Westaim Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Westaim's CEO is Cam MacDonald, appointed in Apr 2009, has a tenure of 16.25 years. total yearly compensation is $10.16M, comprised of 5.8% salary and 94.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.25% of the company’s shares, worth CA$22.77M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 10.5 years and 0.4 years respectively.
Key information
Cam MacDonald
Chief executive officer
US$10.2m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 5.83% |
| CEO tenure | 16.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 2.3% |
| Management average tenure | 10.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | less than a year |
Recent management updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$47m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$10m | US$592k | -US$16m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$40m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$64m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$113m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$7m | US$596k | US$184m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$182m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$142m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$109m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$2m | US$607k | US$18m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$8m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$10m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$23m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$2m | US$537k | US$28m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$7m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$6m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$5m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$1m | US$512k | -US$34m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$33m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$30m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$22m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$1m | US$509k | US$9m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$28m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$29m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$21m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$1m | US$512k | US$17m |
Compensation vs Market: Cam's total compensation ($USD10.16M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD1.91M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Cam's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Cam MacDonald
Mr. John Cameron MacDonald, also known as Cam, CFA served as Independent Director at Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. (formerly known as Houston International Insurance Group, Ltd.) since July 2014 u...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 16.3yrs | US$10.16m | 2.25% CA$ 22.8m | |
| Chief Operating Officer of Westaim Canada Services Corporation | 12.5yrs | US$7.43m | 0% CA$ 0 | |
| Chief Financial Officer of Westaim Canada Services Corporation | 10.5yrs | US$2.15m | 0% CA$ 0 | |
| Chief Strategy Officer & Director | less than a year | US$649.55k | no data | |
| Executive Chairman of the Board | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| CFO, Chief Risk Officer & Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive of HIIG | no data | US$614.36k | no data | |
| Principal | no data | no data | no data | |
| Advisor | no data | no data | no data | |
| Advisor | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: WED's management team is seasoned and experienced (10.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 16.6yrs | US$10.16m | 2.25% CA$ 22.8m | |
| Chief Strategy Officer & Director | less than a year | US$649.55k | no data | |
| Executive Chairman of the Board | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| CFO, Chief Risk Officer & Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 10.2yrs | US$328.00k | 0.044% CA$ 446.4k | |
| Vice Chairman of the Board | 29.2yrs | US$4.12m | 4.37% CA$ 44.1m | |
| Independent Director | 5.2yrs | US$338.00k | no data | |
| Board Observer | less than a year | no data | 0.076% CA$ 767.1k | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.8yrs | US$323.00k | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: WED's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 0.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/07/21 12:21 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/07/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
The Westaim Corporation is covered by 6 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Vahan Ajamian | Beacon Securities Limited |
| Paul Holden | CIBC Capital Markets |
| Jeffrey Fenwick | Cormark Securities Inc. |