Management Team

Drew Clark, CFA
Drew Clark
President, CEO & Director

Drew is currently the President, CEO and a Director of Summit Royalties. Mr. Clark has completed over $300 million of royalty deals through more than 30 transactions over the last 12 years. He was most recently VP of Corporate Development and first employee hired at Metalla Royalty & Streaming, where he was vital in helping to grow the company's portfolio from 18 to 100+ royalties and streams. He was previously VP Corporate Finance at a boutique investment bank and held other senior corporate development roles at Carlisle Goldfields and Premier Royalty, acquired by Alamos Gold and Sandstorm Gold, respectively. Mr. Clark started his career in equity research, becoming a published analyst prior to joining the issuer side in 2010.

Robert Doyle
Robert Doyle
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Doyle has over 40 years of experience in the strategy of emerging companies, operations, finance, and mergers and acquisitions in the US and Canada. He has successfully completed more than $1.0B in mergers, acquisitions representing both buyers and sellers. Mr. Doyle is the President of a K-7 education software company, has served on the board of Providence Health Care, and is currently the president of a hearing research charity. Mr. Doyle graduated with a bio-psychology degree from the University of B.C., before becoming a Chartered Accountant in 1983.

Kevin MacLean
Kevin MacLean
Chief Investment Officer

Mr. MacLean, P.Eng., CFA, previously served as Chief Investment Officer of Star Royalties. He has over 30 years of experience specializing in precious metals and mining investments, including as the senior portfolio manager responsible for leading the resource investment team at Sentry Investments, where peak assets under his management were approximately $2 billion. Mr. MacLean has received 13 Lipper awards for best risk-adjusted returns in the gold mining sector and seven Brendan Wood International Top Gun awards for recognition of being a leading mind in the gold mining sector. Mr. MacLean is a Professional Engineer, holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Nuclear Engineering) from the University of Toronto, and is a CFA Charterholder.

Connor Pugliese
Connor Pugliese
Vice President, Corporate Development

Connor is a finance professional with over a decade of experience in the mining sector. Before joining Summit, he worked at Redwood Materials in Reno, Nevada, supporting the company’s growth in the sustainable battery materials and energy space. Prior to Redwood, he spent over 4 years at Triple Flag Precious Metals, where he helped execute over $1B in royalty and streaming deals. Connor began his career in investment banking, advising on M&A and capital markets transactions across the metals and mining sector.

Kathy Lai
Kathy Lai
Vice President, Finance

Ms. Lai, CPA, was previously Vice President, Finance, at Star Royalties. She has over 20 years' experience in financial planning and analysis, financial reporting and corporate finance, with a background supporting finance functions across public and private companies.