Big Bear Gold's CEO is Peter Laipnieks, appointed in Mar 2022, has a tenure of 4.33 years. total yearly compensation is CA$60.00K, comprised of 100% salary and 0% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 7.29% of the company’s shares, worth $132.45K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.7 years and 8.7 years respectively.
Key information
Peter Laipnieks
Chief executive officer
CA$60.0k
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
100.00%
CEO tenure
4.3yrs
CEO ownership
7.3%
Management average tenure
2.7yrs
Board average tenure
8.7yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Peter Laipnieks's remuneration changed compared to Big Bear Gold's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Apr 30 2026
n/a
n/a
-CA$839k
Jan 31 2026
n/a
n/a
-CA$299k
Oct 31 2025
CA$60k
CA$60k
-CA$286k
Jul 31 2025
n/a
n/a
-CA$214k
Apr 30 2025
n/a
n/a
-CA$211k
Jan 31 2025
n/a
n/a
-CA$217k
Oct 31 2024
CA$60k
CA$60k
-CA$227k
Jul 31 2024
n/a
n/a
-CA$148k
Apr 30 2024
n/a
n/a
-CA$185k
Jan 31 2024
n/a
n/a
-CA$197k
Oct 31 2023
CA$60k
CA$60k
-CA$191k
Jul 31 2023
n/a
n/a
-CA$9k
Apr 30 2023
n/a
n/a
-CA$1k
Jan 31 2023
n/a
n/a
-CA$26k
Oct 31 2022
CA$47k
CA$47k
-CA$68k
Compensation vs Market: Peter's total compensation ($USD42.26K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD658.93K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Peter's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Peter Laipnieks (68 yo)
4.3yrs
Tenure
CA$60,000
Compensation
Mr. Peter Laipnieks serves as Chief Executive Officer and President at Big Bear Gold Corp. (formerly known as WestKam Gold Corp.) since March 2022. Mr. Laipnieks serves as a Director at Big Bear Gold Corp....
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Peter Laipnieks
CEO, President & Director
4.3yrs
CA$60.00k
7.29% $ 132.4k
Akash Patel
Interim Chief Financial Officer
1yr
CA$6.00k
0% $ 0
Pamela Saulnier
CFO & Corporate Secretary (Leave of Absence)
1yr
CA$7.18k
0% $ 0
Robert Maddigan
Vice President of Exploration
21.3yrs
no data
no data
2.7yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: BBGC.F's management team is considered experienced (2.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Peter Laipnieks
CEO, President & Director
5.1yrs
CA$60.00k
7.29% $ 132.4k
Allen Schwabe
Independent Director
6.9yrs
no data
no data
Matthew Wayrynen
Independent Director
8.5yrs
no data
0.32% $ 5.7k
Lindsay Gorrill
Member of Advisory Board
14.5yrs
no data
no data
Tyrone Docherty
Member of Advisory Board
14.5yrs
no data
no data
Josef Fogarassy
Member of the Advisory Board
14.3yrs
no data
no data
Corey Klassen
Independent Director
8.7yrs
no data
0.40% $ 7.3k
8.7yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: BBGC.F's board of directors are considered experienced (8.7 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/07 00:45
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/07 00:00
Earnings
2026/04/30
Annual Earnings
2025/10/31
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