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Community West Bancshares Executive Compensation (FY25)

CWBC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 29, 2026
212 figures on this page: 203 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
James Kim was paid $1,264,784 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025, and Kim's total was 12.9% higher than the $1,120,506 reported for fiscal 2024. The say-on-pay proposal drew 94.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 27, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group names Bank of Marin Bancorp, BayCom Corp, California BanCorp, Farmers & Merchants Bancorp and First Northern Community Bancorp, among others. For fiscal 2025, the company reported 5 named executive officers.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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James Kim
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 27, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — James Kim: $1,120,506 → $1,264,784 (12.9% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 95.3% → 94.6% (0.7 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 13.1:1 → 8.4:1 (35.8% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Community West Bancshares' chief executive and what were they paid?
James Kim was paid $1,264,784 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Kim's total was 12.9% higher than the $1,120,506 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Community West Bancshares' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 94.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 27, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Community West Bancshares' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Bank of Marin Bancorp, BayCom Corp, California BanCorp, Farmers & Merchants Bancorp and First Northern Community Bancorp, among others.
What is Community West Bancshares' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 8.4:1 for fiscal 2025.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Kim
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Shannon Livingston
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Blaine Lauhon
Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer
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Patrick Luis
Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Jeffrey Martin
Executive Vice President Market Executive
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Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Timothy Stronks
Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
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James Kim
Chief Executive Officer
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Martin Plourd
President
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Shannon Livingston
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Jeffrey Martin
Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer
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Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Kim
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Shannon Livingston
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeffrey Martin
Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Martin Plourd
Former President
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Blaine Lauhon
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Blaine C. LauhonRSU———◇——◇
James J. KimRSU———◇——◇
Jeffrey M. MartinRSU———◇——◇
Martin E. PlourdRSU———◇——◇
Shannon R. LivingstonRSU———◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Blaine LauhonRSU◇◇——
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Martin PlourdOption◇—◇—
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Option◇—◇—
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James KimRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Shannon LivingstonRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jeffrey MartinRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Daniel J. Doyle
Board chair
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Robert J. Flautt
◇◇———◇◇
Steven D. McDonald
◇◇———◇◇
Robert H. Bartlein
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James W. Lokey
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Kirk B. Stovesand
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F. T. Tommy Elliott, IV
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Dorothea D. Silva
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Jagroop "Jay" Gill, Dora Westerlund, James J. Kim, Andriana D. Majarian and Martin E. Plourd served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Bank of Marin Bancorp BMRC
  • BayCom Corp BCML
  • California BanCorp BCAL
  • Farmers & Merchants Bancorp FMCB
  • First Northern Community Bancorp FNRN
  • Five Star Bancorp FSBC
  • Heritage Commerce Corp HTBK
  • Oak Valley Bancorp OVLY
  • OP Bancorp OPBK
  • PCB Bancorp PCB
  • Sierra Bancorp BSRR
  • Westamerica Bancorp WABC

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 27, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 21, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 30, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 17, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 18, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 19, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 20, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 15, 2019=◇◇◇
2016May 17, 2017=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Chief executive total compensation
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212 figures on this page: 203 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
203 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-038924
  2. 0001628280-26-024768
    DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · S BOARD OF DIRECTORS · and 1 more section
  3. 0001628280-25-027371
  4. 0001628280-25-016740
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  5. 0001628280-24-025979
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001628280-24-018692
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  7. 0001127371-23-000114
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001127371-22-000087
  9. 0001127371-21-000104
  10. 0001127371-20-000097
  11. 0001127371-19-000042
  12. 0001127371-17-000074
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Banking rankings

Chief executive pay — BankingCEO pay ratio — BankingSay-on-pay support — Banking

Peers Community West Bancshares discloses

The companies named in CWBC's own disclosed peer group.

Bank of Marin BancorpBayCom CorpCalifornia BanCorpFarmers & Merchants BancorpFirst Northern Community BancorpFive Star BancorpHeritage Commerce CorpOak Valley BancorpOP BancorpPCB BancorpSierra BancorpWestamerica Bancorp

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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