EXECUTIVES
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Paul J. Bennett, H.BSc., MSc., P. Geol.
President, Chief Executive Officer and DirectorPaul Bennett has served as President and a Director of Rodinia since its formation on July 2006 and as its Chief Executive Officer since October 2007. Mr. Bennett has over 37 years of experience in geoscience, mining and oil and gas exploration, development and producing. Prior to joining Rodinia, he held executive and senior management positions with ExxonMobil in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. In these roles, he supervised technical geological and geophysical teams in the Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea, Western Canada, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. He is a Director of Uranium Participation Corp. and Armistice Resources Corp.
Mr. Bennett holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology and a Master of Science degree in Geology both from the University of Toronto. He is a member of the Alberta Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists (APEGGA).
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Shane J. Kozak
Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and SecretaryShane Kozak is Rodinia’s Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance. Mr. Kozak has held senior finance positions with both public and private companies including Keyera Facilities Income Fund, WIN Energy Corporation and Severo Energy Corp. In these roles, he acquired in-depth experience in corporate structuring, financial management and reporting.
Mr. Kozak holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta.
DIRECTORS
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Robert J. Iverach, Q.C., ICD.D,
Director and Chairman of the BoardRobert Iverach has served as Chairman of the Board and a Director at Rodinia since its formation on July 21st, 2006. Mr. Iverach has served as counsel with Burstall Winger LLP since 2009 and currently acts as a director of Fort Chicago Energy Partners L.P. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of FoodChek Systems Inc.; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of True Production Services Inc.; and Chairman of the Board of Avalite Inc. Previously, Mr. Iverach was director of NovAtel Inc. and as Chairman of the Board of Directors of WIN Energy Corporation. Mr. Iverach was a founding partner of the tax law firm Felesky Flynn LLP, where he practiced for 27 years before retiring in 2005.
Mr. Iverach holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Calgary, a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Alberta and a Master of Laws degree from the London School of Economics. He has been a member of the Law Society of Alberta since 1972.
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Dr. James W. Buckee
DirectorDr. Buckee was appointed to Rodinia’s Board of Directors on August 14th, 2008. Prior to joining Rodinia, Dr. Buckee served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Talisman Energy (formerly BP Canada Inc.), a position he held for 15 years before retiring in October 2007. Before joining Talisman, Dr. Buckee held several international petroleum engineering positions with BP Oil, Shell International and Burma Oil. From 1977 to 1987, he held petroleum engineering positions with British Petroleum in a number of locations including London and Dukhan, Qatar. In 1987, he became Operations Manager for BP in Norway and subsequently became Vice President, Development Programs for BP Alaska. In May 1989 he was appointed Manager, Planning for BP Exploration.
Dr. Buckee received his Bachelor of Science degree in physics from the University of Western Australia and a doctor of philosophy in Astrophysics from Oxford University.
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C. Kent Jespersen, BSc., MSc.
DirectorMr. Jesperson was appointed to Rodinia’s Board of Directors on July 7th, 2007. He currently serves as Chair and Chief Executive Officer of La Jolla Resources International Ltd. Before joining Rodinia, Mr. Jesperson served as the Chairman of North American Oil Sands, President of Foothills Pipelines Ltd. and later NOVA Gas International Ltd., where he led the non-regulated energy services business (including energy trading and marketing) and all international activities. Previously, Mr. Jesperson held senior management positions with Husky Oil Ltd.
Mr. Jesperson holds a Bachelor of Science in Education and Master of Science in Education from the University of Oregon.
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Martin P. McGoldrick, P. Eng., MBA
DirectorMr. McGoldrick was appointed to Rodinia’s Board of Directors on July 21st, 2006 and again on January 15th, 2009. With over 30 years of experience in oil and gas investment banking and international oil and gas exploration and development, Mr. Goldrick has held various senior management positions within the energy industry, including senior roles with Bow Valley Industries Ltd. and TransAlta Corporation. Prior to joining Rodinia, he served as Senior Vice President and Director, Investment Banking with Jennings Capital Inc., until his retirement in July 2006.
Mr. McGoldrick graduated with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from the College of Dublin, Ireland and holds a Masters of Business Administration with a specialization in Finance from the University of Calgary. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta.
KEY CONSULTANTS
Peter Boult, Ph.D Applied Geology
Consultant (Senior Geological Advisor)
Dr. Boult has over 30 years of international experience in the oil industry. Most recently, Dr. Boult worked as the Chief Petroleum Geologist at PIRSA. Prior thereto, Dr. Boult spent seven years with PIRSA, conducting innovative and specialized pre-competitive geoscientific research to develop new exploration concepts, which influenced industry perceptions of South Australia's petroleum prospectivity.
Dr. Boult has been involved in producing over 70 published technical papers and abstracts in major industry journals and co-edited two books while at PIRSA. Dr. Boult's research focused on oil in the Officer Basin as well as other basins in South Australia. Prior to his work at PIRSA, Dr. Boult lectured at the University of South Australia for ten years and was a staff geologist with Origin Energy for five years. For the last two years Dr. Boult has been the Managing Director of Ginkgo Resources Pty Ltd., a services company specializing in seismic interpretation.
Dr. Boult obtained his Ph.D in Applied Geology from the University of South Australia with a focus in hydrocarbon seals in 1996. Dr. Boult holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Geology from the University of Leeds.
Garrard (Garry) White
Consultant (Senior Drilling Advisor)
Mr. White has 39 years of experience in oil and gas. Most recently, Mr. White worked as the Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Ensign International Energy Service of Canada ("Ensign"), based in Adelaide, Australia. While at Ensign, he supervised all group international operations outside of North America including Australia.
Prior to his work at Ensign, Mr. White spent 29 years with Australian Oil and Gas Corporation where he held senior executive roles, including General Manager and Manager of International Operations. Among other things, Mr. White was responsible for the fabrication and commissioning of two purpose built desert drilling rigs and setting up the company to work in a new area of operations in Oman.