Officers & Directors

Vision - To be recognized as the best high dividend oil & gas producer using a value driven growth strategy. Mission - To consistently deliver superior rewards to investors, employees, partners & the communities in which we operate.

Core Values - Excellence, Trust, Respect and Responsibility

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Lawrence (Larry) J. Macdonald Chairman of the Board 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Experience: President, CEO and director of Point Energy Ltd. and Managing Director of Northpoint Energy Ltd., private oil and gas exploration companies. More than 33 years petroleum experience in Western Canada, including Anderson Exploration Ltd., where he was President and Chief Operating Officer. Director of Creststreet Asset Management Limited, Clear Energy Inc. and the United Way of Calgary and area. Director and Treasurer of United Way/Centraide Canada. Director and Chair, International Gift Committee of the United Way International.
Education: B.Sc. Geology, University of Alberta, 1971

W. Kenneth Davidson Director 2, 3

Experience: Has more than 30 years experience in the banking and securities areas of the financial services sector. Spent 5 years as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Gordon Capital Corp. Spent 20 years with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Involved in corporate, investment and merchant banking as well as project financing and credit/market risk management. Served as Executive Vice-President, Risk Management in the final five years with the bank. More than 9 years as Director, Pacific Century Group, Hong Kong. Involved in Asian/North American investment opportunities in the real estate, services, high technology and retail sectors. Director of Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta.
Education: B.Sc. Mathematics, B.S.c. Business, Concordia University - Montreal 1972; Masters in Business Administration, McMaster University - Hamilton Ontario 1974.

Lorenzo Donadeo President, CEO & Director

Experience: More than 26 years experience in the oil and gas business, including gas marketing, mergers and acquisitions, production, exploitation and field operations in western Canada and internationally. Was one of three co-founders of Vermilion Resources (1994), which has grown into a $5.8 billion enterprise. Lorenzo served as the Chief Operating Officer of Vermilion when the company made its initial international forays into France (1997) and Trinidad (1999) and became President and CEO of Vermilion in 2003.
Education: B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (Honours), University of Alberta, 1981

Claudio Ghersinich, P. Eng. Director 2, 4, 5

Experience: Executive Director, Carrera Investments Corp. More than 30 years of industry experience. Extensive experience in identifying and acquiring undervalued oil and gas properties and implementing property exploitation plans. Co-founded Vermilion Resources with Lorenzo Donadeo and Jeff Boyce. Mr. Ghersinich served as Executive Vice President of Business Development of Vermilion from 2003 to 2005 and as Executive Vice President, New Ventures from 2000 to 2003.
Education: B.Sc. Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, 1980

Joseph F. Killi, C.A. Director 2, 3

Experience: Currently Chairman of Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities Inc., President of Rosebridge Capital Corp. Inc. and Vice Chairman of Realex Properties Corp. More than 28 years experience in the real estate industry, 17 with Trizec Corporation Ltd., where he was Executive VP, CFO & COO. Extensive background in finance, including tax-oriented structures & debt placements in Canada, the U.S. and Europe as well as valuations, acquisitions and dispositions. Director of Wilmington Capital Management Inc., Toronto, Advisory Board of Carma Inc., Calgary and Director of TGS North American (REIT).
Education: B.Sc. Biochemistry, Loyola College, 1972; B. Comm, Concordia University, 1974; C.A., 1976

Loren M. Leiker Director 5

Experience: Mr. Leiker has 35 years of experience in the petroleum industry, starting as an exploration geologist at Tenneco Oil, retiring from EOG Resources in 2011 as Senior Executive VP Exploration and currently serving as Director for SM Energy and Midstates Petroleum. At EOG, as a key member of the executive team, he was instrumental in establishing the company as a first mover in a number of horizontal oil and gas shale plays in North America. Mr. Leiker managed a variety of international exploration and development programs at EOG, Enron Oil and Gas and at Tenneco Oil from 1986 until his retirement.
Education: B.Sc. Geology, Texas Tech University, 1975, M.S. Geology, Texas Tech University, 1977

William F. Madison Director 2, 4, 5 Experience: 1965 to 2000 with Marathon Oil Company. Has extensive background in international operations and senior executive positions. Began career in West Texas as a Field Engineer and progressed to the following: Engineer/Foreman in Alaska, Operations Superintendent in Gulf of Mexico, Manager Offshore Technology Division in Houston, General Manager North Sea Operations in Aberdeen, President Marathon Oil UK, Vice President Marathon in London, Vice President Supply and Transportation, Vice President International Production, Vice President Technology and Services, Senior Vice President Worldwide Production, Chairman Health Environment and Safety Committee and Salary and Benefits Committee on the Marathon Board. Mr. Madison was also a director of Montana Tech Foundation from 1999 until 2006, serving as Chairman during 2004 and 2005. Education: B.Sc. Petroleum Engineering, Montana Tech Completed a Harvard Program for Management Development in 1980.

Timothy R. Marchant Director 3,4,5 Experience: Dr. Marchant has over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry in Canada and internationally, with extensive experience in foreign growth strategies and International operations. He is Adjunct Professor of Strategy and Energy Geopolitics at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. Dr. Marchant has served in a variety of senior executive positions with BP and Amoco in a number of international arenas. Prior to his international assignments, he spent 17 years with Amoco Canada. From 2007 to 2010 he was an energy seminar leader at the European Summer School for Advanced Management in Denmark. Education: Ph.D. Geology, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland, 1978. Completed the Executive Program at the Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, 1994 and the Institute of Corporate Directors Education Program in 2011.
Robert (Bob) J. Engbloom Corporate Secretary Experience: Mr. Engbloom is the Deputy Chair of the law firm of Norton Rose Canada LLP and has practised law for over 30 years serving clients predominantly in the energy sector. Bob's practise focuses on mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, and related party transactions. Bob's practise also includes advising boards of directors and special committees generally on governance matters and specifically on substantive transactions. Bob has extensive experience on a broad range of corporate finance matters, representing issuers and underwriters, corporations, and other entities in a variety of public and private financing matters, nationally and internationally. He is a director of Superior Plus Inc. and Parex Resources Inc. as well as a director of a private corporation. Education: Queen's University, LL.B, 1975: University of Alberta, B.A. (History and Economics); Alberta Bar, 1976

1 - Chairman of the Board
2 - Audit Committee
3 - Governance and Human Resources Committee
4 - Health, Safety and Environment Committee
5 - Independent Reserves Committee