Peter Rockandel, former chief executive officer of Canadian metals producer Lundin Mining Corp., is planning to capitalize on the recent uptick in mining financing and deal flow as he returns to his banking roots.
Rockandel, 59, who stepped down as CEO of Lundin at the end of 2023, is joining Infor Financial Inc. as a principal in the Toronto-based firm’s investment-banking group.
He said he spent the past six months doing advisory work “with a select group of clients” before deciding to make a full-time return to his previous career. Before his operating role with Lundin, Rockandel held senior mining banking and advisory roles at Deutsche Bank AG and GMP Capital Inc., later sold to Stifel Financial Corp.
“Things seemed to be picking up both for myself and the industry, so I thought a bit more firepower would help in some of the jobs I’ve been doing,” he said in an interview of his decision…
