Vista Gold Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Vista Gold's CEO is Fred Earnest, appointed in Aug 2007, has a tenure of 16.67 years. total yearly compensation is $566.19K, comprised of 61.8% salary and 38.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.62% of the company’s shares, worth $979.46K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5 years and 16.4 years respectively.

Key information

Fred Earnest

Chief executive officer

US$566.2k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	61.8%
CEO tenure	16.7yrs
CEO ownership	1.6%
Management average tenure	5yrs
Board average tenure	16.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Fred Earnest's remuneration changed compared to Vista Gold's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	US$566k	US$350k	-US$7m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$6m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$7m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$7m
Dec 31 2022	US$506k	US$350k	-US$5m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$12m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$13m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$12m
Dec 31 2021	US$672k	US$346k	-US$15m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$9m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$2m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$821k
Dec 31 2020	US$529k	US$325k	US$420k
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$1m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$5m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$10m
Dec 31 2019	US$564k	US$325k	-US$9m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$12m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$12m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$10m
Dec 31 2018	US$669k	US$325k	-US$9m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$9m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$9m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$10m
Dec 31 2017	US$567k	US$325k	-US$12m

Compensation vs Market: Fred's total compensation ($USD566.19K) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD674.64K).

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

CEO

Fred Earnest (61 yo)

16.7yrs

Tenure

US$566,190

Compensation

Mr. Frederick H. Earnest, also known as Fred, B.Sc. has been the Chief Executive Officer of Vista Gold Corp. since January 1, 2012. Mr. Earnest is the President at Vista Gold Corp. since August 1, 2007. Mr...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Frederick Earnest	President	16.7yrs	US$566.19k	1.62% $ 979.5k
Douglas Tobler	Chief Financial Officer	4.8yrs	US$393.86k	0.28% $ 169.9k
Pamela Solly	Vice President of Investor Relations	5yrs	no data	0.18% $ 110.5k

5.0yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: VGZ's management team is seasoned and experienced (5 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Frederick Earnest	President	16.4yrs	US$566.19k	1.62% $ 979.5k
John Clark	Independent Director	22.9yrs	US$77.17k	0.16% $ 94.0k
Michel J. Sylvestre	Independent Director	less than a year	no data	0% $ 0
Deborah Friedman	Independent Director	5.1yrs	US$75.31k	0% $ 0
Tracy Stevenson	Independent Chairman	16.4yrs	US$88.08k	0.37% $ 225.2k

16.4yrs

Average Tenure

68yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: VGZ's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 16.4 years average tenure).

Vista Gold Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Vista Gold Corp. Approves the Election of Patrick F. Keenan as Director

Vista Gold Corp. Announces Demise of W. Durand (Randy) Eppler, Director

Vista Gold Corp. Appoints Michel (Mike) Sylvestre as an Independent Director

Vista Gold Corp., Annual General Meeting, Apr 30, 2024

Vista Gold Corp. Announces Retirement of John W. Rozelle as Senior Vice President

Senior Vice President recently sold US$74k worth of stock

Recent updates

Vista Gold Corp. Approves the Election of Patrick F. Keenan as Director

Vista Gold Corp. Files Feasibility Study Update for the Mt Todd Gold Project

Vista Gold Corp. Announces Updated Feasibility Study for the Mt Todd Gold Project

Vista Gold Corp. Announces Demise of W. Durand (Randy) Eppler, Director

Vista Gold Corp. Appoints Michel (Mike) Sylvestre as an Independent Director

Vista Gold Corp., Annual General Meeting, Apr 30, 2024

Vista Gold Corp. to Evaluate Staged Development Strategy for Mt Todd

Vista Gold Corp. Announces Retirement of John W. Rozelle as Senior Vice President

Price target increased by 23% to US$2.75

Senior Vice President recently sold US$74k worth of stock

President exercised options and sold US$53k worth of stock

Vista Gold Corp., Annual General Meeting, Apr 27, 2023

Insufficient new directors

Price target decreased to US$1.91

Vista Gold Corp. Exploration Drilling Program At Mt Todd Outlines Multiple Resource Expansion Targets

Price target decreased to US$2.16

Insufficient new directors

President exercised options and sold US$131k worth of stock

Vista Gold Announces Feasibility Study Delivering 7 Million Ounce Gold Reserve Underpinning Large-Scale Production At High Operating Margins over 16-Year Mine Life

Vista Gold Corp., Annual General Meeting, Apr 28, 2022

Price target decreased to US$2.33

Vista Gold Corp. Announces Final Results from Phase 2 Drilling at Mt Todd Gold Project

Vista Gold Corp. Provides an Update on its Priorities for Advancing the Company’s 100% Owned Mt Todd Gold Project Located in Northern Territory, Australia

Vista Gold Corp. Starts Third Phase of Exploration Drilling Program At Mt Todd

Vista Gold Commences Definitive Feasibility Study for the Mt Todd Gold Project and Advances Other Key Programs

Vista Gold Corp. Announces Positive Drill Results at its Mt Todd Gold Project

Vista Gold Corp. has completed a Composite Units Offering in the amount of $13.500003 million.

Independent Director recently bought US$55k worth of stock

Vista Gold Corp. Announces Drill Results At Mt Todd

Vista Gold Corp. Receives Key Aboriginal and Water Authorizations for the Mt Todd Gold Project

Vista Gold Corp. Achieves Significant Milestone with Approval of the Final Major Authorization for Mt Todd

Price target increased to US$2.70

Vista Gold Corp. Announces Assay Results for Drilling at its Mt Todd Gold Project

President exercised options and sold US$105k worth of stock

Vista Gold Drilling Confirms Continuity and Grade in the North Extension at the Mt Todd Gold Project and Announces Plans to Add a Second Drill Rig

President exercised options and sold US$75k worth of stock

Vista Gold Corp., Annual General Meeting, Apr 29, 2021

New 90-day low: US$0.92

New 90-day high: US$1.17

Vista Gold Drilling Confirms Adjacent Mineralized Zone at the Mt Todd Gold Project

Vista Gold Corp. Enters into A Deed of Variation with the Jawoyn Association Aboriginal Corporation and Barnjarn Aboriginal Corporation to Modify the Original 2006 Agreement Between the Parties with Respect to the Company's Mt Todd Gold Project

New 90-day low: US$0.94

New 90-day low: US$0.96

Price target raised to US$2.50

New 90-day high - US$1.02

CEO Compensation Analysis

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