Investment Professionals

Eric's investment abilities are well represented in his track record in managing the Sprott Hedge Fund L.P., Sprott Hedge Fund L.P. II, Sprott Offshore Fund, Sprott Canadian Equity Fund, Sprott Energy Fund and Sprott Managed Accounts. In December 2004, the Sprott Hedge Fund L.P. was the winner of the Opportunistic Strategy Hedge Fund Award at the Canadian Investment Awards. In addition, the Sprott Offshore Fund, Ltd., won the 2006 MarHedge Annual Performance Award under the Canada-Based Manager category. Furthermore, in October 2006, Eric was the recipient of the 2006 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Financial Services) and the 2006 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Ontario. In December 2007, Eric was named Fund Manager of the Year by Investment Executive, a widely circulated publication for Canadian financial advisors.

Eric's impressive predictions on the state of the North American financial markets have been captured throughout the last several years in an investment strategy article that he authors titled "Markets At A Glance” (available at www.sprott.com).

After graduating from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, John Embry began his investment career as a stock selection analyst and Portfolio Manager at Great West Life. He then became Vice President of Pension Investments for the entire firm. After 23 years with the company, John became partner with United Bond and Share, the investment counseling firm acquired by Royal Bank in 1987. Since then, John was Vice-President, Equities and Portfolio Manager at RBC Global Investment Management, a $33 billion organization where he oversaw $5 billion in assets, including the flagship $2.9 billion Royal Canadian Equity Fund and the $250 million Royal Precious Metals Fund, the #1 ranked fund across the country for its 2002 net performance of 153%.

Moreover, Anne has been responsible for co-managing all of Eric Sprott's Fund portfolios and Sprott Managed Accounts throughout these years and has been influential in helping SAM achieve its impressive historical track record of outstanding returns. As of 2000, Anne became Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of SAM, continuing her role as co-manager on all of Eric Sprott's Fund portfolios and Sprott Managed Accounts. Anne holds the Canadian Investment Manager designation.

Mr. Hodson holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has a BA in Economics from the University of Western Ontario. He is the Lead Portfolio Manager for the Sprott Growth Fund.

Sylvain completed his bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance and economics at the HEC business school at University of Montreal in 1987. He earned his CFA designation in 1994 and his MBA, finance and international management in 1998, also from HEC.

Allan was acknowledged for his achievements at Sceptre on several occasions. The Sceptre Equity Growth Fund was recently awarded the Best Canadian Small Cap Fund over one, three, five and ten year periods at the 2007 Canadian Lipper Fund Awards. The Sceptre Equity Growth Fund was also a finalist for the 2006 Small Capitalization Equity Fund of the Year and was chosen Canadian Equity Fund of the Year in 2005. Furthermore, Allan was chosen the 2006 Fund Manager of the Year at the Canadian Investment Awards. The Small Capitalization Canadian Equity Pooled Fund, also managed by Allan, was awarded Canadian Small Cap Pooled Fund of the Year.

The experience he brought to Sceptre in 1993 included his Chartered Accountant designation, his management of the largest equity fund in South Africa (a $5 billion fund for Old Mutual) and his four years at Canada Life Investment Management Limited as the portfolio manager of Small Cap Canadian equities.

Peter was a significant contributor to the award winning management team of the Sceptre Equity Growth Fund and the Small Capitalization Canadian Equity Pooled Fund. He began his investment career at Sceptre in March 1998. From 1998 to 2000 he was involved in quantitative analysis and portfolio construction in Canadian Equities.

Charles began his investment career with Midland Doherty in 1987 and later joined AGF’s Fund Management department in 1999. In 2002 he was named co-manager of the AGF Precious Metals Fund, the AGF Global Resources Fund and the AGF Canadian Resources Fund. In 2004 he was named Manager of the AGF Canadian Small Cap Fund. In 2006 he became co-manager of the AGF Growth Equity Fund and co-advisor on the Markland Oilsands Sector Fund. Charles also helped manage institutional funds and funds domiciled in Japan, Ireland, and the UK.

Charles combines a big picture approach and a bottom up process. Using a portfolio approach he focuses on strong management teams with a sound strategy. He looks for growth at a reasonable price (GARP) and generally buys companies with the view of holding them over the long-term.

Charles obtained his Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of Western Ontario in 1987 and obtained his CFA designation in 1998.

Jamie was acknowledged for his achievements while at AGF, most recently as a finalist in the Canadian Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund category and as the winner of the Precious Metals Equity Fund category for the second consecutive year along with co-manager Charles Oliver at the 2007 Canadian Investment Awards. Furthermore, the AGF Canadian Resources Fund was recently awarded the best 10-year return in the Natural Resources category, while the AGF Precious Metals Fund was awarded the best 5-year return in the Precious Metals category at the 2007 Canadian Lipper Fund Awards.

Jamie holds a diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technology (honours) from Mohawk College, and an Honours B.Comm from McMaster University. He is a member of the International Research Association and is a Licensed International Financial Analyst. He is also a member of the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians & Technologists, as well as the Toronto CFA Society and the CFA Institute.