Company: WAL-PA
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-057334
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Company: WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: DEF 14A
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IVE COMPENSATION |

BARBARA KENNEDY

| Chief Human Resources OfficerAge: 58Executive Officer Since: 2018 | Education:B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia |

Ms. Kennedy has extensive experience in human resources management, specifically in the areas of talent acquisition and management, employee relations and total rewards. Ms. Kennedy oversees all aspects of human resources, employee compensation and benefits, learning and talent development, and spearheads the Company’s diversity and inclusion efforts.

| Biographical Information: · Chief Human Resources Officer, Western Alliance Bancorporation, since 2018. · Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Encore Capital Group, 2014-2018. · Senior Vice President of Human Resources, United Stationers Supply Company, 2008-2014. · Member of the Board of Directors of the Human Resources Management Association of Chicago, the Novo Group, and Meals On Wheels, 2008-2014. · Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Safety, Recruiting and Driver Services, Swift Transportation Company, Inc., 1999-2008. · Ms. Kennedy served in various management positions in Human Resources at Barr-Nunn Transportation. |

EMILY NACHLAS

| Chief Risk OfficerAge: 48Executive Officer Since: 2022 | Education:B.S. in Management, the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University M.B.A., University of New Orleans |

Ms. Nachlas has over 20 years of experience in risk management and oversight, particularly in the banking and financial services sector. Ms. Nachlas oversees all aspects of the Company’s risk management strategies and operations, as well as supervising the organization’s risk mitigation and identification procedures.

| Biographical Information: · Chief Risk Officer, Western Alliance Bancorporation, since 2019. · Executive Vice President and Director of Enterprise Risk Management at IBERIABANK, 2011-2019. · Operational Risk and Internal Control Manager, HSBC, 2005-2009. · Retail Risk Manager, Amegy Bank, 2001-2005. · Strategic Alliance Manager, Hibernia National Bank, 2000-2001. |

| 2025 PROXY STATEMENT | 37 |

| EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION |

Compensation Dis cussion and Analysis The objectives of the Company’s executive compensation programs are to:

| 1. | continue a strong relationship between executive pay and the annual and long-term performance of the Company; |
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