NorthWestern Energy Group Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

NorthWestern Energy Group's CEO is Brian Bird, appointed in Feb 2021, has a tenure of 3.17 years. total yearly compensation is $3.11M, comprised of 25.5% salary and 74.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.28% of the company’s shares, worth €7.84M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.4 years and 5.8 years respectively.

Key information

Brian Bird

Chief executive officer

US$3.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	25.5%
CEO tenure	3.2yrs
CEO ownership	0.3%
Management average tenure	5.4yrs
Board average tenure	5.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Brian Bird's remuneration changed compared to NorthWestern Energy Group's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$197m
Dec 31 2023	US$3m	US$795k	US$194m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$178m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$176m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$186m
Dec 31 2022	US$3m	US$511k	US$183m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$168m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$175m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$183m
Dec 31 2021	US$2m	US$495k	US$187m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$189m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$183m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$168m
Dec 31 2020	US$1m	US$475k	US$155m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$162m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$154m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$180m
Dec 31 2019	US$1m	US$445k	US$202m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$209m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$215m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$211m
Dec 31 2018	US$1m	US$432k	US$197m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$178m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$187m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$165m
Dec 31 2017	US$1m	US$420k	US$163m

Compensation vs Market: Brian's total compensation ($USD3.11M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.56M).

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

CEO

Brian Bird (63 yo)

3.2yrs

Tenure

US$3,110,602

Compensation

Mr. Brian B. Bird was Chief Operating Officer at NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (formerly known as NorthWestern Corporation) since February 05, 2021 and served as its Chief Financial Officer since Decembe...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Brian Bird	CEO, President & Director	3.2yrs	US$3.11m	0.28% $ 7.8m
Crystal Lail	VP & CFO	3.2yrs	US$1.26m	0.036% $ 1.0m
Shannon Heim	VP of Federal Government Affairs & General Counsel	1.3yrs	US$770.11k	0.0065% $ 185.4k
Bobbi Schroeppel	Vice President of Customer Care	18.6yrs	US$735.58k	0.054% $ 1.5m
Travis Meyer	Director of Corporate Finance & Investor Relations Officer	6.8yrs	no data	no data
Jeanne Vold	Vice President of Technology	11.3yrs	no data	0.018% $ 503.6k
Michael Nieman	Chief Audit & Compliance Officer	14.3yrs	no data	no data
Daniel Rausch	Treasurer & Corporate Development Officer	11.3yrs	no data	no data
Bleau LaFave	VP of Asset Management & Business Development	less than a year	no data	0.00082% $ 23.3k
Timothy Olson	Senior Corporate Counsel & Corporate Secretary	14.3yrs	no data	no data
Jeffrey Berzina	Controller	4yrs	no data	0.0039% $ 111.8k
Cyndee Fang	VP of Regulatory Affairs	1.3yrs	no data	no data

5.4yrs

Average Tenure

52.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: NWZA's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.4 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Brian Bird	CEO, President & Director	1.3yrs	US$3.11m	0.28% $ 7.8m
Jan Horsfall	Independent Director	9yrs	US$243.19k	0.0094% $ 266.3k
Mahvash Yazdi	Independent Director	4.3yrs	US$236.20k	0.026% $ 737.8k
Dana Dykhouse	Independent Chairman of the Board	15.3yrs	US$372.53k	0.070% $ 2.0m
Kent Larson	Independent Director	1.7yrs	US$233.19k	0.010% $ 290.4k
Linda Sullivan	Independent Director	7yrs	US$243.19k	0.0046% $ 130.9k
Anthony Clark	Independent Director	7.3yrs	US$233.19k	0.037% $ 1.0m
Britt Ide	Independent Director	7yrs	US$233.19k	0.018% $ 524.9k
Jeffrey Yingling	Independent Director	4.5yrs	US$236.20k	0.0016% $ 46.3k
Sherina Edwards	Independent Director	less than a year	US$213.64k	0.0069% $ 195.0k

5.8yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: NWZA's board of directors are considered experienced (5.8 years average tenure).

NorthWestern Energy Group Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Independent Director recently sold €65k worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold €150k worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold €82k worth of stock

Insufficient new directors

Insider recently sold €91k worth of stock

NorthWestern Energy Announces Executive Changes

Recent updates

NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend , Payable on June 28, 2024

NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 25, 2024

NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. Declares Quarterly Common Dividend, Payable on March 29, 2024

NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Feb 14, 2024

Northwestern Energy Group, Inc. Initiates Earnings Guidance for 2024

NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 26, 2023

NorthWestern Corporation Common Stock to Delist from Nasdaq

Upcoming dividend of US$0.64 per share at 5.2% yield

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.32 (vs US$0.55 in 2Q 2022)

Northwestern Corporation Declares A Quarterly Common Stock Dividend, Payable on September 29, 2023

NorthWestern Corporation to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 24, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.64 per share at 4.4% yield

Independent Director recently sold €65k worth of stock

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.05 (vs US$1.09 in 1Q 2022)

Independent Director recently sold €150k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.64 per share at 4.4% yield

Independent Director recently sold €82k worth of stock

NorthWestern Declares Quarterly Common Dividend, Payable on March 31, 2023

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$3.28 (vs US$3.61 in FY 2021)

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of US$0.63 per share

Insider recently sold €91k worth of stock

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.49 (vs US$0.68 in 3Q 2021)

NorthWestern Corporation Declares Quarterly Common Stock Dividend, Payable on December 30, 2022

NorthWestern Corporation to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 24, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.63 per share

NorthWestern Energy Announces Executive Changes

Northwestern Corporation Elects Kent T. Larson as A Director

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.55 (vs US$0.73 in 2Q 2021)

Northwestern Corporation Announces Executive Changes

NorthWestern Corporation Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022

NorthWestern Corporation to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 27, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.63 per share

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.09 (vs US$1.25 in 1Q 2021)

Now 21% undervalued

NorthWestern Corporation to Report Q1, 2022 Results on Apr 28, 2022

Now 21% undervalued

CEO & Director recently sold €114k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.63 per share

Independent Director recently sold €126k worth of stock

NorthWestern Corporation Declares Quarterly Common Dividend, Payable March 31, 2022

NorthWestern Corporation Affirms Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Upcoming dividend of US$0.62 per share

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.68 (vs US$0.58 in 3Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.62 per share

Insider recently sold €109k worth of stock

Vice President of Customer Care recently sold €58k worth of stock

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.73 (vs US$0.42 in 2Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.62 per share

Independent Director recently sold €118k worth of stock

Insider recently sold €193k worth of stock

NorthWestern Corporation Re-Affirms Earnings Guidance for the Full Year of 2021 and Provides Earnings Guidance for the Period from Second Quarter to Fourth Quarter of 2021

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$1.25 (vs US$1.00 in 1Q 2020)

New 90-day high: €49.40

Upcoming Dividend of US$0.62 Per Share

CEO & Director recently sold €148k worth of stock

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$3.07 (vs US$4.01 in FY 2019)

Revenue misses expectations

NorthWestern Corporation Announces CFO Changes

NorthWestern Corporation to Report Fiscal Year 2020 Results on Feb 11, 2021

Upcoming Dividend of US$0.60 Per Share

New 90-day high: €47.80

Third quarter earnings released

Third-quarter earnings released: Revenue misses expectations

NorthWestern Corporation to Report Q3, 2020 Results on Oct 21, 2020

New 90-day low: €40.80

New 90-day low - €42.40

New 90-day low - €45.00