WEST BANCORPORATION, INC.
Ownership & governance
Executives 5Directors 8Avg age 65Avg tenure 7.9y
DN
Dave Nelson
Chief Executive Officer
Age 65Since 2010-04-04Profile →
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Executives5
Board of directors8
DN
Dave Nelson→
Director/Board Member
Age 65Since 2010-04-04
SG
Steven Gaer→
Director/Board Member
Age 72Since 2010-12-31
DG
Douglas Gulling→
Director/Board Member
Age 72Since 2021-12-31
SM
Sean McMurray→
Chairman
Age 58—
TV
Terri Vaughan Vaughan→
Director/Board Member
Age 69Since 2019-03-31
LE
Lisa Elming→
Director/Board Member
Age 65Since 2021-04-28
RP
Rosemary Parson→
Director/Board Member
Age 68Since 2021-12-31
JS
John K. Sorensen→
Director/Board Member
Age 67Since 2025-04-23
Shareholders5
| Name | Stake | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLC | 8.478 % | 1,443,571 |
| BlackRock Advisors LLC | 6.622 % | 1,127,521 |
| The Jay Newlin Trust | 6.119 % | 1,041,952 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.117 % | 701,072 |
| DFA Australia Ltd. | 3.626 % | 617,391 |
Catalog · 2026-07-09
Registry officers13
| Name | Role | Since | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Nelson | Chief Executive Officer | 2010-04-04 | - |
| Jane Funk | Director of Finance/CFO | 2021-12-31 | - |
| Sean McMurray | Chairman | — | - |
| Dave Nelson | Director/Board Member | 2010-04-04 | - |
| Douglas Gulling | Director/Board Member | 2021-12-31 | - |
| John K. Sorensen | Director/Board Member | 2025-04-23 | - |
| Lisa Elming | Director/Board Member | 2021-04-28 | - |
| Rosemary Parson | Director/Board Member | 2021-12-31 | - |
Registry · as of 2026-07-09
Group companies
| Name | Category |
|---|---|
| West Bank (West Des Moines, Iowa) | — |
| West Bank (West Des Moines, Iowa) | — |
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Street consensus
Consensus noneMean target 29Range 28–30Analysts 2
28Mean 2930
- Hold 2
Broker actions9
| Firm | Action | To | Target | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Sandler | Maintained | Neutral | 30 | 2026-07-27 |
| Piper Sandler | Maintained | Neutral | 27 | 2026-06-26 |
| Piper Sandler | Maintained | Neutral | 24 | 2025-10-27 |
| Piper Sandler | Maintained | Neutral | 20.5 | 2025-07-28 |
| Piper Sandler | Maintained | Neutral | 23 | 2025-01-27 |
| Piper Sandler | Maintained | Neutral | 23 | 2024-10-25 |
| Piper Sandler | Maintained | Neutral | 17.5 | 2020-09-29 |
| Baird | Initiated | Outperform | 27 | 2018-10-16 |
| Piper Sandler | Initiated | Hold | 11 | 2012-11-20 |
Firm rows and rating mix from Yahoo Finance; mean target is Yahoo’s aggregate until OpenFilings derives consensus from broker rows.