Aaron William Regent

Aaron William Regent is an Irish-Canadian chartered accountant and business executive with over 20 years of mining and natural resources experience. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario in 1988. Regent is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Fellow of CPA Ontario, holding the prestigious FCPA and FCA designations.

Regent's career trajectory has spanned leadership roles across Canada's most prominent mining, infrastructure, and financial institutions. He began his professional journey in the accounting and finance sectors before transitioning into senior executive positions in the natural resources industry. His early career included roles at Brookfield Asset Management, where he served as Senior Managing Partner and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Brookfield Infrastructure Group, an asset management company focused on infrastructure investments.

In the mid-2000s, Regent became President and Chief Executive Officer of Falconbridge Limited, a major Canadian mining and metals company. Following Falconbridge, he was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Barrick Gold Corporation, one of the world's largest gold mining companies, serving from January 2009 to June 2012. During his tenure at Barrick, he led the company through significant operational and strategic initiatives during a critical period for the global mining industry.

In 2013, Regent founded Magris Resources (now Magris Performance Materials Inc.), a leading North American-based industrial minerals company. Under his leadership as Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, Magris has become a major player in the performance materials sector, supplying over 10% of the world's niobium and over 50% of the North American talc market from operations in Canada and the United States. The company has made strategic acquisitions, including Vermont and North American talc assets in 2020.

Beyond his executive roles, Regent has held significant board positions. He joined the Board of Directors of the Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) in 2013 and was appointed Chairman of the Board in April 2019, becoming one of Canada's most prominent corporate directors. He also serves as Chairman & CEO of Niobec Inc. and holds board positions with multiple other organizations, including the C.D. Howe Institute, Canada's influential think tank focused on nonpartisan, evidence-based policy research.

Note: Limited public information is available regarding Aaron William Regent's activities as an angel investor or venture capital professional. The available data indicates he is primarily known as a corporate executive and board director in the mining, industrial materials, and financial services sectors.

Based on his professional background, if engaged in angel investing, his focus would likely align with:

However, no verified portfolio of startup investments, public angel investing activities, or venture capital fund involvement has been identified through comprehensive research as of March 2026.

• Sector Preferences: Mining technology, industrial materials, infrastructure, natural resources, and potentially FinTech given his role with Scotiabank
• Stage Focus: Seed stage (as indicated in source profile)
• Geographic Focus: North America, particularly Canada and the United States
• Value Proposition: Operational expertise in scaling industrial companies, deep industry connections in mining and financial services, strategic advisory for resource-based businesses

• Chairman of the Board, Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) - 2019-Present
• Board Member, Bank of Nova Scotia - 2013-Present
• Founder, Chairman & CEO, Magris Resources Canada, Inc.
• Chairman & CEO, Niobec, Inc.
• Chairman, Nickel Development Institute
• Member, Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario
• Board Member, C.D. Howe Institute
• Reported to serve on boards of 8 additional companies

Limited Public Information Available as of March 2026:

Despite comprehensive research including 10+ web searches and multiple web fetch attempts across LinkedIn, Crunchbase, AngelList, PitchBook, and other investor databases, no evidence of active angel investing, venture capital activities, or startup portfolio investments has been found for Aaron William Regent.

The contact information provided ([hidden], role as "Founding Partner" with "Angel Investors" designation) suggests potential angel investing activities, but these could not be verified through public sources. It's possible that: 1. Angel investing activities are conducted privately without public disclosure 2. The investor classification may refer to personal capacity investments not publicly tracked 3. The individual may be exploring angel investing as a new activity area 4. There may be confusion with another investor with a similar name

Search Attempts Conducted:

All searches confirmed Aaron William Regent's prominence as a corporate executive and board director but did not yield startup investment portfolio information.

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