Advisors
Renaud Adams
Advisor
Renaud Adams has over 30 years of global mining experience in senior executive positions and operations. Currently, Mr. Adams serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of IAMGOLD Corporation (NYSE:IAG) (TSE:IMG), a mid-tier Canadian gold company with a US$1.4B market cap. Previously, from 2018 to 2022, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of New Gold Inc., where he led the strategic repositioning of the company and turnaround of its operations. Prior to New Gold, Mr. Adams served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Richmont Mines Inc. from 2014 until the company was sold to Alamos Gold in November 2017. During Mr. Adams’ time at Richmont Mines, the primary mine of the company experienced an increase of more than two-fold in production, the mineral reserves were multiplied by more than three, and the costs were reduced significantly, leading to the Island Gold Mine in Ontario becoming one of the most cost-efficient underground mines in the Americas. From 2011 to 2014, Mr. Adams served as Chief Operating Officer at Primero Mining Corporation, and prior to that he served as General Manager of IAMGOLD’s Rosebel mine in Suriname before being appointed Senior Vice President, Americas Operations. Mr. Adams holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mining and Mineral Processing from Laval University in Quebec, Canada.
Michael Demeter
Advisor
Michael Demeter is a highly experienced executive with a track record spanning over 30 years in financial services, including the past 22 years in capital markets, advising both companies and buy-side investors as well as raising growth capital for a wide range of companies. Michael has worked with boutique investment dealers, Canadian banks, and global investment banks, providing him with diverse exposure to companies of all sizes. Michael is a Partner with Fort Capital, one of Canada’s leading independent investment banking advisory firms. Mr. Demeter is the former Managing Director and Head of Institutional Sales at Haywood Securities and has held senior management roles at Macquarie Group, Dundee Securities, Royal Bank of Canada, and Scotiabank. Mr. Demeter earned a BA (Economics) from Huron College at the University of Western Ontario, and an MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. His work in financial services has led him to attain his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation, Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation, and Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation. He is a member of the Rotman Dean’s Global Advisory Board (GAB), and the Loan Review Committee for Rise Asset Management, a charity dedicated to helping people with mental health and addiction challenges achieve financial independence through self-employment or small business ownership.
Ryan Hanley
Advisor
Ryan Hanley has over 15 years in the mining and capital markets sectors. Mr. Hanley is currently the CEO of Springburn Capital Inc., a private investment & advisory firm providing services to early stage, pre-listed, and small/mid-cap public companies. Prior to Springburn, Mr. Hanley held the role of Director & Mining Analyst at Laurentian Bank Securities in Toronto, where he worked from March 2017 to May 2024. Before joining LBS, Mr. Hanley was an Equity Research Analyst specializing in Mining & Mining Services at Research Capital Corp. from 2012 to 2017. His career at Research Capital also included roles as a Mining Research Associate from 2009 to 2012 and an Investment Banking Analyst in 2008. Mr. Hanley has been consistently recognized as a leading analyst in the mining industry, earning accolades from Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, and Refinitiv. Among his numerous honors, he was notably ranked as the 3rd “Top Stock Picker (All Sectors)” in Canada in the 2017 Thomson Reuters Analyst Awards. Mr. Hanley holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.