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Argonaut Gold Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Argonaut Gold's CEO is Richard Young, appointed in Dec 2022, has a tenure of 1.58 years. total yearly compensation is $1.85M, comprised of 27% salary and 73% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.46% of the company’s shares, worth CA$2.98M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.4 years and 4 years respectively.
Key information
Richard Young
Chief executive officer
US$1.9m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 27.0% |
| CEO tenure | 1.6yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.5% |
| Management average tenure | 1.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4yrs |
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$290m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$2m | US$500k | US$38m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$159m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$160m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$163m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$651k | US$43k | -US$152m |
Compensation vs Market: Richard's total compensation ($USD1.85M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD1.21M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Richard's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Richard Young (60 yo)
1.6yrs
Tenure
US$1,851,732
Compensation
Mr. Richard S. Young serves as Chief Executive Officer, Director and President at Argonaut Gold Inc., since December 7, 2022. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Teranga Gold Corporation since Sept...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 1.6yrs | US$1.85m | 0.46% CA$ 3.0m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 10.7yrs | US$1.02m | 0.11% CA$ 699.7k | |
| Chief Operating Officer | 1.4yrs | US$944.14k | 0.011% CA$ 68.1k | |
| Vice President of Technical Services | 11.3yrs | US$829.92k | 0.082% CA$ 532.6k | |
| Senior VP & General Counsel | 1.4yrs | US$856.68k | 0.039% CA$ 249.9k | |
| Senior Vice President of Human Resources | 1.4yrs | no data | 0.032% CA$ 205.0k | |
| Vice President of Exploration | 1.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Treasury and FP&A | less than a year | no data | 0.018% CA$ 114.4k | |
| Corporate Secretary | less than a year | no data | 0.00030% CA$ 1.9k | |
| Vice President of Canadian Operations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Finance | less than a year | no data | no data |
1.4yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: AR's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 1.6yrs | US$1.85m | 0.46% CA$ 3.0m | |
| Independent Director | 8.2yrs | US$175.00k | 0.0065% CA$ 42.3k | |
| Independent Director | 4yrs | US$170.00k | 0.0030% CA$ 19.5k | |
| Independent Director | 4yrs | US$170.00k | 0.0035% CA$ 22.8k | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 14.5yrs | US$270.00k | 0.057% CA$ 369.4k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$77.50k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 8.3yrs | US$175.00k | 0.0087% CA$ 56.4k |
4.0yrs
Average Tenure
63.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: AR's board of directors are considered experienced (4 years average tenure).