First Western Financial (MYFW) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Scott C. Wylie, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President, was paid $2.6M in 2025, up 110% from $1.3M the year before.

Filed
April 24, 2026
Annual meeting
June 3, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$2.6M+110% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
62%$1.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
CEO Stock Awards
$1,641,443Grant date fair value for 2025
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$368,300Short-term incentive compensation for 2025
COO Total Pay
$1,125,286Julie A. Courkamp total compensation
CRO Total Pay
$507,979Matthew Cassell total compensation
Say-on-Pay Support
93%Prior year advisory vote support

How Wylie was paid

$2.6M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary24%Stock awards62%Non-equity incentive14%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Scott C. WylieChairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of First Western Financial, Inc.$2,645,442
Julie A. CourkampDirector, Chief Operating Officer, and President of First Western Trust Bank$1,125,286
Matthew CassellChief Revenue Officer$507,979

What changed and why

  • $2.6MScott C. Wylie received total compensation of $2,645,442 in fiscal 2025, compared to $1,262,464 in the prior year.
  • Stock awards granted to the CEO included annual RSUs, PSUs, a TSR PSU award, and a special EPS PSU award.
  • $1.1MJulie A. Courkamp received total compensation of $1,125,286, which included $572,846 in stock awards.
  • $508KMatthew Cassell received total compensation of $507,979, which included $74,995 in stock awards.
  • 93%The 2025 say-on-pay advisory vote received approximately 93% support from shares voted.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.