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Issuer:     WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION (WAL)
CIK:        0001212545
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-07-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001212545-25-000190
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Western Alliance names Vishal Idnani as CFO; Gibbons transitions to deposit role
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- Vishal Idnani appointed CFO effective Jan 2, 2026; Dale Gibbons transitions to Vice Chairman and Chief Banking Officer, Deposit Initiatives.
- Idnani joins from J.P. Morgan as Managing Director; base salary $670K, target bonus 150% of salary (2025 guaranteed at target).
- Idnani receives one-time RSU of $700K (3-year vest) and cash relocation award of $250K (prorated clawback over 2 years).
- Gibbons, CFO since 2003, led TBVPS growth >7.5x peers since end-2014; will oversee organic deposit business lines.
- Idnani eligible for annual LTI at 200% of base salary starting 2026, split among PSUs, cash-settled RSUs, and RSAs.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1212545/000121254525000190/0001212545-25-000190-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1212545/000121254525000190/wal-20250714.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001212545-25-000190

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