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In 2023, Frank S. Sorrentino III earned $3.63M in total compensation at Center Bancorp, including $945.00K salary, $878.90K bonus and $1.63M in stock. Most recently acquired 104,524 shares in Mar 2025. Currently holds stock worth $15.83M. Has led Center Bancorp for over 11 years.

Compensation History

Annual executive compensation data for Frank S. Sorrentino III, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.

Year

2023

Total Compensation

$3.63M

Salary

$945.00K

Bonus

$878.90K

Other

$182.00K

Salary

$945.00K

Board Justification

The compensation philosophy emphasizes a pay-for-performance approach, aligning executive compensation with company performance and shareholder interests through rigorous stock ownership guidelines and equity-based long-term incentives.

Bonus

$878.90K

Board Justification

The annual incentive plan provides cash incentives based on attaining pre-established goals, with a target incentive opportunity of 95% of base salary for the CEO. The actual payout was determined to be 97.9% of target due to performance metrics achieved in 2023.

Other Compensation

$182.00K

Board Justification

This includes contributions to the nonqualified deferred compensation plan and other benefits such as a car allowance.

Restricted Stock

$1.63M90.96K common stock

Board Justification

The stock awards that vested in 2023 were based on performance units granted in prior years, with a total of 90,959 shares vesting during the year.

Performance Metrics

The performance metrics for determining the CEO's compensation included core return on assets, operating efficiency ratio, tangible book value per share, and pre-provision net revenue.

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Frank S. Sorrentino III

Founder and CEO of Center Bancorp

Education

Not specified

Field of Expertise

Finance & Banking - Finance

Sector of Economy

Financial Services

Born

January 1, 1962 - 63 years ago

CEO of Center Bancorp for

11 years 5 months (Jul 2014 - Present)

Previous Experience

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Legacy ConnectOne

Holdings

Track Frank S. Sorrentino III's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.

Total Stock Sold

$2.58M

CNOB

$2.58M

95,981 CNOB shares

What if they kept their stock?

If Frank S. Sorrentino III didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra CNOB95,981 shares worth $2.51M.
This is -2.63% and $67.85K less than what they got when they sold the stock.

Insider Trading

Frank S. Sorrentino III's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.

CNOB

104,524 shares

CNOB

Mar 19, 2025

Received

CNOB

28,761 shares

CNOB

Mar 22, 2024

Received

CNOB

24,515 shares

CNOB

Mar 20, 2024

Received

CNOB

106,863 shares

CNOB

Mar 20, 2023

Received

CNOB

47,168 shares

CNOB

Mar 21, 2022

Received

CNOB

$1.02M

CNOB at $34.12/share

Nov 2, 2021

Sale

CNOB

34,783 shares

CNOB

Mar 15, 2021

Received

CNOB

75,624 shares

CNOB

Mar 15, 2020

Received

CNOB

$114.90K

CNOB at $21.93/share

Apr 29, 2019

Sale

CNOB

34,200 shares

CNOB

Mar 19, 2019

Received

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