About us

Olive Resource Capital is a publicly listed resource-focused merchant bank and investment company. Our investments are split into three portfolios: Merchant Banking, Quantitative & Hedging. We will take a hands-on approach with the investee companies where warranted. 

We are positioning Olive Resource Capital to take advantage of the coming commodity bull market and creating a new breed of investment issuer.

A Solid track record of Value Creation

Derek Macpherson

P.Eng, MBA

Executive Chairman and Director

Mr. Macpherson joined Norvista in 2021. He has a Bachelor of Engineering and Management in Materials Science (Metallurgy) from McMaster University and a Master of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business. He was Senior Vice President, Investment Banking at Red Cloud Securities Inc. and prior to that was Vice President, Mining Analyst at Red Cloud. Besides investment banking and research his work at Red Cloud, particularly during its early years, his work included retail and institutional sales, and marketing. Preceding his 5 years at Red Cloud, he worked in mining equity research at both bank-owned and boutique Canadian investment banks, providing him 10 years of capital markets experience. Prior to completing his MBA and joining capital markets he worked for 6 years as a metallurgist. Mr. Macpherson is currently, President and CEO of Gold79 Mines Ltd.

Samuel Pelaez

CFA

President, CEO, CIO and Director

Mr. Pelaez joined Norvista in 2021. Mr. Pelaez has dedicated the past decade to financing natural resource projects while serving as Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager at Galileo Global Equity Advisors, and as an analyst at US Global Investors. Mr. Pelaez has been an early investor in numerous resource discoveries and has been an active participant in Canadian resource corporate transactions. Samuel graduated from the Schulich School of Business with Distinction. He also holds a Masters in Finance degree from The University of Cambridge. He was a scholar of the Financial Leaders of Tomorrow Program at the PBOC Graduate School at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Samuel is a CFA charter holder and member of the Toronto CFA Society where he resides. Mr. Pelaez is currently, President, CEO and a Director of Gossan Resources Ltd.

Carmello Marrelli

CPA

CFO

Mr. Marelli has been CFO since 2014. He is the Principal of Marrelli Support Services Inc. and DSA Corporate Services Inc. Previously he was a partner with Marrelli & Drake Corporate Services. Mr. Marelli holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto and a Chartered Professional Accountant designation.

Board of Directors

Derek Macpherson

P.Eng, MBA

Mr. Macpherson joined Norvista in 2021. He has a Bachelor of Engineering and Management in Materials Science (Metallurgy) from McMaster University and a Master of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business. He was Senior Vice President, Investment Banking at Red Cloud Securities Inc. and prior to that was Vice President, Mining Analyst at Red Cloud. Besides investment banking and research his work at Red Cloud, particularly during its early years, his work included retail and institutional sales, and marketing. Preceding his 5 years at Red Cloud, he worked in mining equity research at both bank-owned and boutique Canadian investment banks, providing him 10 years of capital markets experience. Prior to completing his MBA and joining capital markets he worked for 6 years as a metallurgist. Mr. Macpherson is currently, President and CEO of Gold79 Mines Ltd.

Samuel Pelaez

CFA

Mr. Pelaez joined Norvista in 2021. Mr. Pelaez has dedicated the past decade to financing natural resource projects while serving as Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager at Galileo Global Equity Advisors, and as an analyst at US Global Investors. Mr. Pelaez has been an early investor in numerous resource discoveries and has been an active participant in Canadian resource corporate transactions. Samuel graduated from the Schulich School of Business with Distinction. He also holds a Masters in Finance degree from The University of Cambridge. He was a scholar of the Financial Leaders of Tomorrow Program at the PBOC Graduate School at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Samuel is a CFA charter holder and member of the Toronto CFA Society where he resides. Mr. Pelaez is currently, President, CEO and a Director of Gossan Resources Ltd.

Mr. Jeffrey Singer

MBA

Mr. Singer, who holds an MBA degree from Harvard Business School, has over 25 years of extensive experience in the asset management industry. Most recently, Mr. Singer occupied the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer at Investors Group Inc. in Winnipeg. In addition, he acted as Senior Vice President-Global Equities and Head of Global Research at the Caisse de Depot and also spent 17 years in New York as a portfolio manager with Bernstein Investment Research and Management, a subsidiary of Alliance Bernstein L.P.

Mr. David Regan

MBA

Mr. Regan, who holds an MBA degree from INSEAD, has had an extensive career in business operations, management consulting and financial services. Mr. Regan is CEO of Sona Nanotech Inc. and previously served as EVP, Strategy and Corporate Development at WildBrain Ltd. Mr. Regan also worked in New York for global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney in the Financial Institutions Group and prior to that role he worked with Canada’s Export Development Corporation.

Evelyn Foo

CPA, CA

30+ years of experience in the investment funds and asset management industry in Finance, Operations, and Compliance.

Previously President, CFO, COO and CCO at Galileo Global Equity Advisors Inc. a boutique asset management firm. Previously, Senior Director, Controller of CIBC Investment Funds.

Bachelor of Commerce from University of Toronto and Certified Professional Accountant of Canada and Ontario