about us
Board of Directors
R.D. (Bob) Steele, P.Eng Chairman of the Board Independent businessman since March 2010. Prior thereto on the Board of Directors of Raise Production Inc. (formerly Global Energy Services Ltd.) from June 2011 to October 2015. Director of Marquee Energy Ltd (formerly Skywest Energy Ltd.) from June 2010 to June 2013. Founder of both Stellarton Energy and Berens Energy.
Bill Wheeler, CFA Director Private investor. Co-founder of Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel. President of Texada Capital Management Ltd., a private investment company, since September 2011. Previously a Director of Azabache Energy Inc. from June 2010 to January 2014.
James Howe, CA Director President of Bragg Creek Financial Consultants Ltd.,(a private financial consulting corporation) from January 1982 to present. A Director of both Ensign Energy Services Inc. and Pason Systems Inc.
Dr. Brian Moss, Ph.D. (Geol) Director Brian Moss has more than 25 years of international exploration and development experience in the oil and gas industry in both private and public companies. Director of Crown Point Energy Inc. and former President and Chief Executive Officer of Crown Point Energy Inc. (formerly Crown Point Ventures Ltd.) a public oil and gas company from November 9, 2016, to March 1, 2022. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Crown Point Energy Inc. from June 2012 to November 2016. Director of Crown Point Energy Inc. (formerly Crown Point Ventures Ltd.) from May 2012 to April 2015. Prior thereto, from January 2008 to May 2012, Executive Vice President (Latin America) of Antrim Energy Inc. and a Director of Antrim Energy Inc. from April 2006 to June 2012. Dr. Moss holds a Ph.D. in Petroleum Geology from the Royal School of Mines, University of London, UK. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta.
Peter Lansom Director Peter Lansom holds a Bachelor of Petroleum Engineering (Honours) degree from the University of NSW and has over 30 years’ experience in conventional and unconventional exploration, appraisal and development, working in executive roles within ASX listed companies including Galilee Energy, Eastern Star Gas, Origin Energy and Santos. Peter has significant expertise in subsurface engineering, asset valuation, exploration through to field development planning and commercial/corporate finance. In his recent roles Peter has gained significant experience in Australian equity and capital markets. He has held senior roles including Chief Petroleum Engineer for Origin Energy and Executive Director - Operations at Eastern Star Gas, with overall engineering responsibility for the exploration and pilot development of the company’s coal seam gas assets in NSW which resulted in certifying 3P reserves of over 3500 PJ over a 5 year period, and saw the company grow to a $900 million market capitalisation. Over the past eight years Peter has been Managing Director of Galilee Energy and has overseen the significant growth of this company as it seeks to grow from explorer to become a significant new gas supplier into the Eastern Australia gas market. Peter is currently a non-Executive Director for Metgasco Ltd and Bengal Energy Ltd.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE – BOARD COMMITTEES
| Audit Committee | Reserves Committee | Compensation Committee | HSE Committee | Governance, Special, Nominations Committee |
| – James Howe (Chair) – Bill Wheeler – Bob Steele | – Brian Moss (Chair) – Peter Lansom – Bob Steele | – Brian Moss (Chair) – Bob Steele – Peter Lansom | – Peter Lansom (Chair) – Bob Steele – Brian Moss | – Bill Wheeler (Chair) – Bob Steele – James Howe |