West Fraser Timber Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.
Key information
Sean McLaren
Chief executive officer
US$1.1m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage | 43.9% |
CEO tenure | less than a year |
CEO ownership | 0.03% |
Management average tenure | 3.1yrs |
Board average tenure | 5.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
West Fraser Timber: OSB Grows Despite Tough End Markets
Aug 09West Fraser Timber: Low Valuation And Strong Balance Sheet Point To Rising Share-Price
Jan 02Weyerhaeuser And West Fraser Lead The Pack In Timber/Lumber
Oct 13West Fraser Timber: Great Company But The Timing Is Not Right
Sep 27West Fraser: Expecting Momentum To Continue Post Upcoming Q2 Earnings Report
Jul 19West Fraser Timber GAAP EPS of -$1.13 misses by $1.24, revenue of $1.62B beats by $90M
Feb 14West Fraser Timber declares $0.30 dividend
Dec 06West Fraser: A Buy At Current Valuation
Oct 24West Fraser Timber Is An Undervalued Gem
Sep 14West Fraser Timber declares $0.30 dividend
Sep 07West Fraser Timber Is Seeing Some Backstops From Commodity Slowdown
Aug 31West Fraser Earnings Preview: Strong Buy On Q2 Beat
Jul 27West Fraser Timber Has Pent-Up Demand On Material Shortages
May 17West Fraser Timber: A Valuation Refresh After An Awesome First Quarter
May 03West Fraser Timber: Buy The Dip
Mar 23West Fraser Timber: Stronger For Longer
Mar 01West Fraser Timber: That's A Bingo For $100/Share
Jan 15West Fraser Timber: Don't Rush, There Is More Money Left On The Table
Dec 19CEO Compensation Analysis
Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
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Sep 27 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$96m |
Jun 28 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$145m |
Mar 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$90m |
Dec 31 2023 | US$1m | US$484k | -US$167m |
Sep 29 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$107m |
Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$50m |
Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$843m |
Dec 31 2022 | US$2m | US$437k | US$2b |
Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
Dec 31 2021 | US$2m | US$402k | US$3b |
Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
Dec 31 2020 | US$1m | US$368k | US$588m |
Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$274m |
Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$20m |
Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$93m |
Dec 31 2019 | US$1m | US$349k | -US$116m |
Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$60m |
Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$156m |
Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$455m |
Dec 31 2018 | US$981k | US$317k | US$593m |
Compensation vs Market: Sean's total compensation ($USD1.10M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD7.98M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Sean's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Sean McLaren (55 yo)
less than a year
Tenure
US$1,102,874
Compensation
Mr. Sean P. McLaren serves as President, CEO & Director at West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd from January 01, 2024 and served as its Chief Operating Officer since December 07, 2021. He served as President of Soli...
Leadership Team
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
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CEO, President & Director | less than a year | US$1.10m | 0.028% $ 1.9m | |
Senior VP of Finance & CFO | 7.8yrs | US$1.07m | 0.0087% $ 597.0k | |
Senior Vice-President of Finance | 3.9yrs | US$818.14k | 0.012% $ 827.9k | |
Executive Vice-President of North American Operations | 3.1yrs | US$831.48k | 0.016% $ 1.1m | |
Vice-President of Capital & Technology | 4.9yrs | no data | no data | |
Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Development | no data | no data | no data | |
VP & General Counsel | no data | no data | no data | |
Senior VP of Sales & Marketing | no data | no data | 0.0022% $ 151.6k | |
Vice President of Human Resources | no data | no data | no data | |
Senior Vice-President of Corporate Services | no data | no data | 0.0070% $ 478.1k | |
Senior Vice-President of Western Canada | 3.1yrs | no data | 0.0097% $ 663.3k | |
Senior Vice President of Europe | 3.1yrs | no data | no data |
3.1yrs
Average Tenure
55.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: WFG's management team is considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
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CEO, President & Director | less than a year | US$1.10m | 0.028% $ 1.9m | |
Independent Corporate Director | 7.8yrs | US$166.04k | 0.0013% $ 86.1k | |
Independent Chairman | 39.3yrs | US$301.89k | 2.67% $ 182.1m | |
Independent Corporate Director | 20.8yrs | US$150.95k | 0.0013% $ 85.4k | |
Independent Director | 1.7yrs | US$94.73k | 0.0062% $ 425.6k | |
Independent Corporate Director | 8.8yrs | US$158.49k | 0.0037% $ 255.5k | |
Independent Corporate Director | 8.8yrs | US$166.04k | no data | |
Independent Corporate Director | 1.8yrs | US$105.66k | no data | |
Independent Corporate Director | 3.9yrs | US$150.95k | no data | |
Independent Corporate Director | 7.8yrs | US$166.04k | 0.0022% $ 148.9k | |
Independent Corporate Director | 3.9yrs | US$150.95k | no data | |
Independent Corporate Director | 3.8yrs | US$150.95k | 1.25% $ 85.5m |
5.8yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: WFG's board of directors are considered experienced (5.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2025/01/10 08:27 |
End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/08 00:00 |
Earnings | 2024/09/27 |
Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is covered by 18 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.
Analyst | Institution |
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Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
Ketan Mamtora | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
Hamir Patel | CIBC Capital Markets |