Surge Copper Corp.

TSXV:SURG Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$221.7m

Surge Copper Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Surge Copper's CEO is Leif Nilsson, appointed in Jan 2021, has a tenure of 5.67 years. total yearly compensation is CA$508.13K, comprised of 55.4% salary and 44.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.65% of the company’s shares, worth CA$3.66M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.7 years and 9 years respectively.

Key information

Leif Nilsson

Chief executive officer

CA$508.1k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage55.35%
CEO tenure5.7yrs
CEO ownership1.6%
Management average tenure5.7yrs
Board average tenure9yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Aug 27

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CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Leif Nilsson's remuneration changed compared to Surge Copper's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2026n/an/a

-CA$5m

Mar 31 2026CA$508kCA$281k

-CA$5m

Dec 31 2025n/an/a

-CA$3m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-CA$3m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-CA$2m

Mar 31 2025CA$463kCA$256k

-CA$2m

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

-CA$2m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-CA$2m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-CA$2m

Mar 31 2024CA$411kCA$250k

-CA$2m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

-CA$3m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-CA$3m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-CA$2m

Mar 31 2023CA$414kCA$250k

-CA$2m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

-CA$2m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-CA$3m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-CA$3m

Mar 31 2022CA$463kCA$250k

-CA$5m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

-CA$8m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-CA$7m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-CA$7m

Mar 31 2021CA$63kCA$63k

-CA$6m

Compensation vs Market: Leif's total compensation ($USD362.04K) is below average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD523.83K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Leif's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Leif Nilsson

5.7yrs
Tenure
CA$508,125
Compensation

Mr. Leif Nilsson serves as Independent Director of Adventus Mining Corporation since September 28, 2022. He serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director at Surge Copper Corp. (formerly, Gold Reach Resour...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Leif Nilsson
CEO & Director5.7yrsCA$508.13k1.65%
CA$ 3.7m
Shane Ebert
President11.4yrsCA$224.16k1.08%
CA$ 2.4m
Chantelle Collins
Corporate Secretary & CFO9.6yrsCA$136.00k0.34%
CA$ 764.1k
Mark Wheeler
Vice President of Projects4.8yrsCA$268.84k0.31%
CA$ 690.6k
Kinder Deo
Advisor5yrsno datano data
Patrick Bell
Advisor5yrsno datano data
Jennifer Anthony
VP Environment & Regulatory Affairsno datano data0.015%
CA$ 32.4k
Conrad Swanson
Advisorno datano datano data
5.7yrs
Average Tenure
69yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: SURG's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Leif Nilsson
CEO & Director5.7yrsCA$508.13k1.65%
CA$ 3.7m
Shane Ebert
President15.5yrsCA$224.16k1.08%
CA$ 2.4m
Patrick Glazier
Independent Director17.1yrsno data2.63%
CA$ 5.8m
Bradley Aelicks
Advisor14.3yrsno datano data
Alvin Jackson
Advisorno datano datano data
Richard Colterjohn
Independent Director5yrsno data0.88%
CA$ 1.9m
James Pettit
Independent Director22.8yrsno data0.36%
CA$ 801.7k
John Dorward
Independent Director5yrsno data0.53%
CA$ 1.2m
John-Mark Staude
Advisor12.1yrsno datano data
Paul West-Sells
Independent Director1.7yrsno data0.13%
CA$ 285.0k
Christian Kargl-Simard
Independent Non-Executive Chairman6yrsno data0.99%
CA$ 2.2m
9.0yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: SURG's board of directors are considered experienced (9 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/21 23:43
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/21 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2026/03/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Surge Copper Corp. is covered by 2 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Stefan IoannouATB Cormark
Farooq HamedRaymond James Ltd.