Sprott Inc. announced that its board of directors has named Whitney George as Chief Executive Officer of Sprott, effective June 30, 2022. Mr. George, currently the Company's President, will take over from Peter Grosskopf, who will focus full time on his roles as Chief Executive Officer of Sprott Capital Partners and as an advisor to Sprott's private resource strategies. Whitney George joined Sprott in 2015 serving in a number of roles, including as Chief Investment Officer of Sprott Asset Management since 2018 and as President of Sprott since 2019.

Previously Mr. George spent 23 years in senior roles at Royce & Associates LLC in New York. He was Co-Chief Investment Officer of Royce from 2009 to 2013. At Sprott, Mr. George is also portfolio manager of Sprott Focus Trust.

Prior to joining Royce, Mr. George held positions with Dominick & Dominick Inc., WR Lazard & Laidlaw Inc., Laidlaw, Adams & Peck and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Whitney holds a bachelor's degree from Trinity College.