,122	$517,924

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Melvin Payne	CEO	$1,000,000	$925,000	—	$1,390,400	—	$73,469	$3,388,869
Melvin C. Payne	CEO & Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)	$1,000,000	$925,000	—	$1,390,400	—	$73,469	$3,388,869
Carlos Quezada	CEO	$600,000	$540,000	—	$869,000	—	$20,251	$2,029,251
Carlos R. Quezada	CEO & Vice Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)	$600,000	$540,000	—	$869,000	—	$20,251	$2,029,251
Benjamin Brink	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)	$500,000	—	—	$695,200	—	$398,569	$1,593,769
Steven D. Metzger	Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Secretary	$500,000	$337,500	—	$695,200	—	$12,791	$1,545,491
Shawn Phillips	Senior Vice President &	$360,000	$162,000	—	$434,500	—	$44,879	$1,001,379
Corporate Controller	(Principal Financial Officer)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kian Granmayeh	CFO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Adeola Olaniyan	Corporate Controller (Principal Financial Officer)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Paul Elliott	Senior Vice President &	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
L. Kian Granmayeh	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Melvin C. Payne	CEO & Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)	$900,000	$1,200,000	—	$3,204,500	—	$42,281	$5,346,781
Melvin Payne	CEO	$900,000	$1,200,000	—	$3,204,500	—	$42,281	$5,346,781
Carlos Quezada	CEO	$400,000	$500,000	$851,191	$507,000	—	$57,849	$2,316,040
Carlos R. Quezada	CEO & Vice Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)	$400,000	$500,000	$851,191	$507,000	—	$57,849	$2,316,040
Benjamin Brink	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)	$400,000	$400,000	$851,191	$507,000	—	$14,314	$2,172,505
Steven D. Metzger	Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Secretary	$400,000	$400,000	$851,191	$507,000	—	$10,150	$2,168,341
Shawn Phillips	Senior Vice President &	$340,000	$250,000	—	$507,000	—	$13,083	$1,110,083
Viki Blinderman	Former Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer & Secretary (Principal Financial Officer)	$82,462	—	—	—	—	$506,329	$588,791
Adeola Olaniyan	Corporate Controller (Principal Financial Officer)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Corporate Controller	(Principal Financial Officer)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Regional Partner	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kian Granmayeh	CFO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
L. Kian Granmayeh	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Melvin C. Payne	CEO & Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)	$800,000	$1,000,000	$541,642	—	—	$14,036	$2,355,678
Melvin Payne	CEO	$800,000	$1,000,000	$541,642	—	—	$14,036	$2,355,678
Regional Partner	—	$320,000	$220,000	$135,408	—	—	$13,513	$688,921
Shawn Phillips	Senior Vice President &	$320,000	$220,000	$135,408	—	—	$13,513	$688,921
C. BenjaminBrink	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	$320,000	$200,000	$135,408	—	—	$10,232	$665,640
Benjamin Brink	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)	$320,000	$200,000	$135,408	—	—	$10,232	$665,640
Steven D. Metzger	Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Secretary	$320,000	$200,000	$135,408	—	—	—	$655,408
Carlos R. Quezada	President & Chief Operating Officer	$300,000	$200,000	$135,408	—	—	$12,106	$647,514
Carlos Quezada	COO	$300,000	$200,000	$135,408	—	—	$12,106	$647,514
Viki Blinderman	Former Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer & Secretary (Principal Financial Officer)	$320,000	—	$135,408	—	—	—	$455,408

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Melvin Payne	CEO	$777,000	$777,000	$457,000	—	—	$31,675	$2,042,675
Melvin C. Payne	CEO & Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)	$777,000	$777,000	$457,000	—	—	$31,675	$2,042,675
Benjamin Brink	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)	$300,000	$150,000	$47,985	—	—	$15,365	$513,350
C. BenjaminBrink	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	$300,000	$150,000	$47,985	—	—	$15,365	$513,350
Viki Blinderman	Former Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer & Secretary (Principal Financial Officer)	$300,000	$150,000	$47,985	—	—	—	$497,985
Paul Elliott	Senior Vice President and	$310,000	$125,000	$47,985	—	—	$13,127	$496,112
Regional Partner	—	$310,000	$125,000	$47,985	—	—	$12,647	$495,632
Shawn Phillips	Senior Vice President, Regional Partner and Head of Strategic and Corporate Development	$310,000	$125,000	$47,985	—	—	$12,647	$495,632
Steven D. Metzger	Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Secretary	$250,000	$150,000	$47,985	—	—	—	$447,985
Carlos R. Quezada	President & Chief Operating Officer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Carlos Quezada	COO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Melvin C. Payne	CEO and Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)	$700,000	$300,000	$1,014,657	$318,770	—	$45,843	$2,379,270
Melvin Payne	CEO	$700,000	$300,000	$1,014,657	$318,770	—	$45,843	$2,379,270
Paul Elliott	Senior Vice President and	$310,000	$100,000	$337,202	$105,895	—	$20,571	$873,668
Shawn Phillips	Senior Vice President, Regional Partner and Head of Strategic and Corporate Development	$310,000	$100,000	$337,202	$105,895	—	$10,995	$864,092
Benjamin Brink	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	$280,000	$140,000	$304,397	$95,631	—	$11,531	$831,559
C. BenjaminBrink	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	$280,000	$140,000	$304,397	$95,631	—	$11,531	$831,559
Viki Blinderman	Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial Officer)	$280,000	$140,000	$304,397	$95,631	—	—	$820,028
Steven D. Metzger	Senior Vice President & General Counsel	$210,000	$50,000	—	—	—	$65,103	$325,103

Fiscal 2017

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Melvin C. Payne	CEO and Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)	$700,000	$450,000	$700,125	$828,362	—	$63,382	$2,741,869
Melvin Payne	CEO	$700,000	$450,000	$700,125	$828,362	—	$63,382	$2,741,869
Shawn Phillips	Senior Vice President, Regional Partner and Head of Strategic and Corporate Development	$310,000	$140,000	$232,756	$275,407	—	$22,883	$981,046
Regional Partner	—	$310,000	$100,000	$232,756	$275,407	—	$26,313	$944,476
Benjamin Brink	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	$280,000	$130,000	$210,197	$249,008	—	$21,986	$891,191
Viki Blinderman	Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial Officer)	$280,000	$130,000	$210,197	$249,008	—	—	$869,205

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
Rob Franch	Chief Information Officer	Resigned	2026-08-13	2026-08-14
Steven D. Metzger	President and Chief Operating Officer	Appointed	2026-02-02	2026-01-16
John Enwright	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)	Appointed	2025-01-02	2024-12-05
Edmondo Robinson	Class II Director	Appointed	2024-10-30	2024-10-30
Kathryn Shanley	interim Principal Financial Officer	Appointed	2024-06-06	2024-06-07
L. Kian Granmayeh	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)	Resigned	2024-07-01	2024-06-07
Kathryn Shanley	Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)	Appointed	2024-03-25	2024-03-25
Chad Fargason	Non-Executive Chairman of the Board	Appointed	2024-03-07	2024-03-11
Julie Sanders	Class I director	Appointed	2024-03-07	2024-03-11
Julie Sanders	Class II director	Resigned	2024-03-07	2024-03-11
L. Kian Granmayeh	Principal Accounting Officer	Appointed	2024-02-21	2024-02-27
Melvin C. Payne	Executive Chairman of the Board	Resigned	2024-02-22	2024-02-22
Julie Sanders	Class II Director	Appointed	2023-07-25	2023-07-25
Barry K. Fingerhut	member of the Carriage Services, Inc. Board of Directors	Resigned	2023-07-25	2023-07-25
Somer Webb	Class I Director	Appointed	2023-07-05	2023-07-05
Achille Messac	Director	Resigned	—	2023-06-22
Steven D. Metzger	President	Appointed	—	2023-06-22
Mel Payne	Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors	Appointed	—	2023-06-22
Carlos R. Quezada	Chief Executive Officer	Appointed	—	2023-06-22
Chad Fargason	Class II Director	Appointed	2023-06-21	2023-06-22
Melvin C. Payne	Chief Executive Officer	Resigned	2023-06-21	2023-06-22
Melvin C. Payne	Executive Chairman of the Board	Appointed	2023-06-21	2023-06-22
Steven D. Metzger	President	Appointed	2023-06-21	2023-06-22
Carlos R. Quezada	Chief Executive Officer	Appointed	2023-06-21	2023-06-22
Achille Messac	member of the Board of Directors	Resigned	2023-06-15	2023-06-22

Leadership

Carlos Quezada CEO, COO
Carlos R. Quezada CEO, Chairman, Board Member
Melvin Payne CEO
Chad Fargason Chairman, Board Member
Mel Payne Chairman
Melvin C. Payne Chairman
Adeola Olaniyan CFO
John Enwright CFO
Kathryn Shanley CFO, Chief Accounting Officer
Kian Granmayeh CFO
Steven D. Metzger COO
Rob P. Franch CIO
Sam A. Mazzu General Counsel
L. Kian Granmayeh Chief Accounting Officer
Douglas B. Meehan Board Member
Edmondo Robinson Board Member
Julie Sanders Board Member
Somer Webb Board Member

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