Canadian Western Bank : CWB announces election of directors
March 03, 2017 at 04:06 pm EST
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EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Mar 3, 2017) - Canadian Western Bank (TSX:CWB) today announced that all nominees listed in the management proxy circular dated January 3, 2017 were elected as directors of CWB. Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held yesterday in Edmonton at CWB's Annual General Meeting are set out below.
Election of Directors
On a vote by ballot, each of the 12 nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of CWB:
Nominee
Votes For
% Votes For
Votes Withheld
% Votes Withheld
Albrecht W.A. Bellstedt, Q.C.
44,213,624
88.18
5,926,445
11.82
Andrew J. Bibby
49,805,223
99.33
334,846
0.67
Christopher H. Fowler
50,037,766
99.80
102,303
0.20
Linda M.O. Hohol
50,054,361
99.83
85,708
0.17
Robert A. Manning
44,466,369
88.68
5,673,700
11.32
Sarah A. Morgan-Silvester
50,044,362
99.81
95,707
0.19
Margaret J. Mulligan
49,770,059
99.26
370,010
0.74
Robert L. Phillips, Q.C.
45,998,753
91.74
4,141,316
8.26
Raymond J. Protti
49,850,491
99.42
289,578
0.58
Ian M. Reid
49,869,033
99.46
271,036
0.54
H. Sanford Riley
48,930,701
97.59
1,209,368
2.41
Alan M. Rowe
46,752,451
93.24
3,387,618
6.76
About Canadian Western Bank Group
CWB Financial Group (CWB) is a diversified financial services organization serving businesses and individuals across Canada. Operating from its headquarters in Edmonton, Alberta, CWB's key business lines include full-service business and personal banking offered through 42 branches of Canadian Western Bank and Internet banking services provided by Canadian Direct Financial (CDF). Highly responsive specialized financing is delivered under the banners of CWB Equipment Financing, National Leasing, CWB Maxium Financial, CWB Franchise Finance and CWB Optimum Mortgage. Trust Services are offered through Canadian Western Trust. Comprehensive wealth management offerings are provided through CWB Wealth Management, which includes the businesses of Adroit Investment Management, McLean & Partners Wealth Management and Canadian Western Financial. As a public company on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), CWB trades under the symbols "CWB" (common shares), "CWB.PR.B" (Series 5 Preferred Shares) and "CWB.PR.C" (Series 7 Preferred Shares). Learn more at www.cwb.com.
Canadian Western Bank is a diversified financial services company. It provides full-service business and personal banking, specialized financing, comprehensive wealth management offerings, and trust services. It offers specialty business banking services for small-and medium-sized companies with a focus on general commercial, equipment financing, construction financing, commercial real estate financing, real estate construction and project financing and equipment financing and leasing. It also provides full-service personal banking options, including chequing and savings accounts, loans, mortgages and investment products. Its banking services include online banking, ATM banking, creditor insurance, resources for seniors and order cheques online. Its CWB Business Advantage Account and CWB Business Unlimited Account offer solutions for day-to-day banking and 24/7 online access. It has its operations in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Manitoba and others.