Board of Directors
DAVID M. FITZPATRICK, Calgary, Alberta – Director and Chairman of the Board
Mr. Fitzpatrick is currently a Director and Chairman of Twin Butte Energy Ltd. From 1996 to 2007, Mr. Fitzpatrick served as President, C.E.O., Director and co-founder of Shiningbank Energy Income Fund which started with a $53 million IPO and production of 2,800 boepd and grew to 25,000 boepd before being sold for $1.7 billion. Prior thereto, Mr. Fitzpatrick was Chief Operating Officer and Senior VP Corporate Development & Gas Marketing at Serenpet Inc. from 1992 to 1996. Mr. Fitzpatrick received his Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering from Queen’s Unviersity in 1981 and completed the Queen’s Executive Program in 1994.
JIM BROWN, Calgary, Alberta – Director
Mr. Brown is currently Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Elk Valley Coal Partnership and Fording Canadian Coal Trust, a position he was appointed to in October 2005. He has 28 years experience in the oil & gas industry, the past ten years as Chief Financial Officer with High Point Resources Inc., Dorset Exploration Ltd., Richland Petroleum Inc., and Terraquest Energy Inc. Mr. Brown is a director of Culane Energy Inc., and Calgary Handi-Bus Association. He is a member of Financial Executives International Canada, and has served as President of both Calgary and Regina chapters. Mr. Brown holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary and is a Chartered Accountant.
PAUL COLBORNE, Calgary, Alberta – Director
Mr. Colborne is currently a Director and Chairman of TriStar Oil & Gas Ltd., a TSX listed junior oil and gas company. Mr. Colborne is a Director of Crescent Point Energy Trust, Breaker Energy Ltd., Seaview Energy Inc. and Sikanni Services Ltd. From September, 2001 to August, 2003, Mr. Colborne was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Crescent Point Energy Ltd. From August, 1993 to August, 2001, Mr. Colborne was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Startech Energy Inc. Mr. Colborne received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Calgary in 1985, and his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Calgary in 1986.
JIM SAUNDERS, Calgary, Alberta – President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Saunders is the founder of Twin Butte and was the Company's Chairman since its recapitalization in early 2006 to November 2008 prior to being the Company’s President and C.E.O. Mr. Saunders, an engineer, brings 26 years of diversified technical and managerial experience to the position and has previously been President and C.E.O. of three successful, growth oriented public junior oil and gas companies and most recently provided advisory services to various Western Canadian companies.
PAUL STARNINO, Calgary, Alberta – Director
Mr. Starnino is currently the President of StarCor Ltd., a privately owned junior exploration company. During the period of August 2005 to February 2008 Mr. Starnino was the President, C.E.O., and founder of E4 Energy Inc., a TSX-Venture junior oil and gas company that was amalgamated with Twin Butte Energy Ltd. Prior thereto, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of E3 Energy Inc. and Vice President, Exploration and founder of CrownJoule Exploration Ltd. Mr. Starnino has also held senior management positions with Richalnd Petroleum, Texaco Canadian Petroleum Inc., Amerada Hess, Home Oil Company and Enerstar Resources.
WARREN STECKLEY, Calgary, Alberta – Director
Mr. Steckley is President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Barnwell of Canada, Limited, an oil and gas company and wholly owned subsidiary of Barnwell Industries Inc., a public company which trades on the American Stock Exchange. Mr. Steckley is currently a director of Wild River Resources, a private oil and gas company. Mr. Steckley is a Professional Engineer with a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta, and in addition holds a Masters of Business Administration degree, also from the University of Alberta.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Jim Brown - Chairman
Paul Colborne
Warren Steckley
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RESERVES COMMITTEE
Warren Steckley - Chairman
Jim Brown
Paul Starnino
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COMPENSATION, NOMINATING & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Paul Colborne - Chairman
David Fitzpatrick
Paul Starnino
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