Prior to his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of Nations Royalty, Derrick Pattenden served as the company’s Chief Investment Officer beginning in May 2024.
He is an accomplished investment banker with over 15 years of experience in the mining industry, specializing in finance and mergers and acquisitions. Over the course of his career, he has completed M&A transactions with a combined equity value exceeding C$20 billion, and he has direct experience with transactions involving the creation of new mining royalties, and royalty companies, as well as the restructuring of existing metal streaming agreements.
Mr. Pattenden began his investment banking career in Vancouver in 2009 with Genuity Capital Markets. Prior to joining Nations Royalty, he served as Director, Investment Banking at Canaccord Genuity, where he advised TSX and TSX Venture–listed companies and focused exclusively on the mineral exploration and mining sector.
He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mining Engineering from the University of British Columbia and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
Mr. Pattenden is a proud band member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte.