AMERICAN BANKERS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Investment Executive, Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc
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- Managing Partner
- Managing Partner, Corporate Development and ESG, Sprott Inc
Andrew Stronach serves as Managing Partner, Corporate Development and ESG of Sprott Inc. In this role, Andrew is responsible for strategic and corporate development initiatives across the company. Andrew also leads the Company's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) program.
Before joining Sprott in 2009, he was a management consultant at Oliver Wyman (formerly Mercer Management Consulting) one of the world's leading strategy consultancies. Mr. Stronach holds a Masters in Business Administration from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, a Masters of Science and a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Queen's University, the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and the Professional Engineering designation (P.Eng.).
Job Titles:
- Investment Executive, Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Team
- General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Senior Managing Partner & Co - Head Enterprise Shared Services, Sprott Inc
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- Chairman, Governance, Sustainability and Nominating Committee / Independent Director
Barbara Connolly Keady has over 15 years of finance and asset management industry experience and currently serves as Director of Marketing for Ceres Partners, a large agricultural asset manager in the United States. Previously she was a research analyst at Southport Management, a convertible bond hedge fund based in Connecticut. Prior to that, Ms. Keady worked as an associate in the Private Wealth Management group at Morgan Stanley. She started her career at Bankers Trust Company in their fixed income sales department. Ms. Connolly Keady received a B.S. from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia and an MBA in Finance from Columbia University. She has served as a Director on the board of Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) since 2015 and was also a Director on the boards of the Sprott Gold Equity Fund, the Sprott Gold Miners ETF, and the Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF.
Job Titles:
- Associate, Sprott Resource Lending Corp.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Leadership Team
- Managing Partner, Sprott Inc. & Managing Partner, Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp
Caroline Donally joined Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty as a Partner in 2020. She has more than 25 years of investment experience in the global mining industry. Prior to joining Sprott, Ms. Donally spent nine years at Denham Capital and held the position of Managing Director. She was responsible for sourcing mining investment opportunities and managing all aspects of a mining investment portfolio in excess of $1 billion across North and South America and Africa. Before Denham, she was a Project and Structured Finance banker with Rand Merchant Bank and Investec Limited (South Africa), where she was involved in multiple structured cross-border financings and investments in mining, predominantly across Africa between 2000 and 2010. Ms. Donally is a Chartered Accountant with a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) degree from the University of the Witwatersrand and a Bachelor of Accounting Science (Honours) from the University of South Africa.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Compensation Committee
- Chairman, Compensation Committee / Independent Director
Catherine Raw has an extensive background in mining operations and finance, as well as asset management. She was formerly Chief Financial Officer of Barrick Gold Corporation as well as its Chief Operating Officer for North America. Prior to joining Barrick, Ms. Raw was co-manager of BlackRock's flagship mining funds. She also worked for Anglo American in London and Johannesburg, and as a geological field assistant in Sweden. Ms. Raw holds the chartered financial analyst designation, an undergraduate degree in natural sciences from Cambridge University and an MSc in mineral project appraisal from Imperial College, London.
Job Titles:
- Principal / Toronto
- Principal, Sprott Resource Lending Corp
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- Member of the Investment Team
- Managing Partner, Chief Technology Officer of Sprott Inc
Dan Elder is Managing Partner, Chief Technology Officer of Sprott Inc. Before joining Sprott in 2007, he served as Vice President of Information Technology and Systems at BluMont Capital. While at BluMont, Mr. Elder was also Vice President, Private Client Sales and was responsible for the significant growth of direct assets under management for the firm. Mr. Elder holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin and was a Registered Representative with the Canadian Securities Institute.
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate, Sprott Resource Lending Corp
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- Senior Associate and Manager, Performance Analysis, Sprott Asset Management
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- Associate, Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp
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- Member of the Investment Leadership Team
- Managing Partner, Sprott Inc. & Senior Portfolio Manager, Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc
Douglas Groh joined Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc. in January 2020. He serves as a Co-Portfolio Manager of the Sprott Gold Equity Fund as well as other investment vehicles in the Sprott Gold Equity Strategy. Previously, Mr. Groh was a Portfolio Manager at Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. Prior to joining Tocqueville, he was Director of Investment Research at Grove Capital from 2001-2003. From 1990-2001, he held investment research and banking positions at J.P. Morgan, Merrill Lynch, and ING Bank. During the late 1980s, Mr. Groh served as a portfolio manager of gold mining equity funds for U.S. Global Investors and IDS Financial Services, after beginning his career as a mining and precious metals analyst in 1985 at U.S. Global Investors. Mr. Groh earned a B.S. in Geology/Geophysics from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and an M.A. from the University of Texas at Austin, where he focused on mineral economics.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of Audit and Risk Management Committee
- Chairman, Audit and Risk Management Committee / Independent Director
Dr. Graham Birch started his career in 1984 as a mining equity analyst with the London based offices of Panmure Gordon. He then moved to Kleinwort Benson Securities and then Ord Minnett. In 1993, Dr. Birch joined Mercury Asset Management as a portfolio manager in the mining and gold sectors. Mercury Asset Management was subsequently taken over by Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and then BlackRock. In 1999, Dr. Birch was promoted to Managing Director and Head of the Natural Resources Investment Team at BlackRock in London, a position he held until 2010. This team was ultimately responsible for US$50 billion of investments in Gold & Mining, Energy & Alternative Energy, Agriculture and Commodities. Dr. Birch has direct fund management experience in long only funds, hedge funds and income funds - all within the natural resources sector. Dr. Birch left BlackRock in 2010 to pursue his interests in agriculture and is the owner of a 2,100 acre farming operation in Dorset. He is currently a non-executive director of Hochschild Mining; a mid-tier silver and gold mining company. Until 2018, he was a non-executive director of ETF Securities - a pioneer in the area of precious metals ETFs. Dr. Birch has a PhD in Mining Geology from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London.
Job Titles:
- Investment Associate, Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Team
- Senior Managing Partner, Global Sales, Sprott Inc
Ed Coyne joined Sprott in January 2016 and has more than 25 years of investment management and sales experience. Mr. Coyne is the Host of Sprott Radio, a lively podcast series that provides in-depth intelligence on precious metals and critical materials investments, featuring subject matter experts.
Before joining Sprott, he was a Principal and Investment Specialist for 18 years at Royce & Associates, a small-cap value manager located in New York City and the investment adviser to The Royce Funds. Before joining Royce, Mr. Coyne worked with Zweig Mutual Funds and Neuberger Berman as a Regional Sales Director. He began his career at Reich & Tang, a provider of deposit, liquidity and cash management solutions for banks, broker-dealers, investment advisors, institutional investors and public entities. Mr. Coyne earned his Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from the University of Missouri. He also holds a Series 7 license, administered by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
Job Titles:
- Portfolio Manager, Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc
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- Vice President, Sprott Resource Lending Corp.
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- Head of Corporate Communications
- Investor
- Managing Partner
- Managing Partner, Investor & Institutional Client Relations, Head of Corporate Communications, Sprott Inc
Glen Williams serves as Managing Partner, Investor and Institutional Client Relations and Head of Corporate Communications at Sprott Inc. In this role, he is responsible for building strong relationships with the investment community and ensuring that Sprott's strategy and investment objectives are communicated clearly and consistently. In addition, Mr. Williams is responsible for managing relationships with the company's institutional shareholders and clients in Sprott's Exchange-Listed Products Segment. He has more than 20 years of investor relations and financial communications experience. Mr. Williams joined Sprott in 2012 from Canada's largest capital markets communications firm, having previously held senior communications roles at two leading asset managers. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.
Job Titles:
- Investor Presentation / Investor Relations
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- Member of the Investment Leadership Team
- Member of the Investment Team
- Senior Managing Partner, Private Strategies, Sprott Inc
- Senior Managing Partner, Private Strategies, Sprott Inc. and Managing Partner, Sprott Resource Lending Corp
Greg is the Senior Managing Partner, Private Strategies, Sprott Inc. In this role, Greg is responsible for oversight of the company's private strategies and lending fund activities. He joined the Sprott Resource Lending team as a Partner in 2016. From 2007 to 2016, he was Head of Natural Resources, Americas at Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA NY). He has more than 30 years of investment banking experience lending to and advising clients on a range of project & corporate financings, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring transactions. He has completed more than 130 transactions with a combined deal value of US$100+ billion. Prior to joining CBA, Mr. Caione was a Director at BNP Paribas in the Project Finance & Utilities - Metals & Mining group. He was a Managing Director at Conway, Del Genio, Gries & Co. providing bankruptcy, corporate restructuring, M&A, and valuation advisory services from 2000 to 2005. From 1992 to 2000, he was an Associate Director, Mining & Metals at Barclays Capital working in their New York City and London offices. Previously, he was a buy-side fixed income option arbitrage Portfolio Manager for Security Capital Management in Connecticut. Mr. Caione holds a BS/BA Finance degree from Villanova University.
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- Member of the Investment Team
- Senior Managing Partner, Chief Marketing Officer of Sprott Inc
Heather MacLeod is Senior Managing Partner, Chief Marketing Officer of Sprott Inc. with overall responsibility for corporate branding and marketing, including website strategy and maintenance. Her responsibilities also include marketing strategy development for Sprott's flagship exchange listed products and managed equities funds. Heather joined Sprott in September 2017 and has more than 25 years of investment management marketing experience. Her career has spanned many areas of financial services; sales and marketing, corporate and marketing communications, investor and public relations, and advertising. Previously, Ms. MacLeod held the positions of Director of Communications and Director of Digital Marketing at VanEck, a privately held investment management firm specializing in ETFs, located in New York. Prior to that, she was the Director of Digital Marketing at Royce & Associates, a small-cap value manager located in New York and the investment adviser to The Royce Funds. Ms. MacLeod graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, receiving a BA in History. She has held Series 7 and 63 licenses, administered by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
Job Titles:
- Analyst, Sprott Resource Lending Corp
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- ETF Product Manager, Sprott Asset Management
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- Member of the Investment Leadership Team
- Managing Partner, Sprott Inc. & Senior Portfolio Manager, Sprott Asset Management
Jason Mayer joined Sprott Asset Management LP in November 2012. He has more than 20 years of investment industry experience focused on structuring flow-through investment vehicles and managing portfolios of growth oriented resource equities. He has been the portfolio manager of the Sprott and other third party flow-through funds since 2013. Mr. Mayer joined Sprott from Middlefield Capital Corporation where he acted as lead portfolio manager on a number of investment funds with a focus on resource equities. Mr. Mayer is an MBA graduate of the Schulich School of Business at York University and is a CFA® charterholder.
Job Titles:
- Investment Executive, Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc
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- Member of the Investment Leadership Team
- Managing Partner of Sprott Resource Lending
- Managing Partner, Sprott Inc. & Managing Partner, Sprott Resource Lending Corp
Jim Grosdanis is a Managing Partner of Sprott Resource Lending and has managed the resource lending business of Sprott Resource Lending since its inception. Prior to the formation of Sprott Resource Lending, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Quest, where he and Mr. Nagra managed, strategized and remediated the Quest loan portfolio. Previously, Mr. Grosdanis was a founding member of Dundee Bank of Canada as its Vice President of Operations where operations grew to more than C$1 billion prior to its acquisition by Bank of Nova Scotia. Since 1993, he has held senior roles in the financial services industry, including CIT Group Inc. where he was tasked with restructuring the operations and the remediation of a C$200 million loan portfolio prior to leading the sale of the portfolio to a large multi-national finance company. Mr. Grosdanis is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario.
Job Titles:
- Investment Executive, Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc
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- Member of the Investment Leadership Team
- Member of the Investment Team
- Chief Executive Officer, Sprott Asset Management & Senior Managing Partner, Sprott Inc
John Ciampaglia has almost 30 years of investment industry experience and since 2017 serves as Chief Executive Officer of Sprott Asset Management and as Senior Managing Partner of Sprott Inc. He is responsible for overseeing Sprott's public market investment strategies and is also the Portfolio Manager for the company's physical commodity funds. John plays an active role in the development of new investment strategies, acquisitions, marketing and strategic partnerships. Before joining Sprott in 2010, he was a Senior Executive at Invesco Canada and held the position of Senior Vice President, Product Development. Prior to joining Invesco Canada, he spent more than four years at TD Asset Management. Mr. Ciampaglia earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from York University, is a CFA® charterholder and a Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Leadership Team
- Managing Partner, Sprott Inc. & Senior Portfolio Manager, Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc
- Senior Portfolio Manager of Sprott Hathaway Special Situations Strategy
John Hathaway joined Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc. in January 2020. Mr. Hathaway is a Senior Portfolio Manager of Sprott Hathaway Special Situations Strategy and Co-Portfolio Manager of the Sprott Gold Equity Fund. Previously, Mr. Hathaway joined Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. in 1997 where he was a Co-Portfolio Manager of the Tocqueville Gold Fund as well as other investment vehicles in the Tocqueville Gold Equity Strategy. He was also the Portfolio Manager of private funds. Prior to joining Tocqueville, Mr. Hathaway co-founded and managed Hudson Capital Advisors followed by seven years with Oak Hall Advisors as the Chief Investment Officer in 1986. In 1976, he joined the investment advisory firm David J. Greene and Company, where he became a Partner. Mr. Hathaway began his career in 1970 as an Equity Analyst with Spencer Trask & Co. Mr. Hathaway earned a B.A. from Harvard College and an MBA from the University of Virginia. Mr. Hathaway was also the Chairman of Tocqueville Management Corporation, the General Partner of Tocqueville. He also holds the CFA® designation.
Judith O'Connell has over 33 years of financial services experience and is currently the Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Champlain Investment Partners, LLC, a position she has held since September 17, 2004. She is also a member of the firm's Operating Committee. Prior to founding Champlain in 2004, she was a Senior Vice President at NL Capital Management, Inc. where she directed client service, marketing, and operations for the firm's institutional business. Before this, she was the Director of Mutual Funds/Intermediary Markets at Dresdner RCM Capital Management in San Francisco, California, where she had overall responsibility for business management, operations, marketing, sales, and product development functions for the mutual funds. Early in her career, she held management positions within investment operations, compliance, and treasury at The Boston Company. Ms. O'Connell graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and earned her Master of Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Leadership Team
- Managing Partner, Sprott Inc. & Senior Portfolio Manager and Economic Geologist, Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc
Justin Tolman joined Sprott in 2018 as an economic geologist. He is a Senior Portfolio Manager on Sprott Hathaway Special Situations Strategy, a Senior Portfolio Manager on the investment team for Sprott Gold Equity Fund (SGDLX) and a Co-Portfolio Manager on the Resource Exploration and Development (RED) Fund for Sprott Wealth Management. For the two decades prior to joining Sprott Justin held a series of increasingly senior roles with global mining and exploration companies including Newmont, New Gold, Exeter Resources and MIM holdings managing programs and leading discovery teams across the globe. Mr. Tolman holds a BSc with 1st Class Honors in Economic Geology from James Cook University (Queensland) and an MBA from La Trobe University (Victoria). He is a fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists, the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and is a registered Professional Geologist with the APGO.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Team
- Chief Financial Officer and Senior Managing Partner at Sprott Inc
- Chief Financial Officer, Senior Managing Partner & Co - Head of Enterprise Shared Services Group, Sprott Inc
Kevin Hibbert serves as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Managing Partner at Sprott Inc. In this role, Mr. Hibbert is the co-head of Sprott's Enterprise Shared Services Group with specific responsibility for external financial reporting, investment operations, tax, treasury, financial planning and analysis, investor relations and corporate communications, information technology, office facilities and administration. Mr. Hibbert was previously recognized by Report on Business Magazine and the Globe & Mail as one of Canada's 50 Best Executives. In addition to his duties at Sprott, Mr. Hibbert serves as a board member of UHN Foundation, Canada's largest hospital foundation and is past Vice-chairman and treasurer of Dixon Hall Neighbourhood Services, one of the largest providers of housing, employment and elder care services to at-risk communities in Toronto. Mr. Hibbert was awarded the Vice Chancellor's Award from the University of the West Indies, is a ‘Fellow', CPA Ontario, and is a graduate (high distinction) from the University of Toronto.
Lara Misner - Chief Compliance Officer
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- Chief Compliance Officer
- Member of the Investment Team
- Managing Partner, Enterprise Risk Management
- Managing Partner, Head of Enterprise Risk, Sprott Inc. & Chief Compliance Officer, Sprott Asset Management
Lara Misner is Managing Partner, Enterprise Risk Management at Sprott Inc. and Chief Compliance Officer at Sprott Asset Management LP. Ms. Misner has over 25 years of investment experience in various roles in compliance, portfolio management, equity research, client services and operations. Prior to joining Sprott in 2020, Ms. Misner was Chief Compliance Officer at WisdomTree Asset Management Canada, Purpose Investments and Marret Asset Management. Previously, she worked with BMO Harris as a portfolio manager for private client accounts. Ms. Misner has served as a Director of Montreal CFA Society and Toronto CFA Society. She received a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University, an MBA from HEC Montreal at University of Montreal and is a CFA® charterholder.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Leadership Team
- Member of the Investment Team
- Managing Partner, Sprott Inc. and Senior Portfolio Manager & Chief Investment Officer, Sprott Asset Management
Maria Smirnova has over 20 years of investment experience. She first joined Sprott Asset Management LP in 2005 as a research associate supporting the metals and mining team. She currently serves as Lead Portfolio Manager of a Sprott Sub-Advised Silver Equities Fund and Co-Portfolio Manager of another Sprott Sub-Advised Gold and Precious Minerals Fund. Maria is also is a Portfolio Manager on the investment team for Sprott Gold Equity Fund (SGDLX). Prior to joining Sprott, Maria served as a Product Development Analyst at Fidelity Investments. Ms. Smirnova holds a Master of Business Administration degree and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. She has been a CFA® charterholder since 2002.
Job Titles:
- Investment Executive, Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc
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- Portfolio Manager, Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc
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- Executive
- Member of the Investment Leadership Team
- Managing Partner, Sprott Inc. & Managing Partner, Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp
Michael Harrison has over 25 years of executive, financial and technical experience in the mining industry. Prior to joining Sprott, he held the position of President and CEO of Adriana Resources Inc., and Vice President, Corporate Development for Coeur Mining Inc. He previously worked for Cormark Securities Inc. and National Bank Financial in the investment banking groups raising funds and providing mergers and acquisitions advice to listed and private mining companies. Prior to earning an MBA, he worked internationally for BHP Billiton as a Project Geophysicist in the Exploration Division. Mr. Harrison holds a B.Sc.E Geophysics from Queen's University and an MBA from the University of Western Ontario.
Job Titles:
- Investment Executive, Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc
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- Member of the Investment Leadership Team
- Managing Partner of Sprott Resource Lending
- Managing Partner, Sprott Inc. & Managing Partner, Sprott Resource Lending Corp
Narinder Nagra is a Managing Partner of Sprott Resource Lending. He has overseen the origination and management of the resource lending business of Sprott Resource Lending since its inception. From June 2009 to November 2010, he served as Senior Vice President, Asset Management of Sprott Resource Lending's predecessor company, Quest Capital Corp. ("Quest"), where he managed and remediated Quest's mezzanine loan portfolio of over 60 loans. In the period following the financial crisis of 2007/2008, he successfully developed strategies to deal with the significant component of Quest's portfolio comprised of distressed debt. From February 2006 to June 2008, Mr. Nagra served as the Chief Financial Officer of Quest. Prior to this, he was involved with two advanced-stage exploration companies, Sutton Resources Ltd. and Canico Resources Corp., each of which were acquired by major mining companies. Mr. Nagra is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Certified General Accountant.
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- Member of the Investment Leadership Team
- Contributor to Sprott 's INSIGHTS
- Market Strategist, Sprott Asset Management
Paul Wong has more than 35 years of investment industry experience, specializing in investment analysis for natural resources investments. Mr. Wong first joined Sprott Asset Management in 2011. From 2012 to 2017, Mr. Wong was a senior portfolio manager responsible for the short positions of the Sprott hedge funds. From 2015 to 2017, he was lead portfolio manager of the precious metal equity funds. Mr. Wong has experience in resource funds, asset allocation and quantitative funds, and was a proprietary trader for several years. Mr. Wong earned his Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Toronto and is a CFA® charter holder.
Paul Wong is a contributor to Sprott's INSIGHTS commentaries, providing a unique, technical macroeconomic analysis on the asset classes we focus on. You can access his commentary here.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner, Sprott Inc. and Chief Executive Officer, Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd. & President, Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc
Robert Villaflor has been in the financial services industry since 1992. He boasts a broad background of experience, from having held multiple positions throughout his career. Mr. Villaflor has had professional experience on the trading desk as both a broker and manager, has worked in compliance and has served as a branch manager. Prior to joining Sprott, he was with Regal Securities where he served as President of both the broker-dealer and its affiliated registered investment adviser (RIA); he was formerly Regal's Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President of Business Development.
In his roles as Managing Partner, Sprott Inc.; Chief Executive Officer, Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd.; and President, Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc., Rob helps drive strategy and execution in collaboration with the senior management team. Mr. Villaflor is dedicated to enhancing the resources available to our financial advisors as well as being a strategic business partner who drives growth and meets the investment needs of our clients.
Mr. Villaflor received his B.S. in Finance from Marquette University and an M.B.A. in Finance from DePaul University.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Independent Director
Ron Dewhurst has held a number of Board positions, including directorships at Australian United Investment Company, IOOF Holdings Ltd, Orchard Petroleum Ltd, Rhinomed Ltd, One Vue Holdings, The National Gallery of Victoria and The Breast Cancer Network of Australia. Over the course of his career, Mr. Dewhurst has held many senior leadership roles in the US and Australia, most recently serving as Executive Vice President and Head of Global Investment Managers for Legg Mason Inc. Prior to joining Legg Mason, Mr. Dewhurst's previous roles included terms as Chief Executive Officer of ANZ McCaughan Ltd., Managing Director at IOOF Holdings Ltd, and Head of Americas for JP Morgan Asset Management.
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- Director, Project Evaluation / Vancouver
- Director, Project Evaluations, Sprott Resource Lending Corp
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- Member of the Investment Leadership Team
- Managing Partner, Sprott Inc. and Senior Portfolio Manager, Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc
Ryan McIntyre serves as Managing Partner at Sprott Inc. and Senior Portfolio Manager at Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc. Mr. McIntyre brings more than 20 years of experience in the natural resources sector and was most recently the President of the gold royalty company Maverix Metals until its sale to Triple Flag Precious Metals, an Elliott Investment Management-backed company. Prior to joining Maverix, Mr. McIntyre spent 11 years with Tocqueville Asset Management, most recently as a Co-Portfolio Manager of the Tocqueville Gold Strategy. Mr. McIntyre began his career as an analyst and then associate focused on mergers and acquisitions in the metals and mining sector with Macquarie Bank from 2002-2006. Mr. McIntyre holds a Bachelor of Commerce with Distinction (majoring in finance) from Dalhousie University and an MBA from the Yale School of Management, and is a CFA® charterholder.
Job Titles:
- Investment Executive, Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner
- Member of the Investment Team
- Managing Partner, Financial Controls, Treasury, Planning & Analysis, Sprott Inc
Samay Bhachech is Managing Partner, Financial Controls, Treasury, Planning & Analysis for Sprott Inc. In this role, Samay manages the financial control, treasury, planning and analysis activities for Sprott Inc. and its subsidiaries. Samay joined Sprott in 2016 as a Senior Manager, Finance with a background in financial services audit. He received a bachelor of commerce from McGill University and is a CPA, CA (Ontario).
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Team
- Managing Partner, Chief Talent Officer & Associate General Counsel of Sprott Inc
Sarah-Jane Martin serves as Managing Partner, Chief Talent Officer & Associate General Counsel of Sprott Inc. In this role, Sarah-Jane is responsible for key processes related to people management, including professional development, organizational culture and recruitment. Sarah-Jane also leads Sprott's diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) program.
Prior to joining Sprott in 2011, Ms. Martin was an associate at McCarthy Tétrault LLP, a leading Canadian law firm. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree and Bachelor of Arts Degree (Honours) from Queen's University. Ms. Martin is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and was called to the Ontario bar in 2007.
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- Associate, Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp
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- Member of the Investment Leadership Team
- Managing Partner, Sprott Inc. & Senior Portfolio Manager, Sprott Asset Management
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- Investment Executive, Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc
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- Director, ETF Product Management, Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc
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- Managing Partner of Sprott Inc
- Managing Partner, Sprott Inc. General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc
Tom Ulrich is a Managing Partner of Sprott Inc. He also serves as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc. and Resource Capital Investment Corporation. He was previously Chief Compliance Officer for Altegris Advisors, L.L.C. and Altegris Funds in La Jolla, California.
Prior to joining Altegris, Mr. Ulrich was a Partner, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at Geneva Investment Management in Chicago, Illinois for more than six years. He was a Founding Partner, General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer at InView Investment Management, LLC in Chicago, where he was responsible for all Operations, Legal and Compliance matters. He also served as Chief Compliance Officer for Northwestern Mutual Trust Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Mr. Ulrich practiced law in Omaha, Nebraska for six years. After working for two years in Cape Town, South Africa, he attended Creighton University School of Law where he earned his J.D. degree. Mr. Ulrich received his B.A. in English from the University of Nebraska.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Team
- Managing Partner, Chief Controller & Treasurer, Sprott Inc
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- Director, U.S. Operations, Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc
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- Member of the Investment Team
- Managing Partner, Compensation, Finance Administration & Outsourcing, Sprott Inc
Vishal Chhabra is Managing Partner, Compensation, Finance Administration & Outsourcing, Sprott Inc. In this role, Vishal leads the company's global compensation, payroll and benefits processes including LTIP management, global expense, vendor and supply chain management. Vishal joined Sprott in 2015 as a Senior Accountant, Finance with a background in computer applications (database) and financial services. Mr. Chhabra holds a Bachelor of Computer Applications from IGNOU University (India) and is a CPA, CGA (Ontario).
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Leadership Team
- Member of the Investment Team
- CEO, Sprott Inc. Non - Independent Director
- Chief Executive Officer, Sprott Inc
Whitney George was named Chief Executive Officer of Sprott Inc. in 2022. He is also a Senior Portfolio Manager at Sprott Asset Management USA. Mr. George joined Sprott in 2015 and previously spent 23 years in senior roles at Royce & Associates LLC ("Royce") in New York. He was Co-Chief Investment Officer of Royce from 2009 to 2013 and played a key role in the firm's growth and evolution into a leading U.S. small-cap manager with peak assets of more than US$40 billion. At Sprott, Mr. George is also senior portfolio manager of Sprott Focus Trust (FUND), a closed-end equity investment fund that seeks to provide long-term growth of capital through a focused portfolio of value stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. Prior to joining Royce, Mr. George held positions with Dominick & Dominick, Inc., WR Lazard & Laidlaw, Inc., Laidlaw, Adams & Peck and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Whitney holds a bachelor's degree from Trinity College.