Canadian Western Bank

OTCPK:CWES.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.9b

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 12.33 years. total yearly compensation is CA$3.08M, comprised of 26.6% salary and 73.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.17% of the company’s shares, worth $6.82M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.8 years and 10.8 years respectively.

Key information

Chris Fowler

Chief executive officer

CA$3.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage26.6%
CEO tenure12.3yrs
CEO ownership0.2%
Management average tenure7.8yrs
Board average tenure10.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

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 ($USD2.14M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.65M).

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

CEO

Chris Fowler (64 yo)

12.3yrs

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
President12.3yrsCA$3.08m0.17%
$ 6.8m
Robin Rudd
Chief Financial Officer4yrsCA$1.05m0.024%
$ 950.4k
Stephen H. Murphy
Group Head of Commercial8.8yrsCA$1.42m0.052%
$ 2.0m
Jeffrey Wright
Group Head of Client Solutions & Specialty Businesses6.9yrsCA$946.83k0.0076%
$ 300.6k
M. Parra
Chief Risk Officer3.1yrsCA$1.01m0.0042%
$ 164.7k
Monique M. Nicholson
Senior VPno datano datano data
Kelly Blackett
Chief People & Culture Officer10.2yrsCA$938.06k0.031%
$ 1.2m
Mario Furlan
Senior Vice President of Real Estate - BC Region34.9yrsno datano data
David Leslie Thomson
Senior Vice President of Credit Risk Managementno datano datano data
Supriya James
Senior Vice President of Human Resourcesno datano data0.0033%
$ 131.6k
Kelly Martin
Senior VP & Chief Internal Auditor5.9yrsno data0.012%
$ 470.1k
Trent Erickson
Senior VP of Credit Risk Managementno datano data0.0051%
$ 199.4k

7.8yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: CWES.F's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Christopher Fowler
President11.8yrsCA$3.08m0.17%
$ 6.8m
Linda Margaret Hohol
Independent Director13.5yrsCA$213.15k0.0098%
$ 386.5k
Sarah Morgan-Silvester
Independent Chairman of the Board10.8yrsCA$366.80k0.012%
$ 474.4k
Margaret Mulligan
Independent Director7.8yrsCA$198.25k0.0093%
$ 366.4k
Irfhan Rawji
Independent Director3.7yrsCA$202.75k0.032%
$ 1.3m
Andrew Bibby
Independent Director12yrsCA$211.60k0.014%
$ 533.9k
Ian Reid
Independent Director13.8yrsCA$229.40k0.014%
$ 562.7k
E. Mitchell
Independent Director5.9yrsCA$223.00k0.026%
$ 1.0m
Maria Filippelli
Independent Director4.3yrsCA$211.87k0.0081%
$ 318.8k

10.8yrs

Average Tenure

66yo

Average Age

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

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 05:19
End of Day Share Price 2024/11/08 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/10/31

Data Sources

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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 24 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