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Whitney George was named Chief Executive Officer of Sprott Inc. in 2022. He is also a Senior Portfolio Manager at Sprott Asset Management USA. On June 30, 2022, Whitney George was named as Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. Mr. George joined Sprott in 2015 and previously spent 23 years in senior roles at Royce & Associates LLC 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 , 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.

John Ciampaglia has more than 25 years of investment industry experience and serves as Chief Executive Officer of Sprott Asset Management and as Senior Managing Director of Sprott Inc. Previously, he was the Chief Operating Officer of Sprott Asset Management and Executive Vice President of Sprott Inc. Before joining Sprott in 2010, he was a Senior Executive at Invesco Canada and held the position of Senior Vice President, Product Development, responsible for strategic initiatives and for overseeing the product development function across multiple product lines and distribution channels. Prior to joining Invesco Canada, he spent more than four years at TD Asset Management, where he held progressively senior product management and research roles. Mr. Ciampaglia earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from York University, is a CFA charterholder and a Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute.

Arthur Einav is General Counsel and Senior Managing Director at Sprott Inc. He is the co-head of our Enterprise Shared Services Group with specific responsibility for legal, compliance, risk and human resources. Mr. Einav serves as a director of Tradewind Markets. Before joining Sprott, Mr. Einav was an associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and McCarthy Tetrault LLP. He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree and a Masters in Business Administration from Osgoode Hall Law School and the Schulich School of Business. Mr. Einav also holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto, is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and the New York State Bar, holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and is an NACD Board Leadership Fellow.

Kevin Hibbert serves as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Managing Director at Sprott Inc. In this role, Mr. Hibbert is the co-head of our 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 joined Sprott in 2014 as the Vice President of Finance before assuming his current role. He brings a breadth of experience in the Canadian financial services sector, having previously served as Financial Controller for RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and Chief Financial Officer for RBC's Direct Investing and Capital Markets Real Estate subsidiaries. Mr. Hibbert received a BA honours degree in Management (high distinction) from the University of Toronto and is a Fellow of CPA Ontario (FCPA, FCA).

Mr. Edward Coyne joined Sprott in January 2016 and has more than 25 years of investment management and sales experience. Previously, 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 worked in the firm's key account sales division servicing institutional clients. 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.

Ron Dewhurst is the Chair of the Board of the Corporation and has spent 40 years spread across the investment banking and asset management industries. He has lived approximately half of his career outside his native Australia working in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the U.S. Mr. Dewhurst has held leadership roles as Chief Executive Officer of Australian Investment Bank ANZ McCaughan Ltd., Managing Director of Australian asset manager IOOF Holdings Ltd., Head of Americas for J.P. Morgan Asset Management, and Executive Vice President and Head of Global Investment Managers for Legg Mason Inc. based in the U.S. Over the years, Mr. Dewhurst has held a number of board roles including 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. Other Current Public Issuer Directorships: Rhinomed Ltd., a medical technology company (ASX).

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. 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 previously served as a director on the board of Sprott Focus Trust (FUND), the Sprott Gold Equity Fund, the Sprott Gold Miners ETF, and the Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF.

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. On May 5, 2023, the Corporation appointed Judith O'Connell to the Board. 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.

Dr. Graham Birch has spent over 35 years in the mining equity industries, including roles at Panmure Gordon, Kleinwort Benson Securities, Ord Minnett and Mercury Asset Management. Dr. Birch was the Managing Director and Head of the Natural Resources Investment Team at BlackRock in London until 2010. In addition, he has been a non-executive director at ETF Securities and Hochschild Mining. Dr. Birch has a PhD in Mining Geology from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London.

Dinaz Dadyburjor is a senior executive with 30 years of experience in the asset management industry. On May 8, 2024, the Corporation appointed Dinaz Dadyburjor to the Board. She is a seasoned business leader working for large global organizations across multiple business functions including finance, investment fund operations, risk management and governance. Most recently, Ms. Dadyburjor was a Managing Partner at Brookfield Asset Management where she had various global leadership roles in finance, investment fund operations, client service, risk management and corporate sustainability. Prior to that, she was a senior executive at Mackenzie Financial (now part of IGM) overseeing fund finance, operations and technology. Ms. Dadyburjor has extensive experience with corporate boards as a member of management and with non-profit boards as board and audit committee member. Ms. Dadyburjor is a CPA, CA and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the University of Miami.

Catherine Raw has an extensive background in mining operations and finance, as well as asset management. On January 1, 2022, the Corporation appointed Catherine Raw to the Board. She is currently MD of the Thermal business of London-listed power utility SSE plc. 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. 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.

Greg Caione is Senior Managing Partner, Private Strategies, Sprott Inc. In this role, Mr. Caione is responsible for oversight of the company's private strategies and fund activities. He joined the Sprott Natural Resource Investment Partners 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 US100+ 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.

Glen Williams serves as Senior Managing Partner, Investor and Institutional Client Relations 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.

Ryan McIntyre serves as President, Sprott Inc. In this role, Mr. McIntyre assists the CEO in the day-to-day operation of the company, is a senior portfolio manager and responsible for leading our cyber security and information technology teams and wealth management business. Mr. McIntyre brings more than 20 years of experience in the natural resources sector, and was most recently the President of the royalty/streaming company Maverix Metals until its sale for 785M 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 1.8B 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 Group 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. He also holds the CFA designation.

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).

Varinder Bhathal, who previously served as Managing Director, Finance and Investment Operations, Sprott Inc