West Bancorporation (WTBA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

David D. Nelson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Chief Executive Officer of West Bank, was paid $1.5M in 2025, up 17% from $1.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 18:1, on median employee pay of $80,878.

Filed
March 3, 2026
Annual meeting
April 23, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$1.5M+17% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
18:1median $80,878
CEO pay in equity
21%$303,493 in awards
CEO Base Salary
$608,000Annual base salary
CEO Stock Awards
$303,493Grant date fair value
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$477,245Annual cash incentive earned
Median Employee Pay
$80,878Annual total compensation
CEO to Median Pay Ratio
18:1Ratio for fiscal 2025

How Nelson was paid

$1.5M 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.

Salary42%Bonus1%Stock awards21%Non-equity incentive33%Pension and deferred comp1%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
David D. NelsonPresident and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Chief Executive Officer of West Bank$1,456,493
Jane M. FunkExecutive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer$842,157
Harlee N. OlafsonExecutive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer$923,901
Brad L. WinterbottomExecutive Vice President of the Company and President of West Bank$923,901
Bradley P. PetersExecutive Vice President of the Company and Executive Vice President and Minnesota Market President$844,053

What changed and why

  • $1.5MDavid D. Nelson received a total compensation of $1,456,493 in fiscal year 2025.
  • $1.2MCEO total compensation increased from $1,246,543 in the prior fiscal year.
  • Equity awards included Time RSUs and Performance RSUs subject to holding periods and performance targets.
  • Performance RSU metrics included ROE, efficiency ratio, and nonperforming assets to total assets ratio.

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.