Brandon brings more than 15 years of capital markets and investor relations experience. Most recently, he served as Director, Investor Relations at New Gold Inc., where he was responsible for global investor communications and played a key role through the successful acquisition of the company by Coeur Mining, Inc. in March 2026. Prior to that, he was Manager, Investor Relations at Lundin Mining Corporation. Before transitioning to investor relations, Mr. Throop spent more than eight years in equity research covering the metals and mining sector across all stages of exploration, development and production. He holds a Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies specializing in Finance from the University of Western Ontario and is both a Certified Professional in Investor Relations (CPIR) from the Canadian Investor Relations Institute and an Investor Relations Charter (IRC) holder from the National Investor Relations Institute