OSISKO - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Corporate Secretary
- Vice President of Legal Affairs
André Le Bel has been appointed as Vice President of Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary of Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd in February 2015. From November 2007 to June 2014, Mr. Le Bel was Vice-President of Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary of Osisko Mining Corporation. Mr. Le Bel was Vice President Legal affairs with Iamgold Corporation from November 2006 to October 2007 and before November 2006, he was Senior Legal Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary of Cambior Inc. Mr. Le Bel is also a director and a member of the audit committee of Brunswick Exploration inc., Montreal-based mineral exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. He is also Vice President of Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary of Falco Resources Ltd. and Corporate Secretary of Osisko Development Corp. Mr. Le Bel is responsible for overseeing legal aspects relating to mining investment opportunities and regulatory compliance. He holds Bachelor degrees from Université Laval (Applied Science) and Sherbrooke University (Law).
Job Titles:
- Director / Toronto, Canada
Ms. MacGibbon is a CPA and CA with over 25 years of experience in the mining sector and capital markets. Ms. MacGibbon was formerly the CEO of INV Metals Inc., a Canadian mineral resource company focused on the development and exploration of the Loma Larga gold property in Ecuador. Candace has significant technical, government relations, communications and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) experience. She is also a former director of INV Metals Inc., Cobalt 27 Capital Corp. and Nickel 28 Capital Corp.
Ms. MacGibbon holds a Bachelor of Arts - Economics from the University of Western Ontario and a Diploma in Accounting from Wilfrid Laurier University, in addition to her CPA and CA designations.
Job Titles:
- Director / California, United States of America
Ms. Hofmeister has advised large and small multi-national extractive companies on legal and ESG matters for over twenty years. Most recently she served as Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs and General Counsel for Tahoe Resources where she led the Legal, Sustainability and Government Affairs departments and helped grow Tahoe from a junior exploration company to a mid-cap precious metals producer. Since 2006, Ms. Hofmeister has worked alongside rural and indigenous communities in India, Peru, Guatemala, Mexico and Canada to enhance food, work and water security. Ms. Hofmeister serves as the Chair of the International Bar Association's Business and Human Rights Committee, a group dedicated to promoting high ESG standards in multi-national corporations.
Ms. Hofmeister received a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations from UCLA, a Master of Arts degree in international peace studies from the University of Notre Dame and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Francisco.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Vice President, Finance
Frédéric Ruel has over 20 years of experience in financial reporting and has been involved in the mining industry for over 12 years. Prior to joining Osisko, he held the position of Director, Corporate Reporting for Canadian Malartic Partnership, Osisko Mining Corporation and Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines. Frédéric began his career as an auditor in a premier Canadian accounting firm where he worked for 7 years. He is a member of the Ordre des Comptables Professionnels Agréés du Québec and holds a Master in Accounting from the Université de Sherbrooke. Frédéric is also involved with other public companies in the mining industry.
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Capital Markets
Grant Moenting joined Osisko Gold Royalties as Vice President, Capital Markets in January 2023. Grant has over 15 years of global mining and capital markets experience. His mining career started at Teck Resources as a process engineer and metallurgist withing Teck's research and development group, followed by 12+ years in capital markets. Grant was most recently at Scotiabank GBM where he was Head of Mining Institutional Equity Sales, covering a global client base. Prior to that, Grant had 4 years of broad experience in both Base Metals Equity Research and Mining Investment Banking at Paradigm Capital. Grant is a Professional Engineer and has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering Chemistry from Queen's University in Canada.
Mr. Desharnais joined the Technical Services team of Osisko Gold Royalties in 2017 and was appointed Vice President, Project Evaluation in August 2020. After completing his Ph.D. in geochemistry and igneous petrology, Mr. Desharnais worked five years as an exploration geologist with Xstrata Nickel (Glencore). He worked as a Qualified Person and manager of SGS Geostat for seven years. He led the team that won the Integra Gold Rush Challenge in 2016 ($500k). He was named Distinguished Lecturer by the CIM in 2017 and is an active member of the Mining Technical Advisory and Monitoring Committee for the Canadian Securities Administrators and the "Comité Consultatif du Secteur Minier" for the "Autorité des Marchés Financiers".
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Sustainability and Communications
Heather Taylor joined Osisko Gold Royalties in early 2021. She has more than 15 years of capital markets experience specializing in the global metals and mining industry. Heather most recently served as Head of Business Development at Nexa Resources overseeing and executing the company's M&A strategy and prior to that managed investor relations at Nevsun Resources, which was acquired by Zijin Mining for $1.9 billion after a lengthy hostile defence process. In addition to her roles at Nexa and Nevsun, she brings with her a broad range of experience from positions in institutional equity research, trading, sales and corporate development.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Director
- President
Mr. Attew is a mining industry veteran who has dedicated more than 25 years to the mining sector. He has previously served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Liberty Gold Corp and Gold Standard Ventures Corp as well was the Chief Financial Officer at Goldcorp Inc. where, in addition to leading the finance and investor relations operations, he was responsible for Goldcorp's corporate development and strategy culminating in the US$32 billion merger with Newmont Mining Corp.
Mr. Attew has extensive international capital markets experience from his time in investment banking with the BMO Global Metals and Mining Group where he was at the forefront of structuring and raising significant growth capital as well as advising on both formative and transformational mergers and acquisitions for corporations that have become industry leaders over the past two decades. Jason is also on the board of directors of Evolution Mining. Jason holds a Master of Business Administration, Queen's University and a Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of British Columbia.
Michael Spencer joined Osisko in 2017 as Managing Director of Osisko Bermuda Limited. He has more than 10 years of business development, corporate finance and mergers and acquisition experience in the global metals and mining industry. Prior to Osisko, Mr. Spencer spent over seven years in mining focused investment banking where he gained extensive experience in capital raising, advisory, and complex transaction structuring. Michael holds an Honours Business Administration degree with distinction from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.
Job Titles:
- Director / Toronto, Canada
- Governance and Nomination Committee ( Chair )
- Role of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Canada Nickel Company Inc
Mr. David Smith assumed the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Canada Nickel Company Inc. in April 2023 and has served as a Board Member since 2019. He retired as Executive Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in April 2023, having held the position since 2012. He had joined Agnico Eagle's investor relations team in 2005. Prior to this, Mr. Smith was a mining analyst and has also held a variety of mining engineering positions in Canada and abroad. Mr. Smith is a Chartered Director and is a former Director of Three Valley Copper and eCobalt Solutions. He holds a B.Sc. (Queen's University) and M.Sc. in Mining Engineering (University of Arizona).
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Corporate Development
Mr. Iain Farmer has been involved in the mining industry for over a decade having most recently served as Director of Evaluations for Osisko where his responsibilities included financial and technical evaluation of investments as well as origination and execution of transactions. Prior to joining Osisko, Iain worked in equity research covering the mining sector. Iain holds a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Mining Engineering from McGill University as well as an MBA from Concordia University's Goodman School of Investment Management, he has been a CFA Charterholder since 2016.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer of IMV Inc
- Director / Quebec, Canada
- Human Resources Committee ( Chair )
Mr. Pierre Labbé is Chief Financial Officer of IMV Inc. and was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Leddartech Inc. from April 2015 to March 2017. He has more than 25 years of progressive financial leadership roles in various industries. He was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Québec Port Authority (October 2013 - April 2015), and has experience in the resource sector, having served as Chief Financial Officer of Plexmar Resources (2007-2012), Sequoia Minerals (2003-2004), and Mazarin Inc. (2000-2003). Mr. Labbé, in his role as senior financial officer, has participated in the development of strategic plans and in mergers and acquisitions (over $1 billion in transactions). Mr. Labbé was a nominee to the Osisko Board by Virginia Mines Inc. as part of the Osisko-Virginia business combination in 2015.
Mr. Labbé holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and a license in accounting from Université Laval, Québec City. He is a member of Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec, the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada and the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Job Titles:
- Chairman Emeritus of the Board
- Chairman Emeritus / Quebec, Canada
Mr. Sean Roosen is Chair Emeritus of the Board of Directors since November 2023. Mr. Roosen was previously Chair of the Board of Directors since the Company's inception in 2014. Mr. Roosen was a founding member of Osisko Mining Corporation (2003) and of EurAsia Holding AG, a European venture capital fund.
Mr. Roosen has over 30 years of progressive experience in the mining industry. As founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Osisko Mining Corporation, he was responsible for developing the strategic plan for the discovery, financing and development of the Canadian Malartic Mine. He also led the efforts for the maximization of shareholders' value in the sale of Osisko Mining Corporation, which resulted in the creation of Osisko. Mr. Roosen is an active participant in the resource sector and in the formation of new companies to explore for mineral deposits both in Canada and internationally.
In 2017, Mr. Roosen received an award from Mines and Money Americas for best Chief Executive Officer in North America and was, in addition, named in the "Top 20 Most Influential Individuals in Global Mining". In prior years, he has been recognized by several organizations for his entrepreneurial successes and his leadership in innovative sustainability practices. Mr. Roosen is a graduate of the Haileybury School of Mines.
Job Titles:
- Corporate Director
- Lead Director / Ontario, Canada
Ms. Joanne Ferstman is a corporate director. She has over 20 years of progressive experience in the financial industry, where she was until 2012 officer of Dundee Capital Market Inc., a full service investment dealer with principal businesses that include investment banking, institutional sales and trading, and private client financial advisory. She has held several leadership positions within Dundee Corporation and DundeeWealth Inc., where she was responsible for strategic development, financial and regulatory reporting and risk management.
Ms. Ferstman holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Graduate degree in Public Accountancy from McGill University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Director
- Chairman of the Board of Directors / Ontario, Canada
Mr. MacDonald was appointed Director of the Company in June 2023, and Chair of the Board in November of the same year. Mr. MacDonald is Senior Advisor, Natural Resources at Fort Capital. He has over 25 years of experience working at natural resource focused institutional investment firms, including over 10 years as a Senior Portfolio Manager at Invesco. Mr. MacDonald began his investment career at Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board, where he worked for three years in progressive roles from Research Assistant to Portfolio Manager. His next role was as a VP and Partner at Beutel, Goodman & Co. Ltd. Prior to joining Invesco, Mr. Macdonald was a VP and Portfolio Manager at Salida Capital.
Mr. MacDonald earned a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Windsor and is a CFA Charterholder.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Technical Advisor to Barrick Gold Corporation
Mr. Krcmarov is a geologist and an experienced international mining executive. Mr. Krcmarov currently serves as a technical advisor to Barrick Gold Corporation, having previously served as an executive with that company for 13 years, and as Executive Vice President Exploration and Growth since 2016. He is currently a Director of Coeur Mining Inc., Major Drilling Group International Inc. and Orla Mining Ltd. Mr. Krcmarov also led exploration teams which have discovered multiple value adding orebodies, including several world class greenfield discoveries.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Chairman of the Board of Discovery Corp
Mr. John currently serves as Chair of the Board of Discovery Corp. and Chair of Prime Mining Corp. Prior to his retirement in December 2014, he was the President and CEO of Dundee Resources Limited, and Managing Director and a Portfolio Manager with Goodman & Company, Investment Counsel Inc., where he was responsible for managing Private Equity resource and precious metals focused mutual funds and flow-through limited partnerships. He is also a former director of several other public companies including Breakwater Resources Ltd., Dundee Precious Metals Inc., and Osisko Mining Inc and O3 Mining Inc. Mr. John is a mining engineer and has been involved with the resource investment industry since 1992 and has worked as an investment banker, buy-side mining analyst, sell-side mining analyst, and portfolio manager.