TORONTO, April 7, 2014 /CNW/ - Sprott Inc. (TSX: SII)
today announced the appointment of two new directors, effective
April 1, 2014. Sharon Ranson and Rosemary Zigrossi have been appointed to the
Sprott Board of Directors and will stand for re-election at the
Company's Annual General Meeting on May 14,
2014.
"We are very pleased to have Sharon and Rosemary join the board.
Together they bring a diverse range of experience and industry
expertise and we look forward to their future contributions," said
Eric Sprott, Chairman of the Sprott
Inc. Board of Directors.
Ms. Ranson is President of The Ranson Group Inc., a company
offering Executive Coaching and Consulting services. Ms. Ranson has
experience as a director on numerous corporate and not-for-profit
boards. She is a currently a director of Continental Bank of
Canada. Previously, she was on the
Board of Governors for CI Investments, a director of Bank West,
Western Life, Western Financial Insurance and MEGA Brands (TSX:
MB). Her current not-for-profit boards include the Advisory Board
for the School of Business at Queen's University and The Children's
Book Bank. Ms. Ranson is an Adjunct Professor for the Master of
Finance program at Queen's University. Prior to
founding her current business in 2002, Ms. Ranson spent over 20
years in the Financial Services industry in executive positions
where she worked at both large and small firms. She was a top
ranked Financial Services Analyst and Director with RBC Dominion
Securities and was a senior Portfolio Manager with TAL (CIBC). Ms. Ranson is a Chartered
Accountant and holds the ICD.D designation. She graduated from
Queen's University with a Bachelor of Commerce and holds a Masters
of Business Administration from York
University.
Ms. Zigrossi is a Consultant to, and former Director at
Promontory Financial Group Canada. In this role, Ms. Zigrossi
advises clients in the asset management and banking industries in
the area of risk management, regulatory compliance and governance.
Prior to joining Promontory, Ms. Zigrossi was at the Ontario
Teachers' Pension Plan ("OTPP") for almost two decades where she
held various roles including Vice President, Asset Mix and Risk,
Vice President, Venture Capital, a program she initiated, and
Controller, responsible for building the Investment Finance
department. She has extensive experience with investments in
venture-capital-backed companies and private equity and has served
as a member of the Board of Directors for companies in various
industries, including information technology, communications,
health care and life sciences, and renewable energy. Prior to
joining OTPP, Ms. Zigrossi was an Assistant Vice President at J.P.
Morgan (Canada). Ms. Zigrossi
serves on the board of the Business Development Bank, Russell
Investments Corporate Class Inc., and the McMichael Canadian
Art Collection. She is a member of
the Investment Committee of Sustainable Development Technology
Corporation and past governor of Trent
University. Ms. Zigrossi is a Chartered Accountant and CFA
charter holder. She holds the ICD.D designation, graduated from the
University of Toronto with a Bachelor
of Commerce, and attended the Harvard Business
School's Program for Management Development.
About Sprott Inc.
Sprott Inc. is a leading independent
asset manager dedicated to achieving superior returns for its
clients over the long term. The Company currently operates through
six business units: Sprott Asset Management LP, Sprott Private
Wealth LP, Sprott Consulting LP, Sprott Resource Lending Corp.,
Sprott Toscana and Sprott U.S. Holdings Inc. Sprott Asset
Management is the investment manager of the Sprott family of mutual
funds and hedge funds and discretionary managed accounts; Sprott
Private Wealth provides wealth management services to high net
worth individuals; and Sprott Consulting and Sprott Toscana provide
management, administrative and consulting services to other
companies. Sprott Resource Lending provides lending services to
mining and energy sectors. Sprott U.S. Holdings Inc. includes
Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd, Sprott Asset Management
USA Inc., and Resource Capital
Investments Corporation. Sprott Inc. is headquartered in
Toronto, Canada, and is listed on
the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "SII". For more
information on Sprott Inc., please visit www.sprottinc.com.
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