Viva Gold Corp.

TSXV:VAU Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$17.2m

Viva Gold Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Viva Gold's CEO is Jim Hesketh, appointed in May 2017, has a tenure of 7.58 years. total yearly compensation is CA$161.84K, comprised of 100% salary and 0% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.72% of the company’s shares, worth CA$295.68K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.1 years and 5.1 years respectively.

Key information

Jim Hesketh

Chief executive officer

CA$161.8k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage100.0%
CEO tenure7.6yrs
CEO ownership1.7%
Management average tenure7.1yrs
Board average tenure5.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Jim Hesketh's remuneration changed compared to Viva Gold's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jul 31 2024n/an/a

-CA$3m

Apr 30 2024n/an/a

-CA$3m

Jan 31 2024n/an/a

-CA$3m

Oct 31 2023CA$162kCA$162k

-CA$4m

Jul 31 2023n/an/a

-CA$4m

Apr 30 2023n/an/a

-CA$5m

Jan 31 2023n/an/a

-CA$4m

Oct 31 2022CA$206kCA$154k

-CA$4m

Jul 31 2022n/an/a

-CA$3m

Apr 30 2022n/an/a

-CA$2m

Jan 31 2022n/an/a

-CA$2m

Oct 31 2021CA$144kCA$134k

-CA$3m

Jul 31 2021n/an/a

-CA$3m

Apr 30 2021n/an/a

-CA$3m

Jan 31 2021n/an/a

-CA$3m

Oct 31 2020CA$167kCA$135k

-CA$2m

Jul 31 2020n/an/a

-CA$2m

Apr 30 2020n/an/a

-CA$2m

Jan 31 2020n/an/a

-CA$2m

Oct 31 2019CA$179kCA$144k

-CA$2m

Jul 31 2019n/an/a

-CA$2m

Apr 30 2019n/an/a

-CA$2m

Jan 31 2019n/an/a

-CA$2m

Oct 31 2018CA$387kCA$189k

-CA$2m

Compensation vs Market: Jim's total compensation ($USD112.70K) is below average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD163.68K).

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

CEO

Jim Hesketh (66 yo)

7.6yrs

Tenure

CA$161,844

Compensation

Mr. James K. B. Hesketh, also known as Jim, M.Sc., has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Viva Gold Corp. (formerly known as Aintree Resources Inc.) since May 10, 2017 and has been Director sinc...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
James K. Hesketh
CEO, President & Director7.6yrsCA$161.84k1.72%
CA$ 295.7k
Steven Krause
Chief Financial Officer7.1yrsno data0.12%
CA$ 21.0k
Shayla Forster
Corporate Secretary2.2yrsno datano data

7.1yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: VAU's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
James K. Hesketh
CEO, President & Director7.8yrsCA$161.84k1.72%
CA$ 295.7k
Christopher Herald
Independent Chairman7.6yrsno data0.35%
CA$ 60.4k
David Whittle
Independent Director4.4yrsno data0.19%
CA$ 32.5k
Adrian Goldstone
Directorless than a yearno datano data
Edward Mahoney
Independent Director5.8yrsno data0.19%
CA$ 32.5k
Andrew Bolland
Independent Director3.3yrsno data0.19%
CA$ 32.5k

5.1yrs

Average Tenure

67yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: VAU's board of directors are considered experienced (5.1 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 19:37
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/07/31
Annual Earnings2023/10/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • 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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