Board of Directors

He manages the origination, structuring, and execution of our royalties, which involves cross-border negotiations with parties in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Serbia, Finland, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. Ernie has visited many of the world’s lithium deposits, as well as several of the chemical and battery plants that service the EV industry. Ernie is a regular presenter at industry and investor conferences, including Fastmarkets and LME Week.

Prior to LRC, Ernie was an Analyst at Tide Point Capital Management, a hedge fund based in Greenwich, Connecticut that specializes in lithium, battery materials and specialty chemicals. At Tide Point Capital, Ernie led investments into lithium companies that included Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile, Albemarle Corporation and Galaxy Resources Limited and others.

Prior to Tide Point Capital, Ernie was a senior associate at Credit Suisse based in New York City, where he led research and diligence on lithium. In 2014, Ernie led the Credit Suisse team in publishing one of the seminal lithium primers that helped companies in the space raise capital based on its in-depth analysis of the industry.

He is a finance professional with over 30 years of international experience in both the mining industry and mining finance sector. Mark initially worked in the mining industry both in Canada and Australia in exploration, development and production capacities. He then joined the investment dealer GMP Securities L.P. as a Managing Director of Investment Banking, where he co-founded the firm’s corporate finance mining practice. During over 18 years at GMP Securities L.P., Mark was responsible for, and advised on, some of the Canadian mining industry’s largest transactions, both in equity financing and mergers and acquisitions. Since then, he has been appointed to several public and private boards and is also the Chairman of Adventus Mining Corp. and the Lead Director of Li-Cycle Holdings Corp.

Blair is Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd., an alternative investment management company based in Toronto, Canada with over C$4 billion in assets under management, including thematic and specialty private equity strategies. In addition to setting strategy for Waratah and managing Waratah’s strategic growth, Blair is the lead portfolio manager for the Waratah Electrification and Decarbonization Fund and the Executive Chair of the Company.

From 1999 to 2010, Blair was a Managing Director at TD Securities, a division of TD Bank Financial Group. Blair was formerly a director at the Women’s College Hospital Foundation and served on its Investment Committee for seven years and is a former member of YPO.

Dominique served as Head of Sustainability Advisory at CIBC Capital Markets. She joined the Capital Markets division after a ten-year tenure at CIBC Asset Management, where she was portfolio manager of several funds, including real estate and social responsible investing mandates. During that time, she also led CIBC Asset Management’s efforts to incorporate environmental, social, and governance factors into all investment processes.

Dominique’s prior experience includes investment banking, research, institutional equity sales, audit, and corporate advisory services at several well-known, international financial institutions and accounting firms.

He is also the Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Waratah.

Philip joined Waratah in May 2022. Prior to joining Waratah, Philip worked as Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary at West Face Capital Inc., a Toronto-based alternative investment fund manager. He also worked at UBS Securities Canada and other hedge fund advisers, and at Torys LLP.

Rob was previously the Vice Chairman of Stifel Canada, where he spent 20 years, most recently as the Head of Sales and Trading. Prior to his current role, Rob worked at Waratah.