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David L. Payne

Role

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer at WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION (NASDAQ: WABC)

Board role

Director · WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION (NASDAQ: WABC)

Board role

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer · WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION (NASDAQ: WABC)

WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION (NASDAQ: WABC)

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer · Current mandate

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4 reviewed
Profile ownership
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Last reviewed
Sep 14, 2026
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Canonical entity
alpha:person:david-l-payne
Schema
alpha.governance.entity.public.v1
Last reviewed
2026-09-14T12:45:25.044902+00:00
Verification
source_reported
Ownership
unclaimed

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David L. Payne

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Canonical entityalpha:person:david-l-payne
Entity typePerson
Canonical URLhttps://registry.alpha.ac/people/david-l-payne
PublicationPUBLISHED
Verificationsource_reported
Verification schemaalpha-verification-states-v1
Ownershipunclaimed
Published claims9
Claims under review0
Evidence records4
Conflicts0
Conflicts in internal review0
Observed2026-09-16T06:23:20.374259+00:00
Last reviewed2026-09-14T12:45:25.044902+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.

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LeadershipPUBLISHED
Board and committeesPUBLISHED
GovernancePUBLISHED
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WorkforceNOT_APPLICABLE
OwnershipNOT_APPLICABLE
RatingsNOT_PUBLISHED
Market and index contextNOT_APPLICABLE

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redistributionnot_granted
model_trainingnot_granted
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relationship_pathfindingnot_granted
direct_contactnot_granted

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  • 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.

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