Management Team

Eric Sprott, Chief Executive Officer, Portfolio Manager & Director
Eric Sprott has over 40 years of experience in the investment industry and has managed client funds for 35 years. Eric entered the investment industry as a research analyst at Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. In 1981, he founded Sprott Securities Limited (a predecessor to Sprott Securities Inc., now Cormark). After establishing Sprott Asset Management Inc. in December 2001 as a separate entity, Eric divested his entire stake in Sprott Securities Inc. to its employees. Eric’s investment abilities are demonstrated by the track record of the Sprott Hedge Fund L.P., Sprott Hedge Fund L.P. II, Sprott Offshore Fund, Sprott Canadian Equity Fund, Sprott Energy Fund and the 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. 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. Eric was also honoured as Investment Executive’s ‘‘Fund Manager of the Year’’ for 2007.

Eric graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from Carleton University in 1965 and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Carleton University in 2003. He received his Chartered Accountant designation in 1968.

Kevin Bambrough, President
Mr. Bambrough was named President of the Company in November 2009. He has been a key contributor to the success of both Sprott Asset Management and Sprott Resource Corp., through the strategic advice he provides to portfolio managers in his role as Market Strategist with Sprott Asset Management and, since September 2007, in his role as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sprott Resource Corp. Under Mr. Bambrough’s leadership, Sprott Resource Corp. has grown its market capitalization from approximately $15 million to over $375 million, through strategic acquisitions and dispositions. Mr. Bambrough joined Sprott Asset Management in 2002.

Steven Rostowsky, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Rostowsky joined the Company in March 2008 as the Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice-President, Finance & Administration at the IDA. As a member of the IDA’s senior management team, Mr. Rostowsky had responsibility for non-regulatory functional areas including Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology and the Association Secretary. Prior to joining the IDA in January 2005, Mr. Rostowsky was Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Guardian Group of Funds (‘‘GGOF’’) since July 2001 when GGOF was acquired by Bank of Montreal. At that time he was Vice-President, Finance for Guardian Capital Group, GGOF’s former parent company. Mr. Rostowsky is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Financial Analyst, and holds a Bachelor of Business Science (Finance) and a post-graduate accounting degree, both from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.