Management and Officers:
Tony van Winkoop - President and CEOTony joined Arsenal in July, 2006 and was appointed President and CEO in July 2007. He has a B.Sc in Geological Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan with 25 years of multidisciplinary oil and gas experience. After 8 years with a major international company, Tony co-founded Venator Petroleum in 1988. As VP of exploration he helped build the company from no production to 1600 boe/d. He joined Prime West, when the company purchased Venator, in 2000. As General Manager of Development he built and oversaw Prime West’s development project inventory. |
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J. Paul Lawrence, CA – Vice President, Finance and CFOMr. J. Paul Lawrence was appointed Vice President Finance and CFO of Arsenal in May 2008. Mr. Lawrence has gained a wealth of experience with over 30 years in the oil and gas industry in both private and public companies in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, investor relations, tax and financial reporting.Prior to joining Arsenal, Paul served as Vice President Finance and CFO for Clearwater Energy Inc., Silverwing Energy Inc., Lexxor Energy Inc. and Quadron Resources Ltd. Paul attended the University of Calgary Executive Development Program in 1998. He is a member of the Canadian, Alberta and Ontario Institutes of Chartered Accountants and the Financial Executives Institute. He served as a director of Lexxor from 1995 until February 2001, a director of Country Hills Golf Club from 1998 to 2004 and a director of the Financial Executives Institute-Calgary Chapter from 2005 to 2007. |
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Gjoa Taylor – Vice President LandGjoa Taylor joined Arsenal in March of 2008. Ms Taylor has 20 years experience as a Professional Landman including positions with Imperial Oil, Crestar Energy, and most recently at PrimeWest Energy as Manager, Negotiations. In addition, Ms. Taylor has served as a Director on the Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen (CAPL) and remains actively involved in CAPL committees. Ms. Taylor received a BA in Law with a minor in Petroleum Land Management from the University of Calgary in 1995. |
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Ron Forth, P.Eng – VP EngineeringRon joined Arsenal in September 2008 as VP Engineering. He graduated from the University of Alberta in 1981 with a B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering and has over 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Arsenal, Ron held positions at Petro-Canada, AEC/EnCana, and Primewest Energy/Taqa North specializing in Reservoir Engineering. In his career, Ron has worked as a technical specialist and in management roles on a variety of development and A&D projects across Canada and in the US, ranging from shallow gas/CBM to deep tight gas resource plays, conventional and heavy oil. He is the author of two technical papers, serves on the SAIT Petroleum Technology Advisory Committee, and is a member of APEGGA. |
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Leo Nolte, RET – VP Drilling and CompletionsLeo joined Arsenal Energy in May 2010. He graduated from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in 1980 with a degree in Chemical Engineering Technology. He has 30 plus years of industry experience with a majority in drilling and completions. Through his career he has held both technical and management positions at various companies including Crocotta Energy, Primewest Energy Trust, Cypress Energy, CS Resources and Gulf Canada Resources. |
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Kent Sawatzky – VP FacilitiesKent Sawatzky joined Arsenal in January 2011. He began working in the oil and gas industry after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calgary in 1985. Through his career he has held a combination of technical and management positions with Amoco Canada, NOVA Gas Transmission, Alliance Pipeline, PrimeWest Energy/Taqa North, and Perpetual Energy. Kent is a professional engineer and member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA). |
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Brenlee Taylor – ControllerBrenlee Taylor has 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to joining Arsenal, she worked in this capacity at Westward Energy Inc, and in a similar capacity at Seventh Energy Inc and Kensington Energy Inc. Ms. Taylor is certified by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Production Accountants and is a member of CAPPA and Petroleum Accountants Society of Canada. |
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Don Edwards – Corporate Secretary - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP |
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