ROYAL GOLD INC
NASDAQ: RGLD. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:2ef78cc5-0957-4ad9-8439-b2c23c72486b
- SEC CIK
- 0000085535
- Website
- www.royalgold.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 29, 2026
- Newest evidence
- May 3, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- William H. HeissenbuttelPresident, Chief Executive Officer & Director
- Chair
- Not published
- Independent
- 5 / 77 directors published
- Published claims
- 284 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 110 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 4 distinct sources and 11 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
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EXECUTIVE APPOINTED
Martin Raffield executive of ROYAL GOLD INC, effective 2026-02-19.
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Vice President, Operations | Martin Raffield | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE7 |
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | Randy Shefman | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE9 |
| Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & Business Development of Royal Gold Corporation | Alistair Baker | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE3 |
| Senior Vice President of Corporate Development - RGLD Gold AG | Daniel K. Breeze | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE4 |
| Vice President, Corporate Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer | David R. Crandall | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE5 |
| Senior Vice President of Strategy & Business Development of Royal Gold Corp | Jason Franklin Hynes | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE6 |
| Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | Paul K. Libner | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE8 |
| President, Chief Executive Officer & Director | William H. Heissenbuttel | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE10 |
Board of directors
Evidence7 directors published. 5 of 7 with a published determination are independent.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabiana Chubbs | Independent | 2020 | AuditAudit; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE2 |
| Jamie Sokalsky | Independent | 2015 | Audit, chairAudit · Chair | Source reportedE2 |
| Mark Isto | Not independent | 2025 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Ronald Vance | Independent | 2013 | Audit | Source reportedE2 |
| Sybil Veenman | Independent | 2017 | Nominating and Governance, chairNominating and Governance · Chair | Source reportedE2 |
| William Hayes | Independent | 2008 | Nominating and Governance | Source reportedE2 |
| William Heissenbuttel | Not independent | 2020 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | Jamie Sokalsky | Jamie Sokalsky, Fabiana Chubbs, Ronald Vance | Not described in the published record |
| Audit · Chair | Not published | Jamie Sokalsky | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Nominating and Governance | Not published | Fabiana Chubbs | Not described in the published record |
| Nominating and Governance | Sybil Veenman | Sybil Veenman, Fabiana Chubbs, William Hayes | Not described in the published record |
| Nominating and Governance · Chair | Not published | Sybil Veenman | Not described in the published record |
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Financials and market context
EvidenceGovernance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Markets externalNot reviewed. Auditors, advisors, investors and regulators form the external ecosystem.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Martin RaffieldSenior Vice President, Operationscompany:2ef78cc5-0957-4ad9-8439-b2c23c72486b:leadership_role:18
- Randy ShefmanSenior Vice President and General Counselcompany:2ef78cc5-0957-4ad9-8439-b2c23c72486b:leadership_role:20
- Alistair BakerSenior Vice President of Investor Relations & Business Development of Royal Gold Corporationcompany:2ef78cc5-0957-4ad9-8439-b2c23c72486b:leadership_role:14
- Daniel K. BreezeSenior Vice President of Corporate Development - RGLD Gold AGcompany:2ef78cc5-0957-4ad9-8439-b2c23c72486b:leadership_role:15
- David R. CrandallVice President, Corporate Secretary & Chief Compliance Officercompany:2ef78cc5-0957-4ad9-8439-b2c23c72486b:leadership_role:16
- Jason Franklin HynesSenior Vice President of Strategy & Business Development of Royal Gold Corpcompany:2ef78cc5-0957-4ad9-8439-b2c23c72486b:leadership_role:17
- Paul K. LibnerSenior Vice President & Chief Financial Officercompany:2ef78cc5-0957-4ad9-8439-b2c23c72486b:leadership_role:19
- William H. HeissenbuttelPresident, Chief Executive Officer & Directorcompany:2ef78cc5-0957-4ad9-8439-b2c23c72486b:leadership_role:21
- Fabiana ChubbsDirectorcompany:2ef78cc5-0957-4ad9-8439-b2c23c72486b:leadership_role:7
- Jamie SokalskyDirectorcompany:2ef78cc5-0957-4ad9-8439-b2c23c72486b:leadership_role:8
- Mark IstoDirectorcompany:2ef78cc5-0957-4ad9-8439-b2c23c72486b:leadership_role:9
- Ronald VanceDirectorcompany:2ef78cc5-0957-4ad9-8439-b2c23c72486b:leadership_role:10
- Sybil VeenmanDirectorcompany:2ef78cc5-0957-4ad9-8439-b2c23c72486b:leadership_role:11
- William HayesDirectorcompany:2ef78cc5-0957-4ad9-8439-b2c23c72486b:leadership_role:12
- William HeissenbuttelDirectorcompany:2ef78cc5-0957-4ad9-8439-b2c23c72486b:leadership_role:13
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 11 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. Cited by 5 Claims.
- E2sec proxy. Published Apr 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 7 Claims.
- E3other. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E4other. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5other. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6other. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Feb 19, 2026. Retrieved May 13, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8other. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9sec filing. Published Feb 19, 2026. Retrieved May 13, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E10other. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E11board_seats. board seats. Cited by 8 Claims.
What changed in version public-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 29, 2026- Martin Raffield executive of ROYAL GOLD INC, effective 2026-02-19.
- Randy Shefman executive of ROYAL GOLD INC, effective 2026-02-19.
- Mark Isto seat on ROYAL GOLD INC, effective 2025-01-01.
- Fabiana Chubbs seat on ROYAL GOLD INC, effective 2020-01-01.
- William Heissenbuttel seat on ROYAL GOLD INC, effective 2020-01-01.
- Audit; Nominating and Governance committee of ROYAL GOLD INC, effective 2020-01-01.
- Fabiana Chubbs member of Audit; Nominating and Governance, effective 2020-01-01.
- Sybil Veenman seat on ROYAL GOLD INC, effective 2017-01-01.
- Nominating and Governance · Chair committee of ROYAL GOLD INC, effective 2017-01-01.
- Sybil Veenman member of Nominating and Governance · Chair, effective 2017-01-01.
- Jamie Sokalsky seat on ROYAL GOLD INC, effective 2015-01-01.
- Audit · Chair committee of ROYAL GOLD INC, effective 2015-01-01.
- Jamie Sokalsky member of Audit · Chair, effective 2015-01-01.
- Ronald Vance seat on ROYAL GOLD INC, effective 2013-01-01.
- William Hayes seat on ROYAL GOLD INC, effective 2008-01-01.

