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Ralph
G. Evans (1) (3) (4)
Mr. Evans is a Petroleum Engineer and
businessman in the oil and gas community in Alberta. He currently
holds the positions of Principal of R.G. Evans Consulting,
Inc. and Assessment Review Board Member with the City of Calgary. From
1991 through to 1995, Mr. Evans was a Board Member with the
Energy Resources Conservation Board of Alberta whose mandate
is to ensure the fair, efficient and open assessment of energy
resource development projects and regulate the development
and distribution of energy resources to effect conservation,
safe and efficient practices, equity production, environmental
protection and facilities abandonment. Mr. Evans graduated
from the University of Alberta with a B.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering
in 1956. He is a member of APEGGA.
Colin MacDonald (2)
Colin MacDonald is a partner in the
Calgary offices of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, a Canadian law
firm. Mr. MacDonald began his career as an oil
and gas lawyer and has become increasingly involved in competition
law matters and corporate and commercial transactions. From
1983 to 1988, Mr. MacDonald served as counsel for Canterra
Energy Ltd. with involvement in oil and gas related matters
including acquisition and divestiture of oil and gas assets. Since
joining Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, he has primarily worked
in the corporate/commercial area and has acted on several
large financing-related matters, and advises clients on Competition
Act and Investment Canada Act matters. Mr. MacDonald
was admitted to the Bar of Nova Scotia in 1980 and the Alberta
Bar in 1984. He graduated from Dalhousie Law School
in 1977 and prior to that received a M.A. (Economics) from
McMaster University in 1974 and a Joint Honours degree (B.B.A.)
in Economics and Business Administration from St. Francis
Xavier University in 1973. Mr. MacDonald is also a Director
of the Calgary Olympic Development Association, Calgary Airport
Authority and of a number of private corporations.
Cas H. Morel (2) (3) (4)
Mr. Morel has been President of Terra
Capital Corp., a private holding and management company, since
1996. Terra Capital is principally involved in the energy,
travel and real estate businesses. Mr. Morel was also President
and Chief Executive Officer of Rhodes Resources Corporation,
a publicly listed company on the TSX-Venture Exchange, until
its amalgamation with Terra Energy Mr. Morel
holds a B.Sc. from the University of Toronto (1976), an LLB
from Queen’s University (1978) and an MBA from the University
of Calgary (1986). His 24 years experience in the natural
resource sector and expertise in creative deal making provides
him with an insightful base from which to effectively quarterback
Terra Energy in the execution of its integrated growth strategy.
Robert D. Penner (1) (2)
Mr. Penner is a Chartered Accountant,
who recently retired as a partner with KPMG Canada in Calgary
where he held senior positions within the firm focused primarily
on providing advisory services on taxation and related matters. He
also served on the firm's Canada Partnership Board and as
Chairman of the firm's Compensation Committee. Mr. Penner
has authored various articles relating to tax matter for several
professional journals and has lecturedon various topics of
taxation including preparation and presentation of a leading
professional development program: Oil and Gas Taxation in
Canada. Robert is a member of the Canadian Institute of
Chartered Accountants, the Institute of Chartered Accountants
of Alberta, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Manitoba,
the Canadian Petroleum Tax Society and the Canadian Tax Foundation
James F. Wong (3) (4)
Mr. Wong is a professional engineer and international energy business consultant. Mr. Wong’s focus is on the development of relationships within the energy industry in Canada and Asia. Mr. Wong was instrumental in initiating a business relationship with Hong Kong business man Li Ka-shing which resulted in major business transactions with NOVA Corporation and Husky Oil. Mr. Wong was also responsible for implementing a $US 40 million oil production sharing contract with Sinopec’s Shengli oilfield in China. Mr. Wong is a Director of the China Alberta Petroleum Center in Beijing and Technical Advisor to the China Petroleum Planning and Engineering Institute. Mr. Wong was a Founding Director of China National Petroleum Corporation (Canada) and SinoCanada Corp., and Former Chair of the Canada-China Business council, Alberta Chapter and Former Director of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.
Brian Yaworski (1) (2)
Mr. Yaworski has an interdisciplinary background in economics, business and law, and a broad base of business experience which he applies through innovative and practical approaches to problem solving in complex business negotiations and strategic planning. For over 12 years, Mr. Yaworski served on the Executive Management Committee and as a Director of an intermediate oilwell drilling services company. Mr. Yaworski, Q.C., currently resides in Calgary and is Counsel at Davis LLP, a Vancouver based international law firm, in its Calgary office.
Mr. Yaworski holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics (Honours) from the University of Saskatchewan, a Bachelor of Administration (Finance) degree from the University of Regina, a Master of Arts degree in Economics from McMaster University, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Saskatchewan.
(1) Member of the Audit Committee
(2) Member of the Corporate Governance,
Compensation and Nominating Committee
(3) Member of the Engineering
Reserves Committee
(4) Member of the Safety and Environment
Committee
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