Canadian Western Bank

TSX:CWB Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$5.7b

Canadian Western Bank Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Canadian Western Bank's CEO is Chris Fowler, appointed in Aug 2012, has a tenure of 12.42 years. total yearly compensation is CA$3.08M, comprised of 26.6% salary and 73.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.19% of the company’s shares, worth CA$10.74M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.9 years and 10.8 years respectively.

Key information

Chris Fowler

Chief executive officer

CA$3.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage26.6%
CEO tenure12.4yrs
CEO ownership0.2%
Management average tenure7.9yrs
Board average tenure10.8yrs

Recent management updates

It's Probably Less Likely That Canadian Western Bank's (TSE:CWB) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Mar 29
It's Probably Less Likely That Canadian Western Bank's (TSE:CWB) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Recent updates

It's Probably Less Likely That Canadian Western Bank's (TSE:CWB) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Mar 29
It's Probably Less Likely That Canadian Western Bank's (TSE:CWB) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To CA$0.34

Dec 14
Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To CA$0.34

Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At CA$0.32

Mar 07
Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At CA$0.32

Canadian Western Bank's (TSE:CWB) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Dec 06
Canadian Western Bank's (TSE:CWB) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At CA$0.31

Jun 03
Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At CA$0.31

With EPS Growth And More, Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) Is Interesting

May 18
With EPS Growth And More, Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) Is Interesting

Is Now The Time To Put Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) On Your Watchlist?

Feb 01
Is Now The Time To Put Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) On Your Watchlist?

Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To CA$0.30

Dec 09
Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To CA$0.30

Canadian Western Bank Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Dec 07
Canadian Western Bank Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Canadian Western Bank's (TSE:CWB) Dividend Will Be CA$0.29

Sep 02
Canadian Western Bank's (TSE:CWB) Dividend Will Be CA$0.29

Here's Why I Think Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) Is An Interesting Stock

Aug 30
Here's Why I Think Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) Is An Interesting Stock

Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) Will Pay A Dividend Of CA$0.29

Jun 04
Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) Will Pay A Dividend Of CA$0.29

With EPS Growth And More, Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) Is Interesting

May 31
With EPS Growth And More, Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) Is Interesting

Most Shareholders Will Probably Find That The CEO Compensation For Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) Is Reasonable

Mar 26
Most Shareholders Will Probably Find That The CEO Compensation For Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) Is Reasonable

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Chris Fowler's remuneration changed compared to Canadian Western Bank's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Oct 31 2024n/an/a

CA$268m

Jul 31 2024n/an/a

CA$283m

Apr 30 2024n/an/a

CA$324m

Jan 31 2024n/an/a

CA$318m

Oct 31 2023CA$3mCA$820k

CA$324m

Jul 31 2023n/an/a

CA$315m

Apr 30 2023n/an/a

CA$313m

Jan 31 2023n/an/a

CA$317m

Oct 31 2022CA$3mCA$815k

CA$310m

Jul 31 2022n/an/a

CA$333m

Apr 30 2022n/an/a

CA$338m

Jan 31 2022n/an/a

CA$336m

Oct 31 2021CA$3mCA$800k

CA$327m

Jul 31 2021n/an/a

CA$301m

Apr 30 2021n/an/a

CA$277m

Jan 31 2021n/an/a

CA$256m

Oct 31 2020CA$3mCA$796k

CA$249m

Jul 31 2020n/an/a

CA$253m

Apr 30 2020n/an/a

CA$262m

Jan 31 2020n/an/a

CA$272m

Oct 31 2019CA$3mCA$774k

CA$267m

Jul 31 2019n/an/a

CA$264m

Apr 30 2019n/an/a

CA$255m

Jan 31 2019n/an/a

CA$254m

Oct 31 2018CA$3mCA$755k

CA$249m

Compensation vs Market: Chris's total compensation ($USD2.14M) is below average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD3.18M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Chris's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Chris Fowler (64 yo)

12.4yrs

Tenure

CA$3,081,276

Compensation

Mr. Christopher H. Fowler, also known as Chris, M.A., has been President of Canadian Western Bank since August 30, 2012 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since March 7, 2013 and has been its Directo...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Christopher Fowler
President12.4yrsCA$3.08m0.19%
CA$ 10.7m
Robin Rudd
Chief Financial Officer4.1yrsCA$1.05m0.024%
CA$ 1.4m
Stephen H. Murphy
Group Head of Commercial8.8yrsCA$1.42m0.052%
CA$ 3.0m
Jeffrey Wright
Group Head of Client Solutions & Specialty Businesses7yrsCA$946.83k0.0076%
CA$ 433.7k
M. Parra
Chief Risk Officer3.2yrsCA$1.01m0.0042%
CA$ 237.6k
Monique M. Nicholson
Senior VPno datano datano data
Kelly Blackett
Chief People & Culture Officer10.3yrsCA$938.06k0.035%
CA$ 2.0m
Mario Furlan
Senior Vice President of Real Estate - BC Region35yrsno datano data
David Leslie Thomson
Senior Vice President of Credit Risk Managementno datano datano data
Supriya James
Senior Vice President of Human Resourcesno datano data0.0049%
CA$ 277.4k
Kelly Martin
Senior VP & Chief Internal Auditor6yrsno data0.012%
CA$ 678.1k
Trent Erickson
Senior VP of Credit Risk Managementno datano data0.0051%
CA$ 287.6k

7.9yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: CWB's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.9 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Christopher Fowler
President11.8yrsCA$3.08m0.19%
CA$ 10.7m
Linda Margaret Hohol
Independent Director13.6yrsCA$213.15k0.0098%
CA$ 557.6k
Sarah Morgan-Silvester
Independent Chairman of the Board10.8yrsCA$366.80k0.012%
CA$ 684.3k
Margaret Mulligan
Independent Director7.8yrsCA$198.25k0.0093%
CA$ 528.6k
Irfhan Rawji
Independent Director3.8yrsCA$202.75k0.032%
CA$ 1.8m
Andrew Bibby
Independent Director12.1yrsCA$211.60k0.014%
CA$ 770.1k
Ian Reid
Independent Director13.8yrsCA$229.40k0.014%
CA$ 811.6k
E. Mitchell
Independent Director6yrsCA$223.00k0.026%
CA$ 1.5m
Maria Filippelli
Independent Director4.4yrsCA$211.87k0.0081%
CA$ 459.8k

10.8yrs

Average Tenure

66yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: CWB's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10.8 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 23:17
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/10/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Canadian Western Bank is covered by 23 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John AikenBarclays
Joseph NgBarclays
Sohrab MovahediBMO Capital Markets Equity Research