NorthWestern Energy Group
NWE· Transportation and Utilities· Fiscal year ends in December
Brian Bird is the CEO of NorthWestern Energy Group and was paid $5.0M in FY2025 (Dec), up 4%.
Executives5
See all- 1Brian BirdPresident and Chief Executive OfficerFY2025
- 2Crystal LailVice President and Chief Financial OfficerFY2023
- 3John HinesVice President – Supply / Montana Govt AffairsFY2023
- 4Shannon HeimGeneral Counsel and Vice President, Federal Gov't AffairsFY2023
- 5Bobbi SchroeppelVice President – Customer Care, Communications and HRFY2023
Named executives and their total pay, from the Summary Compensation Table of the latest proxy.
Pay
See allNorthWestern Energy Group paid CEO Brian Bird $5.0M in FY2025 (Dec). No other named executive of that year is on file.
| Name | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian BirdPresident and Chief Executive Officer | |||
| Crystal LailVice President and Chief Financial Officer | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | |
| John HinesVice President – Supply / Montana Govt Affairs | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | |
| Shannon HeimGeneral Counsel and Vice President, Federal Gov't Affairs | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | |
| Bobbi SchroeppelVice President – Customer Care, Communications and HR | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
of each named executive, from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy.
Peers13
See allThe FY2025 (Dec) proxy of NorthWestern Energy Group names 13 peer companies for pay. Among NorthWestern Energy Group and these peers, CEO pay was 4th highest of 7 and total shareholder return was 3rd highest of 7.
4th highest of 7in NorthWestern Energy Group and its pay peers, FY2025 (Dec) by CEO pay:
3rd highest of 7in NorthWestern Energy Group and its pay peers, FY2025 (Dec) by total shareholder return:
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The comes from the company's proxy. CEO pay and of each company come from its own Pay versus Performance table for the same fiscal year.
Board9
See all- Jan HorsfallDirector · 10 yr on the boardIndependentAudit—Paid as an executive
- Britt IdeDirector · 8 yr on the boardIndependent—Paid as an executive
- Jeffrey YinglingDirector · 6 yr on the boardIndependentAudit (Chair)—Paid as an executive
- Kent LarsonDirector · 3 yr on the boardIndependentAudit—Paid as an executive
- Brian BirdDirector · 2 yr on the boardNot independentAudit—Paid as an executive
- David GoodinDirector · 1 yr on the boardIndependentAudit—Paid as an executive
The board of the latest proxy (FY2025).
Activity
Filings6
See all| Proxy statement | DEF 14A | Mar 12, 2026 | FY2025 |
| Annual report | 10-K | Feb 12, 2026 | FY2025 |
| Proxy statement | DEF 14A | Mar 12, 2025 | FY2024 |
| Annual report | 10-K | Feb 13, 2025 | FY2024 |
| Proxy statement | DEF 14A | Mar 6, 2024 | FY2023 |
| Annual report | 10-K | Feb 15, 2024 | FY2023 |
