Mark Morabito is a Vancouver-based entrepreneur, mining executive, and strategic dealmaker. He is the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Intrepid Metals and the Executive Chair and Founder of Excalibur Metals. He is also the founder of King and Bay, a merchant bank focused on building and supporting high-potential ventures in natural resources and select growth sectors.

Mark has built his career around identifying opportunities early and guiding complex projects through periods of uncertainty. His work spans public and private companies, with a long history in resource development, capital markets, and corporate strategy. He has led multiple companies from early-stage formation through public listings and long-term growth.

He began his professional career as a corporate finance and securities lawyer in Toronto and Vancouver. After nearly a decade in legal practice, he transitioned into business leadership, applying his discipline and deal experience on the operating side of the table.

With more than twenty years in business and capital markets, Mark has focused primarily on junior mining and merchant banking. He has been a founder or senior executive in several successful resource companies, including two that progressed from initial listings on the TSX Venture Exchange to full listings on the NYSE. Throughout his career, he has raised over one billion dollars in capital.

At Alderon Iron Ore, Mark played a central role in securing a $400M strategic investment with HBIS Group, then China’s largest steel producer. The transaction marked HBIS’s first investment outside of China and remains a notable milestone in cross-border resource investment. As founder, Chairman and CEO of Intrepid Metals Corp., Mark led the deal that resulted in Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A)(NYSE: TECK) agreeing to become a strategic investor by acquiring a 9.9% equity stake in Intrepid.

In his free time, Mark enjoys staying active through boxing and gym fitness. He is a proud father of two daughters. He is also on the waitlist to ride with Virgin Galactic and is currently an astronaut in waiting number 444.

Originally from southern Ontario, Mark now resides in Vancouver. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Simon Fraser University and earned his Juris Doctor from Western University’s Faculty of Law.