Board of Directors
Composition of the Board
The Board is currently comprised of seven (7) directors five of which are independent for the purposes of NI 58-101, when taken with section 1.4 of Multilateral Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees of the CSA, provides that a board member is "independent" if the member has no direct or indirect material relationship with the Corporation, a "material relationship" being one which could, in the view of the Corporation's Board of Directors, reasonably interfere with the exercise of the members independent judgment. Based on the foregoing, Antrim has determined that Dr. Orbell, Mr. Perry, Mr. Maclean, Mr. Smith and Mr. Zammit are independent within the meaning of NI 58-101. Mr. Greer and Dr. Moss are not independent since they are officers.
Dr. Orbell is the Chairman of the Board of the Corporation. Dr. Orbell is responsible for chairing meetings of the Board. As Chairman, Dr. Orbell is responsible for providing direction to the Board in overseeing operations and strategic planning. To that end, he calls meetings of the Board as required between the regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, as issues of substance arise. He is readily available for consultation with the Corporation's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
Chairman
Gerry Orbell is a petroleum geologist with more than 30 years of international experience. He is Executive Chairman of Sound Oil plc, a public company listed on the London AIM. Previously, he was Executive Director, Exploration and Production, Premier Oil, plc, where he was responsible for the worldwide oil and gas exploration and production program. From 1983 to 1992, he served in various management roles with Fina Development Ltd. and Fina Exploration, including Director of Oil Exploration and Production. Dr. Orbell holds a Ph.D in geology from University College, London University and has been a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists since 1975. He is a board member with two private oil and gas companies and a director and chairman of the Audit Committee of Valpk Ltd. in the United Kingdom.
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Reserves Committee
Member of the Exploration Committee
Member of the Governance Committee
President and Chief Executive Officer
Antrim Energy Inc.
Stephen Greer has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Antrim Energy since 1999. Previously, he was Chairman and Managing Director of Antrim International, a predecessor company, and President of Antrim Resources Inc., a private oil and gas company. Mr. Greer has over 25 years of petroleum exploration experience and a technical background in oil and gas exploration. He holds a M.Sc. degree in geology from the University of Witwaterrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Member of Exploration Committee
Independent Director
Jay Zammit is a partner with Burstall Winger LLP. He attended the University of Manitoba and received a B. Comm. (Finance) degree in 1982, after which he served as a consultant to the International Air Transport Association. Mr. Zammit obtained a LL.B. degree in 1987 from the University of Manitoba and was admitted to the Alberta bar in 1988. He was seconded to the Alberta Securities Commission in 1989. His preferred areas of practice are corporate finance and commercial law. Mr. Zammit has advised on various public and private financings, as well as trusts, funds, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder disputes and strategic relationships. He has served on the executive of the Business Law Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association for several years.
Member of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Governance Committee
Independent Director
Jim Perry is currently President and Chief Executive Officer, and a director of Alternative Fuel Systems (2004) Inc., a TSX-venture listed company. Prior to joining AFS, he served as President and a director of Global Thermoelectric Inc., as President of Computalog Ltd. and of Schlumberger of Canada. Mr. Perry is a registered professional engineer in the Province of Alberta, and holds a mineral engineering degree from the University of British Columbia.
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Reserves Committee
Member of the Exploration Committee
Member of the Governance Committee
Executive Vice President, Latin America
Antrim Energy Inc.
Dr. Moss has over 30 years international and domestic oil and gas experience. Dr. Moss serves as Chairman of the Board for Richards Oil & Gas Ltd. and was Chief Operating Officer, Compass Petroleum Partnership. Dr. Moss has previously served as President and CEO of Los Altares Resources Ltd., Vice-President for AEC, Latin America and Argentina, Rio Alto Exploration Ltd. and Rio Alto Resources International Inc. Dr. Moss received a Ph.D., and Diploma in Petroleum Geology from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College of Science & Technology, University of London, in 1974. Dr. Moss is a registered professional geologist in the Province of Alberta.
Independent Director
Mr. Maclean currently serves as a Non-Executive Director. He has over 30 years of international oil and gas experience. Prior to joining Antrim, Mr. Maclean held various leadership roles, at BP Plc. In the United Kingdom, he was responsible for the development of and production from several North Sea fields. Internationally, he was responsible for the restructuring of several refinery, petrochemicals and pipeline units where he was instrumental in returning those business units to profitability. Mr. Maclean has an honours degree in Geology from the Queen's University of Belfast and a Diploma in International Business Administration from the Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD), one of the world's leading business schools. He has served as Director, Brisbane Economic Development Council and was Chairman, Falkirk Community Stadium Development Ltd. He was also appointed by the Governor of Indiana "Sagamore of the Wabash" for his services in Tax Reform there. Mr. Maclean is also a Director of Scottish Futures Trust, a company wholly-owned by Scottish Parliament Ministers.
Member of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Reserves Committee
Member of the Exploration Committee
Member of the Governance Committee
Independent Director
Mr. Smith is a seasoned business executive with over 35 years of experience in management functions, primarily in financial and administrative areas. He has been involved with the oil and gas industry in Canada since 1983 and has worked as a Vice-President at major companies such as Amoco Canada, Crestar Energy and Dome Petroleum. He was Chief Financial Officer of Crestar Energy Inc. from its formation in 1992, through its public offering in 1993 until 1998. From 1998 to 2006, he acted as chief financial officer and/or consultant to several small oil and gas companies and delivered professional development courses for Chartered Accountants in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. He is also a director of Penn West Petroleum Ltd., Pure Energy Services Ltd., and Midway Energy Ltd. Mr. Smith is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Toronto. He has also completed the Program for Senior Executives at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Governance Committee