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Steven Sharpe, Chairman
Mr. Sharpe is currently Managing Partner of Blair Franklin Capital Partners Inc., a Toronto-based investment bank. A lawyer by training, Steven spent his legal career at the Torys firm from 1979 to 1986, and Davies, Ward & Beck from 1986 to 1998. In 1998, Mr. Sharpe joined The Kroll-O'Gara Company in New York. As Executive Vice President, he was responsible for strategic planning, business development and the creation of the firm's Mergers and Acquisitions group. Upon returning to Toronto in 2001, he undertook a number of assignments as Chief Restructuring Officer of distressed business organizations.
Steven is a former director of Foamex International, Inc., Security Technologies Group, Inc., Altamira Investment Services Limited, RMX Exploration Company, Central Toronto Youth Services, The Child, Youth and Family Policy Research Centre, Camp Oochigeas and The Donwood Institute.
Kelly I. Drader
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Drader has over 25 years of experience in financial management, oil & gas acquisitions, investment analysis, and income tax in the oil and gas industry. Prior to joining Advantage in May 2001, Mr. Drader was with The Enerplus Group of Companies. He served as Vice President, Finance and CFO for 10 years before being promoted to Senior Vice President in 1997. Prior to joining Enerplus in November 1987, Mr. Drader was with Westburne Petroleum & Minerals Ltd., an active public oil and gas production and exploration company. He served as Treasurer and corporate tax specialist at Westburne. In this capacity, Mr. Drader was responsible for financial reporting, taxation matters and information systems. Prior to 1985, he was in public practice with Touche Ross & Co., in Calgary, specializing in oil and gas auditing for 4 years and oil and gas taxation for 2 years.
Gary F. Bourgeois
Vice President, Corporate Development
Prior to his employment at Advantage, Mr. Bourgeois was a Managing Director of the Enerplus Group of Companies, which specialize in the management of oil and gas income funds and royalty trusts (1998-2000), and the President of Queen-Yonge Investments Limited (since 1985), a private family-owned investment holding company with holdings in oil and gas royalty trusts, real estate income funds, direct oil and gas properties, private and public exploration and production companies and direct commercial real estate holdings.
Andy J. Mah
President and Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Mah has over 24 years experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to joining the Advantage management team, Mr. Mah served as President of Ketch Resources Trust from September 2005 until June 2006 and was Chief Operating Officer since January 2005. From August 1998 to January 2005, Mr. Mah was the Executive Officer and Vice President, Engineering and Operations of Northrock Resources Ltd.
Mr. Mah is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan, B. Sc. Chemistry in 1980 and B. Sc. Chemical Engineering in 1982.
Mr. Mah is a member of APEGGA and the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
John Howard
Mr. Howard is an independent businessman who has held senior leadership roles in numerous oil and gas companies. Mr. Howard served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Barrington Petroleum Ltd. from 1999 to 2001, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Sunoma Energy Corp. Prior thereto, Mr. Howard was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Seagull Energy Canada from 1987 to 1997. Mr. Howard sits on the Board of Directors of Auriga Energy Inc. and Quatro Resources Inc.
Mr. Howard received a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering in 1968 from the University of Alberta. Mr. Howard is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA).
Ronald A. McIntosh
Mr. McIntosh is currently a Director of Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Navigo Energy Inc., a Director of Crispin Energy Inc., the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Gulf Canada Resources Inc., the Vice President, International and Exploration at Petro-Canada, and the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Amerada Hess Canada.
Ms. Sheila O'Brien
Sheila O’Brien has 30 years experience in the oil and gas, pipeline and petrochemical sectors in Canada, the USA, Europe and South America. She has worked with Amoco International, Petro-Canada and Nova Corporation. She has held executive leadership positions in business relationship portfolios (Human Resources, Investor Relations, Public Affairs and Government Relations) in all three sectors. She created and implemented an innovative workforce restructuring program based on the dignity of the employee, which was designated a Worldwide Best Practice by Watson Wyatt International Consultancy. In addition, she has been active in the Not-for-Profit sector, having served on over 25 Boards of Directors, dealing primarily with Human Rights, Women’s rights, and giving voice to marginalized members of society, and is the founder of several enduring community events celebrating the accomplishments of women.
Ms. O’Brien is currently a Corporate Director serving on four corporate boards and is a business consultant dealing with workforce and leadership capacity. She has been recognized for her contributions by the Government of Canada who invested her in The Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honour, in 1998.
Ms. Carol D. Pennycook
Carol Pennycook is a partner of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP practicing in the area of corporate finance, securities and general corporate/commercial law. Prior to practicing in Ontario, she practiced in Calgary, Alberta in the area of securities law, corporate law and oil and gas law and is a member of the Bar of Alberta as well as of Ontario. She also practiced with the Corporate Finance Branch of the Ontario Securities Commission during a secondment program in 1984. Ms Pennycook co-ordinates and teaches the Advanced Business Law Workshop at Osgoode Hall Law School. She is also the Chair of the Committee appointed by the Province of Ontario to review the Ontario Commodity Futures Act and make recommendations regarding its reform.
Rodger A. Tourigny
Rodger Tourigny is the President of Tourigny Management Ltd., a private consulting company. He has been providing consulting services since 1979 primarily dealing with oil and gas, financial services and real estate. During his 26 years of consulting, Mr. Tourigny has been involved in numerous business ventures including the establishment of a public oil and gas company, managing investment portfolios, purchase and sale of various real estate properties and owning and managing various oil and gas properties. Prior to establishing his own consulting company in 1979, he was Vice President - Finance of Siebens Oil & Gas Ltd. (1976 to 1979) and Secretary-Treasurer of Ranger Oil (Canada) Ltd. (1969 to 1976). Mr. Tourigny obtained his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Saskatchewan in 1964 and became a Chartered Accountant in 1966.
Currently, Rodger is a Director of Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd., NAV Energy Trust, Burmis Energy Inc. and Ramparts Energy Ltd. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee at both Advantage Oil & Gas and NAV Energy Trust and is a member of the Audit Committee at Burmis Energy Inc. and Ramparts Energy Ltd.
Jay P. Reid, Corporate Secretary
Mr. Reid is a Partner at the Calgary based law firm of Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP where he has practiced corporate and securities law since 1990. Mr. Reid provides advice to issuers and underwriters in respect of private and public issuances of securities and provides advice to issuers, financial advisors and special committees of Boards of Directors on business combinations, reorganizations, mergers, take-overs, arrangements and amalgamations. Mr. Reid currently serves as the Corporate Secretary of four Toronto Stock Exchange listed issuers and one TSXV Exchange listed issuer.
Stephen E. Balog
Mr. Balog, a senior oil and gas executive and professional engineer, has 35 years of diversified experience and a proven operations track record in leading large scale oil and gas development and exploitation projects. Mr. Balog has strong people, operations management and technical skills combined with excellent industry knowledge and business contacts. Since November of 2001, Mr. Balog has been the President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Tasman Exploration Ltd where he is responsible for, among other things, production, drilling, completions, facilities, reserves management and evaluation of acquisitions/mergers.
Mr. Balog presently serves on the Alberta Securities Commission Reserve Advisory Committee and served as Deputy Chairman and Committee Member of the Standing Reserves Committee which drafted and implemented use of the COGE Handbook.
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