# David L. Payne

> Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

## Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v3 |
| Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 |
| Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 |
| Record version | public-0 |
| Canonical entity | alpha:person:david-l-payne |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/david-l-payne |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | source_reported |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 9 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 4 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-09-16T06:21:53.858267+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-09-14T12:45:25.044902+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: David L. Payne
- Display name: David L. Payne

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION. Valid from: 2026-03-13. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:david-l-payne:1.
- Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer at WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:david-l-payne:2.
- Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer at WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:david-l-payne:2.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:david-l-payne:3.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:david-l-payne:4.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:david-l-payne:3.

## Executive company

- Executive at WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION. Valid from: 2026-02-27. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:david-l-payne:3.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer. Valid from: 2026-02-27. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:david-l-payne:3.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:david-l-payne:3.

## Coverage states

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Identity | PUBLISHED |
| Business | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Leadership | PUBLISHED |
| Board and committees | PUBLISHED |
| Governance | PUBLISHED |
| Financials | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Workforce | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED |
| Market and index context | NOT_APPLICABLE |

## Public sources

- alpha:evidence:person:david-l-payne:1: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/311094/000117494726000355/wabc-20260313.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:david-l-payne:2: [sec_def_14a](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/311094/000117494726000355/wabc-20260313.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:david-l-payne:3: [WABC 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/311094/000117184326001195/wabc20251231_10k.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:david-l-payne:4: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/311094/000117494726000355/wabc-20260313.htm).

## Rights

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| public_retrieval | allowed |
| agent_retrieval | allowed |
| redistribution | not_granted |
| model_training | not_granted |
| commercial_use | not_specified |
| relationship_pathfinding | not_granted |
| direct_contact | not_granted |

## Limitations

- Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included.
- Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false.
- Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights.
- Private relationships and Council activity are excluded.

## Alternate representations

- [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/david-l-payne)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/david-l-payne.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-l-payne)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-l-payne?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/david-l-payne` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp