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http://www.sprott.com/companyinfo/investmentprofessionals.php Eric Sprott has accumulated over 35 years of experience in the investment industry. After earning his designation as a chartered accountant, Eric entered the investment industry as a research analyst at Merrill Lynch. In 1981, he founded Sprott Securities Inc. (now called Cormark Securities Inc.), which today is one of Canada's largest independently owned securities firms. After establishing Sprott Asset Management Inc. in December 2001 as a separate entity, Eric divested his entire ownership of Sprott Securities to its employees.

Eric's investment abilities are well represented by his track record managing the Sprott Hedge Fund LP I & II, Sprott Bull/Bear RSP Fund, Sprott Offshore Fund Ltd. I & II, Sprott Capital LP I & II, Sprott Canadian Equity Fund, Sprott Energy Fund and Sprott Managed Accounts. In December 2004, the Sprott Hedge Fund LP was awarded 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 also 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. In October 2008, the Sprott Offshore Fund Ltd. won the award for the Best Long/Short Hedge Fund globally by HFM Week, a leading publication for the global hedge fund industry.

Eric's 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).

http://www.sprottfoundation.com/eric.htm Eric Sprott was born in Ottawa, Canada in 1944. After completing his undergraduate degree at Carleton University and earning his designation as a Chartered Accountant, Eric entered the investment industry as a research analyst at Merrill Lynch. In 1981, he founded Sprott Securities Inc. (SSI), which became one of Canada's largest independently owned institutional brokerage firms. In 2000, Eric divested his entire ownership of SSI to its employees and chose to focus his sole attention on the investment management business and he formed Sprott Asset Management. In 2006, Eric was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Ontario.

Eric's approach to philanthropy is straightforward. He wants to help society change for the better. He is also constantly studying how to best serve his community through the foundation's philanthropic donations. He believes that "the world needs true leadership to deal with unrecognized problems." It is his hope that through the work of The Sprott Foundation, pressing social concerns can be addressed in progressive and thoughtful ways.

Eric sites two donations as being extremely significant to him. The first was a donation to The Canadian Hunger Foundation due to the dramatic impact it had on the people in Africa who were helped. The second was his donation to Carleton University. Eric saw this commitment to his alma mater as contributing to the permanent improvement of the university for students who might otherwise not be able to afford their education.

In his spare time, Eric enjoys golfing at destinations around the world and collecting antiques, with a special interest in coins and rare books.

Eric Sprott (born 1944) is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Portfolio Manager of Sprott Asset Management, a fund company based in Toronto, Ontario.