Our Team

Joseph de la Plante

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. de la Plante is the Co-Founder and CEO of Evolve Royalties. Prior to his involvement with Evolve, he was one of the founders and was the Chief Investment Officer and  Director of Nomad Royalty Company which was acquired by Sandstorm in August 2022 .

Mr. de la Plante also previously played a key role in the creation of Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. where he led the execution of more than $1 billion in financing equity, royalty and stream transactions and two major transactions in his role as Vice President of Corporate Development.

Prior thereto, he was with Osisko Mining Corporation through the development, operation and subsequent $4.3 billion sale of the Canadian Malartic mine in 2014 to Yamana Gold and Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

Prior to his executive roles, Mr. de la Plante advised resource clients in both mergers & acquisitions and financing at BMO Capital Markets. Mr. de la Plante currently serves on the Board of Directors of Doré Copper Mining Corp. Mr. de la Plante holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University

Vincent Metcalfe

Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer

Mr. Metcalfe is the Co-Founder and CIO of Evolve Royalties. Prior to his involvement with Evolve, he was one of the founders and was the CEO and Chair of Nomad Royalty Company which was acquired by Sandstorm in August 2022.

Mr. Metcalfe previously held a number of officer and senior executive roles with Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange listed resource companies within the Osisko group of companies. As an executive, he helped several companies advance and develop mining projects. He has extensive shareholder relations and proven experience in capital raising, mergers & acquisitions and financial engineering.

Prior to his executive roles, he advised resource clients, in both mergers & acquisitions advisory and financing at large Canadian investment banks for nearly 10 years.

In 2023, Vincent was awarded with the YMP Peter Munk award, which recognizes a young mining professional, who over the past year, and during their careers, have demonstrated exceptional leadership skills and innovative thinking to provide value for their companies and shareholders.

Mr. Metcalfe holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from HEC Montreal.

Vincent Cardin-Tremblay

Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Cardin-Tremblay is the Co-Founder and COO of Evolve Royalties. He is an accomplished geologist who brings extensive national and international experience in exploration and mine geology operating in the Americas and Africa.

Mr. Cardin-Tremblay was Vice President, Geology for Nomad Royalty Company prior to its successful sale to Sandstorm Gold.

Prior to joining Nomad Royalty Company, he was Vice President, Geological Services at Harte Gold. He worked as Director, Exploration and Geology at Golden Star Resources Inc. and Geology Superintendent at the Rosebel mine in Suriname for IAMGOLD. Mr. Cardin-Tremblay also worked for Freeport-McMoRan, and for Glencore at the Matagami and Raglan mines.

He holds a B.Sc. in Geology from Université du Québec à Montréal. He is also a member of the board of directors of l’Association de l’exploration minière du Québec.

Annie Dutil

Chief Financial Officer

Annie Dutil is the Chief Financial Officer of Evolve Royalties. Prior to her involvement with Evolve, she has held a number of positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, including a role as director where she has led the Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Services group in Montréal. 

In her current and previous roles, she has assisted several companies in their capital markets activities, including initial public offerings, financings, cross-border transactions and complex accounting and regulatory matters.

She serves as a member of the board of directors of Midland Exploration Inc. and is the co-founder of the Montreal chapter of Women in Mining.