Western Magnesium Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Western Magnesium's CEO is Sam Ataya, appointed in Sep 2018, has a tenure of 4.75 years. directly owns 0.17% of the company’s shares, worth CA$84.62K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.8 years and 7.7 years respectively.
Key information
Sam Ataya
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | 4.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.2% |
| Management average tenure | 2.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 7.7yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$32m |
| Apr 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$35m |
| Jan 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$36m |
| Oct 31 2021 | US$3m | US$360k | -US$24m |
| Jul 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$7m |
| Apr 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$5m |
| Jan 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$6m |
| Oct 31 2020 | US$557k | US$360k | -US$5m |
| Jul 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$5m |
| Apr 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$5m |
| Jan 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$5m |
| Oct 31 2019 | US$312k | US$312k | -US$5m |
| Jul 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$4m |
| Apr 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$2m |
| Jan 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$1m |
| Oct 31 2018 | US$135k | US$135k | -US$904k |
Compensation vs Market: Insufficient data to establish whether Sam's total compensation is reasonable compared to companies of similar size in the Canadian market.
Compensation vs Earnings: Sam's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Sam Ataya (54 yo)
4.8yrs
Tenure
US$3,130,640
Compensation
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Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | 19.3yrs | US$3.72m | 0.31% $ 155.6k | |
| Executive President | 4.8yrs | US$3.13m | 0.17% $ 84.6k | |
| Interim CFO & Director | less than a year | US$122.29k | 0.49% $ 247.5k | |
| President of Global Operations & COO | 1.7yrs | US$1.93m | 0.099% $ 50.5k | |
| Executive VP of Operations & CTO | 2.3yrs | US$773.71k | 0.0089% $ 4.5k | |
| Head of Sales & Corporate Partnerships Division | 2.5yrs | US$203.22k | no data | |
| Executive VP of Special Projects & Director | 3.6yrs | US$484.78k | no data | |
| Honorary Technical Director Emeritus | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Process Engineer | 3.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Corporate Secretary | 3.2yrs | no data | no data |
2.8yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: WMG's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | 19.3yrs | US$3.72m | 0.31% $ 155.6k | |
| Executive President | 4.8yrs | US$3.13m | 0.17% $ 84.6k | |
| Interim CFO & Director | 9.5yrs | US$122.29k | 0.49% $ 247.5k | |
| Executive VP of Special Projects & Director | 3.3yrs | US$484.78k | no data | |
| Honorary Technical Director Emeritus | 1.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Member of Financial Advisory Committee | 7.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Member of Financial Advisory Committee | 7.8yrs | US$3.47k | no data | |
| Member of Financial Advisory Committee | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of Technical Advisory Committee | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of Technical Advisory Committee | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of Technical Advisory Committee | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of Technical Advisory Committee | no data | no data | no data |
7.7yrs
Average Tenure
67yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: WMG's board of directors are considered experienced (7.7 years average tenure).