Mackenzie Resource Team
Disciplined investing in resource companies that follow prudent capital allocation.
Benoit Gervais, MSc, CFA
Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Head of Team
Philosophy and process
The Mackenzie Resource team aims to provide above-average capital appreciation from equity investments in natural resource companies. We believe that a company’s ability to generate Sustainable Free Cash Flow over a full pricing cycle combined with management’s acumen in allocating capital wisely are key drivers of long-term value creation within natural resource sectors. We apply a Sustainable Free Cash Flow focused approach to investing with a disciplined quantitative risk management overlay. Our Portfolio Managers bring comprehensive insight from their time in the resource industry, as well as over 15 years in investment management.
Portfolio Managers
Benoit Gervais, MSc, CFA
Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Head of Team
Mackenzie Resource TeamInvestment experience since 2001
Benoit Gervais, Senior Vice President, Investment Management, is Portfolio Manager and Head of the Mackenzie Resource Team. Benoit has expertise in the diversified resource sector.
Benoit’s career in the investment industry began in 2001, when he joined Mackenzie Investments as an Investment Analyst. Prior to joining Mackenzie Investments, Benoit gained valuable experience working for various organizations in the mining sector.
Benoit has a BEng from the École Polytechnique and McGill University, as well as an MSc (Mineral Economics) from the Colorado School of Mines. He is also a CFA charterholder.
Onno Rutten, Vice President, Investment Management, is a Portfolio Manager on the Mackenzie Resource Team.
Onno’s career in the investment industry began in 2003. He joined Mackenzie Investments in 2011. Prior to joining Mackenzie Investments, Onno was a precious and base metals Equity Research Analyst and Executive Director at a large global financial services firm in Toronto. During those years, Onno developed a reputation for his detailed modeling and market judgment in commodities and equities. From 1996 to 2001, he was a Senior Process Engineer in hydrometallurgy and minerals processing for a leading global engineering consulting firm, and designed and audited mines in Africa, Australia and Canada.
Onno holds an MSc (Mining and Petroleum Engineering) from Delft University (the Netherlands), as well as an MBA from INSEAD (France).
Scott Prieur, MBA, CFA
Associate Portfolio Manager
Mackenzie Resource TeamInvestment experience since 2003
Scott Prieur, Associate Portfolio Manager, is responsible for research and investments in oil, gas and related companies.
Scott’s career in the investment industry began in 2003. He joined Mackenzie in 2013. Prior to joining Mackenzie, Scott worked for wealth management firms in the United States and a global investment bank in Toronto.
Scott holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Geological Studies and Economics from Queens University, an MBA from Northwestern University, and is a CFA charterholder.
Insights
Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the prospectus before investing. The indicated rates of return are the historical annual compounded total returns including changes in unit value and reinvestment of all distributions and do not take into account sales, redemption, distribution or optional charges or income taxes payable by any security holder that would have reduced returns. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.