Surge Copper Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Surge Copper's CEO is Leif Nilsson, appointed in Jan 2021, has a tenure of 4.25 years. total yearly compensation is CA$410.78K, comprised of 60.9% salary and 39.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.03% of the company’s shares, worth CA$650.99K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.3 years and 7.6 years respectively.

Key information

Leif Nilsson

Chief executive officer

CA$410.8k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage60.9%
CEO tenure4.3yrs
CEO ownership2.0%
Management average tenure4.3yrs
Board average tenure7.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Companies Like Surge Copper (CVE:SURG) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

Feb 15
Companies Like Surge Copper (CVE:SURG) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Leif Nilsson's remuneration changed compared to Surge Copper's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
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 ($USD298.01K) is above average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD168.20K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Leif's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Leif Nilsson

4.3yrs

Tenure

CA$410,781

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 & Director4.3yrsCA$410.78k2.03%
CA$ 651.0k
Shane Ebert
President10yrsCA$180.11k1.37%
CA$ 438.3k
Chantelle Collins
Corporate Secretary & CFO8.2yrsCA$121.15k0.33%
CA$ 105.1k
Mark Wheeler
Vice President of Projects3.3yrsCA$212.58k0.42%
CA$ 133.3k
Kinder Deo
Advisor3.6yrsno datano data
Patrick Bell
Advisor3.6yrsno datano data
Conrad Swanson
Advisorno datano datano data

4.3yrs

Average Tenure

67yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: SURG's management team is considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Leif Nilsson
CEO & Director4.3yrsCA$410.78k2.03%
CA$ 651.0k
Shane Ebert
President14.1yrsCA$180.11k1.37%
CA$ 438.3k
Patrick Glazier
Independent Director15.7yrsno data3.48%
CA$ 1.1m
Bradley Aelicks
Advisor12.8yrsno datano data
Alvin Jackson
Advisorno datano datano data
Richard Colterjohn
Independent Director3.6yrsno data1.17%
CA$ 374.5k
James Pettit
Independent Director21.3yrsno data0.45%
CA$ 143.7k
John Dorward
Independent Director3.6yrsno data0.61%
CA$ 196.5k
John-Mark Staude
Advisor10.7yrsno datano data
Paul West-Sells
Directorless than a yearno data0.17%
CA$ 55.0k
Christian Kargl-Simard
Independent Non-Executive Chairman4.6yrsno data1.33%
CA$ 425.7k

7.6yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SURG's board of directors are considered experienced (7.6 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/30 00:29
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/30 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Surge Copper Corp. is covered by 1 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
Farooq HamedRaymond James Ltd.