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Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL.PA) company profile

WAL.PANYSEState Commercial BanksFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as WAL
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 30, 2026Score 16/3015% below fair value
$24.30−0.02 (-0.08%)

Close on Nov 5, 2026Market cap $8.28BP/E 8.4Yield 2.06%

About Western Alliance Bancorporation

State Commercial Banks, SIC 6022

Western Alliance Bancorporation operates as a bank holding company that delivers customized loan, deposit, and treasury management solutions, along with digital payment services and mortgage banking through its principal subsidiary, Western Alliance Bank, and specialized affiliates like AmeriHome. The company organizes its activities into three primary reportable segments: Commercial, Consumer Related, and Corporate & Other. Its customer base includes small to middle-market businesses, niche commercial institutions, real estate investors and developers, corporate trusts, legal industry participants, and individual retail and residential mortgage clients.

Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, the organization concentrates its banking activities in its core footprint of Arizona, Nevada, and California, while maintaining branch and office presences across several other major metropolitan areas in Georgia, Texas, Massachusetts, Illinois, Ohio, Colorado, Minnesota, New York, Washington, and Virginia. Western Alliance Bank conducts operations across dozens of named cities throughout these regions, supported by a workforce of 3,769 full-time equivalent employees.

Summary of the business section of Western Alliance Bancorporation's latest annual report, written by StockData.

Company profile

Company

Legal name
Western Alliance Bancorporation
Headquarters
Phoenix, AZ
Address
One E. Washington Street 85004
Phone
(602) 389-3500
Employees
3,769, Dec 31, 2025
Industry
State Commercial Banks
Incorporated in
Delaware
Fiscal year ends
December 31
Auditor
RSM US LLP, Austin, Texas

Stock & identifiers

Ticker
WAL.PA
Other tickers
WAL
Exchange
NYSE
IPO date
Jul 1, 2005
Shares outstanding
109M, Jul 28, 2026
Public float
$8.36B, Jun 30, 2025
Filer category
Large accelerated filer
SEC CIK
1212545
CUSIP
957638109
ISIN
US9576381092
LEI
5493003VJXZ5JXT9S762
EIN
00-0000000

Executives and directors

Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years

NamePositionShares owned
Kenneth VecchioneChairman, President & CEO, Director465,878
Emily NachlasChief Risk Officer16,575
Lynne HerndonChief Credit Officer1,880
Vishal IdnaniChief Financial Officer11,468
Timothy W. BootheChief Administration Officer65,742
Jessica H. JarviCLO & Secretary15,781
Barbara KennedyChief Human Resources Officer33,129
Dale GibbonsVice Chair and CBO, Deposits267,705
Tim R. BrucknerCBO for Regional Banking29,068
Ben MuchaChief Accounting Officer3,485
Stephen Russell CurleyChief Banking Ofc.-NBL41,531
J. Kelly Ardrey Jr.Chief Accounting Officer3,214
Mary Chris JammetDirector5,861
Michael PapayDirector0
Kuras Mary TuukDirector14,271
Juan R. FiguereoDirector19,269
Howard GouldDirector53,009
Bruce D. BeachDirector55,732
Donald D. SnyderDirector98,713
Clarke R. Starnes IIIDirector2,580
Greta GuggenheimDirector8,441
Christopher A. HalmyDirector5,861
Robert P. LattaDirector47,851
Bryan K. SegediDirector19,419
Anthony T. MeolaDirector13,480

CEO pay and shareholder return

Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement

Fiscal yearCEO total payCEO pay actually paidOther executives (avg)Value of $100 investedPeer group
FY2025$10.97M$11.03M$3.89M$155$153
FY2024$10.28M$15.08M$3.64M$151$143
FY2023$8.75M$3.87M$2.63M$117$127
FY2022$8.20M$2.25M$2.46M$102$127
FY2021$7.32M$21.61M$2.91M$182$137
FY2020$6.27M$8.33M$2.70M$108$91

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

Executive compensation, fiscal 2025

Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement

ExecutiveSalaryStock awardsIncentive payOtherTotalvs. prior year
KENNETH VECCHIONE
Chief Executive Officer
$1.50M$5.33M$4.05M$93.14K$10.97M+7%
DALE GIBBONS
Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
$919.33K$2.64M$1.99M$133.16K$5.68M+2%
STEVE CURLEY
Chief Banking Officer – National Business Lines
$626.22K$1.57M$1.32M$46.72K$3.56M+8%
TIM BRUCKNER
Chief Banking Officer – Regional Banks
$626.22K$1.42M$1.33M$44.95K$3.42M+7%
TIM BOOTHE
Chief Administration Officer
$542.48K$862.44K$965.61K$529.13K$2.90M+17%

Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.

IPO

From the final prospectus (Form 424B4) and the first day of trading

Offering

Type
Initial public offering
Final prospectus filed
Jul 1, 2005
Offer price
$22.00
Securities offered
3,750,000
Gross proceeds
$82.50M
Exchange
NYSE
First trading day
Jul 1, 2005
First-day close
$26.00+18.2%
Lock-up ends (est.)
Dec 28, 2005

“The initial public offering price of our common stock is $22.00 per share.”

Lock-up end is estimated as 180 days after the first trading day; the prospectus sets the actual terms.

Employees

Headcount reported in annual reports

“As of December 31, 2025, the Company employed 3,769 full-time equivalent employees, an increase of 7% from December 31, 2024.”

Corporate history

Events identified from SEC filings

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