Management

Dr. David A. Winter
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Dr. Winter holds a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and a PhD in Geology degrees from London and Edinburgh Universities. His experience was gained both offshore and onshore in the North Sea, Middle East, Latin America and Southeast Asia, including working and living in a number of industry centers overseas in Yemen, Indonesia, China, Australia and the United Kingdom North Sea. Dr. Winter brings 24 years of international experience in operations, oil and gas exploration and development, and business development gained in increasingly senior management positions at British Petroleum, Sun Oil, Canadian Occidental (now Nexen), Alberta Energy Company (now EnCana) and Calvalley Petroleum.

Robert Bailey, P.Eng.
Vice-President, Engineering, Chief Operating Officer and Director

Mr. Bailey holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calgary. He has served in leadership and senior management roles in reservoir engineering, drilling, operations, corporate planning and portfolio management. He was a founding shareholder of a successful junior energy company trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Mr. Bailey has extensive experience in development and production of heavy oil, both cold flow and thermal, in Western Canada. His international experience includes resource development in the Gulf of Mexico, South America, Russia, United Kingdom Continental Shelf and the Middle East. Mr. Bailey brings 30 years of multidiscipline industry experience with Dome Petroleum, Saskoil, Neutrino, and EnCana.

Mary Kennedy, CA
Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

Ms. Kennedy holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta. She has held the position of Chief Financial Officer in several public junior oil and gas companies including Kodiak Energy, TransGlobe Energy, Moiibus Resource Corporation and Post Energy. Ms. Kennedy has 18 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and an additional six years previous with a major public accounting firm. She has had exposure to both international and domestic fiscal environments and has experience in regulatory reporting in Canada and United States, and taxation in multiple jurisdictions. Ms. Kennedy has managed a number of debt and equity financings.