SurgePays Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
SurgePays' CEO is Kevin Cox, appointed in Jul 2017, has a tenure of 7.33 years. total yearly compensation is $1.65M, comprised of 33.5% salary and 66.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 29.4% of the company’s shares, worth $9.06M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.3 years and 3.8 years respectively.
Key information
Kevin Cox
Chief executive officer
US$1.7m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 33.5% |
| CEO tenure | 7.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 29.4% |
| Management average tenure | 7.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
SurgePays Hit By Sharp Revenue Decline (Rating Downgrade)
Nov 01SurgePays, Inc. (NASDAQ:SURG) Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 29%
Oct 06
Little Excitement Around SurgePays, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:SURG) Earnings
Jul 17The Trend Of High Returns At SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG) Has Us Very Interested
May 21What Is SurgePays, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:SURG) Share Price Doing?
Apr 25SurgePays' (NASDAQ:SURG) Attractive Earnings Are Not All Good News For Shareholders
Mar 19SurgePays, Inc. (NASDAQ:SURG) Stocks Shoot Up 27% But Its P/S Still Looks Reasonable
Feb 16Revenues Tell The Story For SurgePays, Inc. (NASDAQ:SURG)
Dec 25SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Jul 07SurgePays gains on on crossing 200,000 mobile broadband subscribers
Oct 05Would SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG) Be Better Off With Less Debt?
Oct 05Surgepays GAAP EPS of -$0.07, revenue of $28.01M
Aug 11SurgePays crosses 150K mobile broadband subscribers
Jul 14CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$23m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$2m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$17m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$2m | US$554k | US$21m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$21m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$12m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$5m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$1m | US$548k | -US$681k |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$11m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$11m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$10m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$772k | US$734k | -US$14m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$9m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$10m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$12m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$288k | US$251k | -US$11m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$11m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$10m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$10m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$94k | US$68k | -US$8m |
Compensation vs Market: Kevin's total compensation ($USD1.65M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD652.28K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Kevin's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Kevin Cox (49 yo)
7.3yrs
Tenure
US$1,653,624
Compensation
Mr. Kevin Brian Cox serves as President of SurgePays, Inc since 2024. He also served as Chairman of SurgePays, Inc. (formerly known as Surge Holdings, Inc.) since July 2017 until 2024. Mr. Cox serves as it...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 7.3yrs | US$1.65m | 29.4% $ 9.1m | |
| CFO & Acting COO | 4.5yrs | US$4.15m | 1.27% $ 392.5k | |
| Secretary & Chief Administrative Officer | 7.3yrs | US$423.83k | 0.00071% $ 218.7 | |
| Managing Director of MZ | no data | no data | no data |
7.3yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: SURG's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 7.3yrs | US$1.65m | 29.4% $ 9.1m | |
| Independent Director | 5.3yrs | US$176.96k | 0.11% $ 34.2k | |
| Independent Director | 1.9yrs | US$132.72k | 0.075% $ 23.2k | |
| Non-Independent Director | 3.8yrs | US$77.10k | 0.71% $ 219.9k | |
| Independent Director | 1.9yrs | US$132.72k | 0.22% $ 68.6k |
3.8yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: SURG's board of directors are considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).