Tom Albanese is Chair of the Board. Prior to his appointment as Chair in May 2026, Mr. Albanese served as a director of Franco-Nevada since his appointment to the Board in 2013. Mr. Albanese also served as CEO of Vedanta Resources plc (2014 to 2017), CEO of Vedanta Limited (2014 to 2017) and was CEO of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited (2007 to 2013). Mr. Albanese is also a director of CoTec Holdings Corp. He previously served on the boards of Nevada Copper Corp., Vedanta Resources plc, Vedanta Limited, Rio Tinto plc, Rio Tinto Limited, Ivanhoe Mines Limited, Palabora Mining Company and Turquoise Hill Resources Limited. Mr. Albanese holds a Master’s of Science degree in Mining Engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mineral Economics both from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.