Chris Ritchie

Chris Ritchie is a financial markets professional with 15-plus years of experience in resource-based capital markets including investment banking, marketing, corporate strategy, network, and risk management. Chris earned a B.A. from Miami University (Ohio) in 1997 and an MBA in Finance from Dalhousie University in 2000. He spent just under three years in risk management at Marsh & McLennan and Liberty International before he moved into trading and institutional equity sales at UBS, Canaccord Financial, and National Bank Financial. Chris has developed extensive networks that enable him to support companies of differing sizes and across industries to cost efficiently raise capital, develop communications strategies, and create market awareness. Prior to joining SilverCrest Metals, Chris (through National Bank Financial and Canaccord Genuity) was a key Financial Advisor and Partner to the previous and current SilverCrest teams through the development of Santa Elena, the sale of the SilverCrest Mines to First Majestic Silver Corp., and three financings for SilverCrest Metals. This relationship provided strong continuity as he successfully transitioned to his role as President in January 2018.