Independent Advisory Board

Dr. James Buckee – former President and CEO of Talisman Energy. During his tenure, Talisman’s enterprise value grew from $600 million to $20 billion.

Jim Davie – former Head of Equity Capital Markets for RBC Capital Markets.

The Honourable Peter Lougheed – a former Premier of the Province of Alberta – Calgary-based. Peter is a Companion of the Order of Canada, a Director of a number of Canadian enterprises, Chair of the Canadian Technology Venture Capital Fund – Quorum Funding Corporation.

Ernst Von Metzsch – former senior partner of Wellington Management Company. Ernst was the Portfolio Manager for the US$25 Billion Vanguard Wellington Fund, the US$1.5 Billion Vanguard Energy Fund and Spindrift Partners. He is currently a Managing Member of Cambrian Capital.

Clayton Woitas – a leading Calgary-based energy sector executive; formerly the CEO of Profico Energy Management, and is Chairman of Focus Energy Trust and a Board member of other private and public E&P companies. Clayton is a member of the Energy Advisory Board of Carlyle / Riverstone Energy.