Mr. Grosskopf is CEO of Sprott Capital Partners and a private investor in the resource sector. Peter served as Chief Executive Officer of Sprott Inc. for 12 years until 2022, leading the Company during its growth from $5 billion to more than $20 billion of assets under management. Prior to joining Sprott, Mr. Grosskopf was President of Cormark Securities Inc. He has a track record of building and growing businesses including Newcrest Capital Inc. which was acquired by the TD Bank Financial Group in 2000. Mr. Grosskopf serves on the Board of Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. and the World Gold Council. He is a CFA^® charterholder and earned an Honours Degree in Business Administration and a Masters of Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.

Bob Bertram is a Corporate Director and the retired Executive Vice President of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (“Teachers”), a position he held from 1990 through December 2008. Mr. Bertram led Teachers’ investment program and had oversight of the pension fund’s growth to approximately $108 billion from approximately $19 billion when it was established in 1990. His responsibilities included overseeing the real estate portfolio managed by its subsidiary, The Cadillac Fairview Corp., the development of private equity and infrastructure investments and the asset-mix and risk allocations of the pension fund. Prior to Teachers, Bob spent 18 years at Telus Corporation, formerly Alberta Government Telephones. Before leaving Telus Corporation, Bob was Assistant Vice President and Treasurer at Telus Corporation, including responsibility for managing the company’s $2 billion in investment funds. Bob is currently the Chair of the Strategic Committee of Glass Lewis, LLC, a director of The Cadillac Fairview Corporation, a member of the Independent Review Committee for the Strathbridge Asset Management family of funds, a director of Black Spruce Exploration Corp. and a director of several not-for-profit boards and societies including, the Canadian Foundation for Governance Research. Bob previously held directors roles with Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment, AltaLink, Nexen Inc., and Morguard Mortgage Investment Corp., to name a few.

Steve is the President and CEO of Alaris and has served in that role since he co-founded the company in 2004.  Mr. King has also served on the board of directors of Alaris since the company went public in 2008.  Prior to creating Alaris, Steve spent 12 years in the investment banking industry in both Toronto and Calgary, advising both public and private company entrepreneurs on their capital raising needs.  Mr. King is also a director of Metropolitan Investment Corporation, a private investment company.  In addition to overseeing the daily operations of Alaris, Steve is involved in every facet of the investment process and is an integral part of the relationships that are created with each of Alaris’ partners.

Ms. Langlois is currently a board member and chair of the audit committee at Telus Spark science centre. She was a Partner at KPMG Canada from 2006 until early 2020.  She has 28 years of experience in a broad range of industries delivering assurance and securities services and also led the Corporate Services group for KPMG Calgary for three years and was the KPMG National Audit Partner in charge of People Strategy.  Ms. Langlois holds a Bachelor of Business Commerce degree with a major in Accounting from the University of Calgary, a CPA, CA designation, a CPHR designation and the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Ms. Lynch Proctor is an experienced board director, private equity executive, lawyer, and accountant with over 20 years of experience. She is an Independent Director of Paramount Resources Ltd. (TSX: POU), where she serves as Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Reserves and Governance Committees. She also serves as a director of several non-profit and municipal organizations, including the Calgary Police Commission, where she is Chair of the Complaint Oversight Committee and a member of the Finance and Audit Committee. From 2009 to 2016, Ms. Lynch Proctor was the Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel of KERN Partners, a Calgary based energy focused private equity firm, and prior thereto a practising lawyer and chartered professional accountant with Felesky Flynn LLP, Bennett Jones LLP, and Deloitte, respectively, advising corporate clients on domestic and international transactions. Ms. Lynch Proctor obtained both a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Calgary, a Master of Laws degree from New York University, is a Chartered Professional Accountant, and holds an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Mr. Lebel is the Founder and Managing Partner of Rowanwood Equity, a Toronto based investment firm. Prior to that, he spent 13 years at Birch Hill Equity Partners, a leading mid-market private equity fund, where he was a Partner and served on the investment committee. He currently sits on the board of Midland Appliance, Morningside Capital, and the advisory board of Sherweb. Over his career, he has been actively involved in sourcing, executing and exiting investments and played an active role on the boards of many companies including Softchoice Corporation (Chair and Lead Independent Director), Citron Hygiene (Chair), Groupe Maskatel (Chair), Sigma Systems and Harbour Air Seaplanes. He has experience investing across various b2b and b2c sectors including IT Solutions, software, fixed-route logistics, facility services, equipment rental, manufacturing, fast transit and telecom. Prior to joining Birch Hill, he was at EdgeStone Capital Partners where he was involved with Stephenson’s Rental Services, Porter Airlines and Eurospec Manufacturing. Previously, Mr. Lebel worked in the Investment Banking division of CIBC World Markets where he advised on several M&A transactions including the sale of Sico Paints to Akzo Nobel and the sale of Van Houtte to Littlejohn & Co. Mr. Lebel received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University (Great Distinction) and is a CFA charterholder.

With Alaris Since 2025

Ms. Hughes has over 25 years experience in the capital markets industry. She spent 18 years at Cormark Securities, where she was a member of the executive team, the top-ranked Canadian analyst in her sector and a member of the firm’s Risk and Executive Committees. Following this, Sarah served as Partner and Portfolio Manager at Cumberland Private Wealth Management Inc, co-managing the firm’s Canadian small and mid-cap equity mandates. Ms. Hughes is currently Managing Partner at IronBird Advisory, where she collaborates with Canadian public companies to optimize valuation through strategic capital market strategies. She is a CFA charterholder and holds a Bachelor of Arts, Honours Economics degree from Wilfrid Laurier University.