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Company Executives

$WEST Management Team

Mr. Scott Ford

Chief Executive Officer

Co-Founder

Director

Age 62

Compensation $3.155M USD

Sex Male

Mr. Joe Ford

Chairman of the Board

Co-Founder

Age 87

Compensation $149.5K USD

Sex Male

Mr. T. Christopher Pledger

Chief Financial Officer

Chief Administrative Officer

Age 52

Compensation $1.817M USD

Sex Male

Mr. William Ford

Chief Operating Officer

Age 31

Compensation $1.627M USD

Sex Male

Mr. Blake Schuhmacher

Chief Accounting Officer

Age 47

Compensation -

Sex Male

Mr. Robert Mckinney

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Age 61

Compensation -

Sex Male

Mr. Kenneth Parent

Independent Vice Chairman of the Board

Age 66

Compensation $381.5K USD

Sex Male

Name / Title	Age	Compensation	Sex
Mr. Scott Ford Chief Executive Officer Co-Founder Director	62	$3.155M USD	Male
Mr. Joe Ford Chairman of the Board Co-Founder	87	$149.5K USD	Male
Mr. T. Christopher Pledger Chief Financial Officer Chief Administrative Officer	52	$1.817M USD	Male
Mr. William Ford Chief Operating Officer	31	$1.627M USD	Male
Mr. Blake Schuhmacher Chief Accounting Officer	47	-	Male
Mr. Robert Mckinney Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary	61	-	Male
Mr. Kenneth Parent Independent Vice Chairman of the Board	66	$381.5K USD	Male

Board of Directors

From the proxy statement filed Apr 23, 2026

Directors

serving now

Independent

8 of 8

stated in the proxy; 2 not stated

Average tenure

6.4 years

from year joined

CEO also chairs the board

Joe T. Ford

Director	Age	On board	Independent	Committees	Other public boards	2025 pay
Joe T. Ford Board chair	88	2009 17 years	Not stated	None stated	None stated	$144,179
Mark A. Edmunds	69	2022 4 years	Independent	Audit & Finance · Chair Executive	None stated	$164,179
Kenneth M. Parent Lead independent director	67	2024 2 years	Independent	Audit & Finance Compensation · Chair Executive · Chair	BJ's Wholesale Club	$387,375
Oluwatoyin Umesiri	43	2022 4 years	Independent	Nominating & Corporate Governance	None stated	$144,179
Scott T. Ford CEO	63	2009 17 years	Not stated	Executive	None stated	Paid as CEO
Jeffrey H. Fox	64	2020 6 years	Independent	Audit & Finance Executive	PENN Entertainment, Inc., Resources Connection, Inc.	$144,179
Hugh McColl, III	65	2022 4 years	Independent	Nominating & Corporate Governance · Chair	None stated	$159,179
Leslie Starr	65	2022 4 years	Independent	Compensation Nominating & Corporate Governance	SunOpta, Inc.	$144,179
R. Patrick Kruczek	61	2020 6 years	Independent	Audit & Finance Compensation Executive	None stated	$144,179
A. Wellford Tabor	57	2026 0 years	Independent	Audit & Finance	None stated	Not stated

Each director opens the passage of the proxy that names them. "Not stated" means the proxy does not say; it never means "no". Pay is the proxy's Director Compensation table; the CEO is paid as an executive.

No related-party transactions disclosed

The proxy filed Apr 23, 2026 describes a review policy but reports no transactions.

Read the policy in the proxy

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Company Executives

$WEST Management Team

Mr. Scott Ford

Mr. Joe Ford

Mr. T. Christopher Pledger

Mr. William Ford

Mr. Blake Schuhmacher

Mr. Robert Mckinney

Mr. Kenneth Parent

Board of Directors

Related-party transactions

No related-party transactions disclosed