BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ian Kenneth Atkinson, P.Eng.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Atkinson has been the founder of several private and public oil and gas companies with over 30 years of technical, executive and board of director experience. Mr. Atkinson was the founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Pine since 2014. Prior thereto, Mr. Atkinson was a founder and Senior Executive Officer of Athabasca. At Athabasca, Mr. Atkinson was instrumental in the successful completion of Athabasca’s initial public offering and a significant joint venture with PetroChina Company Limited. Mr. Atkinson holds a Master of Science degree in Engineering and an Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D) designation. Mr. Atkinson joined the Board in December 2018.
Bruce Michael Beynon, P. Geol.
Non-Executive Chairman
Mr. Beynon is a professional geologist with over 30 years of oil and gas industry experience. Mr. Beynon is the
Vice President, Light Oil at Athabasca since December 2023. Mr. Beynon was the Executive Vice President, Exploration and Corporate Development at Baytex Energy Corp. from August 2018 to December 2018 and President of Raging River Exploration Inc. until August 2018. Mr. Beynon also held executive positions with Compass Petroleum Partnership, Peloton Exploration Corp., Expoir Exploration Corp. and KeyWest Energy Inc. Mr. Beynon holds a Master of Science degree in Geology.
Tamara MacDonald, ICD.D
Non-Executive Director
Ms. MacDonald was most recently the Senior Vice President, Corporate and Business Development of Crescent Point. Ms. MacDonald has been involved in over 530 transactions totalling over $14.5 billion. Ms. MacDonald has over 30 years of industry experience. Prior to Crescent Point, Ms. MacDonald worked with NCE Petrofund Corp., Merit Energy Ltd., Tarragon Oil & Gas Ltd. and Northstar Energy Corp. Ms. MacDonald currently sits on the boards of Spartan Delta Corp. and Rubellite Energy Inc. Ms. MacDonald holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a major in Petroleum Land Management and an Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D) designation. Ms. MacDonald joined the Board in December 2018.
Clifford Neil Smith, P. Eng.
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Smith has over 30 years of technical, financial and international capital markets experience. Most recently, Mr. Smith was the Chief Operating Officer at Crescent Point where he was responsible for all aspects of the company’s capital budget, safe operations, reserves management and acquisition evaluations as well as corporate operations risk management analysis and social responsibility reporting. He has a proven track record of creating shareholder value through the innovative development of assets in a safe and capital-efficient manner. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Geological Engineering and a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance. Mr. Smith joined the Board in December 2018.
Reginald Steven Smith, CA, CPA
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Smith is an independent businessman since April 2019 and is currently a Director of Karve Energy Inc. and Jasper Brewing Inc. He started his career in the oil and gas industry in finance with management, executive and director roles with companies including Canadian Pioneer Petroleum Ltd., Poco Petroleums Ltd., Renaissance Energy Ltd., Pan East Petroleum Corp. and most recently was the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Broadview Energy Inc. In addition to the oil and gas industry, Mr. Smith has 22 years in capital markets as Chief Financial Officer and Portfolio Manager with Norrep Capital Management Ltd. and Vice President and Director – Institutional Research at FirstEnergy Capital (now Stifel | FirstEnergy) and before that Orion Securities (now Macquarie Group). Mr. Smith holds a Business degree in Accounting, a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Chartered Accountant (CA) and Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designations. Mr. Smith joined the Board in December 2018.
John Joseph Nally
Non-Executive Director
Mr Nally has over 45 years’ experience in the city including 18 years at Cenkos Securities PLC, a firm he co-founded. At Cenkos, Mr Nally was an Executive Director and Head of Natural Resources and helped raise over £21 billion for small to medium sized companies since the firm’s inception in 2004. Prior to founding Cenkos, Mr Nally was a partner at Williams de Broe and is a full member of the London Stock Exchange. Mr Nally graduated with a degree from the London School of Economics.
Board Committees
Audit Committee
- Mr. Steven Smith (Chairman)
- Mr. Neil Smith
- Mr. Nally
Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee
- Ms. Tamara MacDonald (Chairman)
- Mr. Neil Smith
- Mr. Steven Smith
- Mr. Nally
Reserves, Health, Safety and Environment Committee
- Mr. Neil Smith (Chairman)
- Mr. Beynon
- Ms. MacDonald