Jason Attew, B.Sc, MBA
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr. Attew is the President and Chief Executive Officer of OR Royalties since January 1st, 2024. Mr. Attew is a mining industry veteran who has dedicated more than 25 years to the mining sector. He has previously served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Liberty Gold Corp and Gold Standard Ventures Corp as well was the Chief Financial Officer at Goldcorp Inc. where, in addition to leading the finance and investor relations operations, he was responsible for Goldcorp’s corporate development and strategy culminating in the US$32 billion merger with Newmont Corporation.
Mr. Attew has extensive international capital markets experience from his time in investment banking with the BMO Global Metals and Mining Group where he was at the forefront of structuring and raising significant growth capital as well as advising on both formative and transformational mergers and acquisitions for corporations that have become industry leaders over the past two decades. Jason is also on the board of directors of Evolution Mining.
Mr. Attew holds a Master of Business Administration, Queen’s University and a Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of British Columbia.
Frédéric Ruel, CPA
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance
Mr. Frédéric Ruel was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance of OR Royalties in February 2020. Mr. Frédéric Ruel has over 25 years of experience in financial reporting and has been involved in the mining industry for over 15 years. Prior to joining OR Royalties, he held the position of Director, Corporate Reporting for Canadian Malartic Partnership, Osisko Mining Corporation and Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines. Mr. Ruel began his career as an auditor in a premier Canadian accounting firm where he worked for 7 years. He is also involved with other public companies in the mining industry.
Mr. Ruel is a member of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec and holds a Master in Accounting from the Université de Sherbrooke.
Guy Desharnais, Ph.D., P.Geo.
Vice President, Project Evaluation
Dr. Guy Desharnais joined the technical services team of OR Royalties in 2017 and was appointed Vice President, Project Evaluation in August 2020. After completing his Ph.D. in geochemistry and igneous petrology, Dr. Desharnais worked five years as an exploration geologist with Xstrata Nickel (Glencore). He worked as a qualified person and manager of SGS Geostat for seven years. He led the team that won the Integra Gold Rush Challenge in 2016 and the Parker Challenge in 2025.
He was named Distinguished Lecturer by the CIM in 2017 and is an active member of the Mining Technical Advisory and Monitoring Committee for the Canadian Securities Administrators and the Comité Consultatif du Secteur Minier for the Autorité des marchés financiers. Dr. Desharnais currently serves on the Board of Directors of Sable Resources Ltd.
Iain Farmer, B.Eng, M.Eng., MBA, CFA
Vice President, Corporate Development
Mr. Iain Farmer was appointed as Vice President, Corporate Development of OR Royalties in February 2020. Mr. Farmer has been involved in the mining industry for over a decade having most recently served as Director of Evaluations for OR Royalties where his responsibilities included financial and technical evaluation of investments as well as origination and execution of transactions, and he served as a director of Stornoway from November 2021 to October 2025. Prior to joining OR Royalties, Mr. Farmer worked in equity research covering the mining sector. Mr. Farmer currently serves on the board of directors of Highland Copper Company Inc.
Mr. Farmer holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Mining Engineering from McGill University as well as an MBA from Concordia University’s Goodman School of Investment Management, he has been a CFA Charterholder since 2016.
André Le Bel, LL.B., B.Sc.A., ICD.D
Vice President, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary
Mr. André Le Bel has been appointed Vice President, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary of OR Royalties in February 2015. Mr. Le Bel is responsible for overseeing legal aspects relating to mining investment opportunities and regulatory compliance. From November 2007 to June 2014, Mr. Le Bel was Vice President, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary of Osisko Mining Corporation. Mr. Le Bel was Vice President Legal Affairs with IAMGOLD Corporation from November 2006 to October 2007 and before November 2006, Mr. Le Bel was Senior Legal Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary of Cambior Inc. Mr. Le Bel is a director of, and member of, the audit committee and of the corporate governance and Compensation Committee of Brunswick Exploration Inc., a Montréal-based mineral exploration company. He is also a director of, and member of, the audit committee and chairs the governance and compensation committee of Vior Gold Corporation Inc., a junior mining exploration company based in Québec, Canada. Both Brunswick Exploration Inc. and Vior Gold Corporation Inc. are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. From November 2015 to June, 2022, he was Corporate Secretary of Falco and then Vice President, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary. He was also Corporate Secretary of Osisko Development from February 2021 to June 2022.
Mr. Le Bel obtained a Bachelor of Applied Science from Université Laval and a Bachelor of Law from the Université de Sherbrooke. He is a member of the Québec Bar and has obtained the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors in December 2017.
Grant Moenting, P. Eng.
Vice President, Capital Markets
Mr. Grant Moenting joined OR Royalties as Vice President, Capital Markets in January 2023. Mr. Moenting has over 20 years of global mining and capital markets experience. His mining career started at Teck Resources as a process engineer and metallurgist within Teck’s research and development group, followed by 12 years in capital markets. Grant was most recently at Scotiabank GBM where he was Head of Mining Institutional Equity Sales, covering a global client base. Prior to that, Grant had 4 years of broad experience in both Base Metals Equity Research and Mining Investment Banking at Paradigm Capital Inc.
Mr. Moenting is a Professional Engineer and has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering Chemistry from Queen’s University in Canada.
Heather Taylor, BA
Vice President, Sustainability and Communications
Ms. Heather Taylor joined as Vice President, Investor Relations of OR Royalties in January 2021 and was appointed as Vice President, Sustainability and Communications in June 2023 to lead OR Royalties’ ESG Strategy. She has more than 15 years of capital markets experience specializing in the global metals and mining industry. Ms. Taylor most recently served as Head of Business Development at Nexa Resources SA overseeing and executing the company’s M&A strategy and prior to that managed investor relations at Nevsun Resources Ltd, which was acquired by Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. for C$1.9 billion after a lengthy hostile defence process. In addition to her roles at Nexa and Nevsun, she brings with her a broad range of experience from positions in institutional equity research, trading, sales and corporate development.
Ms. Taylor holds a Bachelor of Arts – Psychology from the University of Western Ontario. She also successfully completed the Sustainability and ESG Designation and Certification Program from Competent Boards.
OR Royalties International Ltd. – Executives
Michael Spencer
President, OR Royalties International Ltd.
Michael Spencer joined OR Royalties in 2017 as Managing Director of OR Royalties International Ltd.. He has more than 10 years of business development, corporate finance and mergers and acquisition experience in the global metals and mining industry. Prior to Osisko, Mr. Spencer spent over seven years in mining focused investment banking where he gained extensive experience in capital raising, advisory, and complex transaction structuring. Michael holds an Honours Business Administration degree with distinction from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.
Brendan Pidcock, B.Eng, P.Eng (APEGBC), CPEng (AusIMM)
Vice President, Technical Services, OR Royalties International Ltd.
Seasoned professional engineer with proven leadership and technical skills acquired through over 25 years of work experience in mining operations, technical services, projects, and corporate roles in multiple jurisdictions. Of more recent times, his experience has been centered around due diligence, evaluations, and portfolio management both in terms of executing reviews, setting up systems with support infrastructure and providing alternatives for mine financing opportunities. Most recently, he was the VP of Technical Services for Maverix Metals Inc., a royalty and streaming company that was sold in 2023. Other professional experience include being the director of Due Diligence for Goldcorp and various roles in the Lundin group, including Lundin Gold and Red Back Mining, amongst others.