Awards & Recognition
★Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inductee (2026)
★AME 2021 Murray Pezim Award for financier's significant contributions to mineral exploration and mining community
★Former Chair of World Gold Council (2017-2020)
★Director of Bank of Montreal since 2018
★Led largest mining IPO in Canadian history ($1.2 billion, 2007)
Notable Facts
→Co-founded and led Franco-Nevada Corporation through $1.2 billion IPO in 2007, largest mining IPO in Canadian history
→Former CEO (2007-2020) and current Chair of Franco-Nevada, company grew to $50+ billion market cap
→Director of Bank of Montreal, one of Canada's Big Five banks
→Major philanthropist - $30+ million in charitable commitments through family foundation
→Benefactor of Harquail School of Earth Sciences at Laurentian University and Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation at Sunnybrook Health Sciences
→Former Chair of World Gold Council (2017-2020)
→Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inductee (2026)
→Professional Engineer with B.A.Sc. in Geological Engineering from University of Toronto and MBA from McGill University