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Andriana D. Majarian

Director at Community West Bancshares
Board

About Andriana D. Majarian

Independent director since 2020; age 52; five years of board tenure. Executive Director at Valley Children’s Healthcare Foundation and former Global Head of Customer Success at TELUS Agriculture with global operations oversight across North America, South America, Australia, and Europe; alumna of California State University, Fresno. Skills include technology-driven business solutions, sales and agribusiness, and leadership of cross-functional teams. Name appears as “Andriana D. Majarian” and “Adriana D. Majarian” in the proxy; classified as independent under Nasdaq standards.

Past Roles

OrganizationRoleTenureCommittees/Impact
TELUS AgricultureGlobal Head of Customer SuccessNot disclosedLed global business operations and SaaS model; built technology-driven services across ag/food/CPG industries
Big Fresno FairPast PresidentNot disclosedCommunity leadership; board service referenced
Friends of the FairPast PresidentNot disclosedCommunity leadership; board service referenced

External Roles

OrganizationRoleTenureNotes
Valley Children’s Healthcare FoundationExecutive DirectorNot disclosedCurrent role; nonprofit healthcare foundation leadership

Board Governance

  • Independence: Independent director under Nasdaq rules.
  • Committees: Executive Committee member (established April 1, 2024); Nomination & Governance Committee member; Strategic Planning Committee member. Not on Audit or Compensation Committees.
  • Committee activity: Compensation (6 meetings, 2024); Nomination (2); Strategic Planning (3); Executive Committee (did not meet in 2024).
  • Board attendance: Board held 10 meetings in 2024; each incumbent director attended at least 75% of Board and committee meetings; all 15 directors attended the 2024 Annual Meeting.
  • Stock ownership policy: Minimum 2,000 shares required; all directors and NEOs, including Ms. Majarian, were in compliance as of December 31, 2024.

Fixed Compensation

ComponentAmountNotes
Annual cash retainer (non-employee director)$34,800Standard director fee; members do not receive meeting fees; only committee chairs receive $200 per meeting chaired
Committee chair fees$200/meetingApplies to committee chairs; Ms. Majarian is a member (not chair) of Nomination & Governance and Strategic Planning

Performance Compensation

Equity AwardGrant DateSharesGrant-Date Fair ValueVesting
Restricted StockMay 30, 20241,820$30,000One-year vesting from grant; subject to forfeiture during vesting period

No director performance-based metrics disclosed; equity is time-based restricted stock rather than PSU/TSR metrics.

Other Directorships & Interlocks

CategoryDetail
Current public company boardsNone disclosed in the proxy biography for Ms. Majarian
InterlocksNone disclosed; Executive Committee includes independent directors (Doyle, Bartlein, Lokey, Majarian, McDonald) with CEO and President as advisors, but no related-party transactions noted

Expertise & Qualifications

  • Strategic planning/oversight; executive experience; corporate governance/ethics; technology; mergers & acquisitions; financial/accounting; legal/regulatory compliance; HR/compensation (skills matrix indicates breadth across the board; Majarian column shows participation across key skill categories). Board tenure: 5 years.
  • Sector expertise: Agriculture and technology-enabled services; SaaS leadership; multi-geography operations (from TELUS Agriculture experience).

Equity Ownership

MetricAmountNotes
Total beneficial ownership (shares)19,049Beneficially owned as of record date; less than 1% of outstanding
Ownership % of shares outstanding<1%19,061,009 shares outstanding; proxy marks “*” indicating <1%
Held via trust12,240Ms. Majarian is trustee; included in beneficial ownership total
Unvested restricted stock (voting eligible)1,820Granted May 30, 2024; unvested but voting rights retained
Stock ownership guideline2,000 shares minimumAll directors in compliance as of Dec 31, 2024

Insider Trades

DateFormTransactionSharesPriceSource
Not disclosed in proxySection 16 filings are accessible via company website; specific Form 4 details not included in DEF 14A

Governance Assessment

  • Strengths: Independent status; multiple committee roles including Executive Committee (oversight signal); strong attendance disclosure; ownership alignment (19,049 shares with trust holdings and unvested RS). Anti-hedging/anti-pledging policy in place; clawback policy applicable to senior executives; directors receive mix of cash and time-based equity, aligning incentives while limiting risk.
  • Compensation structure: Non-employee directors receive modest cash retainers and annual RS grants (1,820 shares; $30,000 FV); no per-meeting fees; chairs receive small fees—reduces incentives for excessive meetings and emphasizes stable oversight.
  • Shareholder signals: Say-on-pay support at ~94% reflects favorable investor sentiment toward compensation governance (executive program), indirectly supporting board credibility.
  • Conflicts and related-party exposure: No material related-party transactions >$120,000; related-party loans made on market terms and exempt from Sarbanes-Oxley prohibitions; board uses ethics-based disclosure/approval process.
  • Observations/Watch items: Executive Committee did not meet in 2024 (newly established April 1, 2024); monitor activation and cadence in 2025+. Director equity is time-based (no performance gates), common for banks but provides limited performance linkage.