Executive Management:

Kenny W. Chan CO-CHAIRMAN

Dr. A. Ross Gorrell CEO & CO-CHAIRMAN

Mike Suk VICE PRESIDENT CORPORATE AFFAIRS

 

 

International Advisory Board :

Donald O. Downing CHAIRMAN

Phil Bretzloff MEMBER

Robert Curr MEMBER

Dr. William Gunter MEMBER

Robert Collette MEMBER

 

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Kenny W. Chan CO-CHAIRMAN         Affiliated Companies: Pegasus Gold Corp. Galactic Resources Cornncopia Resources Geodome Resources Glamis Gold Corp.   Directorships: Petromin Resources Ltd. Enviro Energy International Holdings Ltd Terrawest Energy Corp. Hollingfield Capital Corp. Hollingport Ventures Ltd.	^ top Professional Highlights: Mr. Chan – International Financier – brings over 30 years of experience to Petromin in resource acquisitions, international finance and marketing. He has built an impressive network of contacts in Europe, North America and Asia and has established a loyal base of shareholders due to his reputed track record of structuring successful resource companies in the past and present.   In the early 1980s – at the pinnacle of the resource cycle – Mr. Chan and his associates financed and developed key natural resources, raising millions of dollars for companies listed on the public markets namely Pegasus Gold Corp., Galactic Resources, Cornncopia Resources, Geodome Resources, and Glamis Gold Corp.   Mr. Chan advocates setting trends and capitalizing on world markets through the application of innovative resource technologies.  At Pegasus Gold, Mr. Chan and partners introduced the first ever “heap leach” method of gold recovery in North America – which is now predominantly applied and widely accepted as being industry standard for gold mining.   With an extensive knowledge of industry needs and market demands, Mr. Chan continues to raise the bar and set new standards for resource companies around the world.  In 2006, he launched Enviro Energy International Holdings Ltd – a progressive energy holdings company listed on the Hong Kong Growth Enterprise market. The Company aims to direct the investment community to proactively reduce carbon emissions and enhance key natural gas and petroleum reserves by way of Carbon Capture and Storage technology.     Professional Experience: Enviro Energy International Holdings Ltd Chairman and CEO  Petromin Resources Ltd. Co-Chair and CEO  Hollingfield Capital Corp Founder  Canarim Capital Corp. (Cannaccord Capital Corp.) Partner & Investment Advisor
Dr. A. Ross Gorrell CO-CHAIRMAN & CEO         Education DDS University of Alberta 1968   Directorships Petromin Resources Ltd. Enviro Energy International Holdings Limited Terrawest Energy Corp. Run of River Power Corp.   Past Directorships Kilo Gold Mines Ltd. Epic Resources Ltd. Hollingfield Capital Corp. Hollingport Ventures Inc.	^ top Professional Highlights: Dr. Gorrell brings 30 years experience in geological evaluations of resource properties in Canada and has served as Director, Officer and Controlling Principle of many successful mining and oil and gas ventures listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.   He is a reputed oil man well recognized in Canada for his extensive knowledge of the oil and gas industry and has been instrumental in the development of Petromin since 1990.     Professional Experience: Enviro Energy International Holdings Director  Petromin Resources Ltd. Co-Chair and President Hollingfield Capital Corp. Founder
Mike Suk VICE PRESIDENT CORPORATE AFFAIRS         Education BA Simon Fraser University 2004	^ top Professional Highlights: As the Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Petromin, Mr. Suk plays a vital role in the day-to-day business of the organization, managing the Company’s marketing and shareholder communications program and administering corporate relations and legal affairs. In the past two years, Mr. Suk has successfully graduated Petromin to Tier 1 status on the Toronto Venture Stock Exchange and brought in millions of dollars in capital investment to fund the development of the company’s key domestic petroleum and natural gas interests.  He is also responsible for enhancing and raising the public profile of Petromin both on the national and broader international level.   In October 2007, Mr. Suk organized the first ever international Canadian Heavy Oil Contingent at the World Energy and Chemicals Exhibition and Conference in Kuwait – deemed as the largest oil conference in Kuwait to date.  The Consortium included Embassy/Government of Alberta, Kudu Industries Inc, SNC-Lavalin, Worley Parsons - Colt Engineering, Regent Energy Group, the Alberta Research Council, Evans Consoles, CANMET, Imperial Oil, Suncor Energy Inc., MEG Energy Corp., the University of Calgary, Aquaguard, and Well Resources Inc. In addition to the exhibition aspects, the Canadian contingent also presented approximately forty percent of the technical papers over the course of the four day event.  The strong Canadian presence, combined with an aggressive communication strategy from Petromin and the Embassy, ensured that the Kuwait oil and gas industry recognized Canada’s superior expertise in heavy oil development. Since the event, Petromin has specifically capitalized on its elevated profile, successfully advancing business interests in Kuwait and formalizing a joint venture agreement with United Oil Projects to propose plans to implement CO2 injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Kuwait.

Donald O. Downing CHAIRMAN, ADVISORY BOARD         Education M.S. School of Business & Management Pepperdine University 1991 M.Sc. (Mineral Economics) McGill University 1977 B.A. (Economics) University of New Brunswick 1974 B.Sc. (Geology) University of New Brunswick 1971   Associations Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Fellow of the CIMM (FCIM)   Directorships NRI Investments Ltd. Fremont Gold Corp. TerraWest Energy Corp.   Past Directorships Outrider Energy Ltd. NRL Energy Ltd. Norwest Corporation Canadian Energy Research Institute Coal Association of Canada Energy Council of Canada Private Energy Research Association   Industry  Advisory & National Committees Marine Advisory Board of the Canadian Coast Guard Dept Fisheries & Oceans Port Advisory Committee to Vancouver Port Authority Alberta Chamber of Resources Climate Change Committee Mining Association of Canada Climate Change Committee	^ top Professional Highlights: Mr. Downing brings over 25 years of leadership experience in international business, marketing, and business development in over 20 countries around the world.  He has been responsible for negotiations involving hundreds of millions of dollars of value with clients in large-scale corporations abroad.  He also brings leadership experience of large-scale organizational change projects within major divisions of large integrated energy companies. Mr. Downing is a Chairman of the Petromin Resources Advisory Board and Director of TerraWest Energy Corp. (TWE). Prior to this recent appointment he was President of TWE, where he led the executive management of the business, with responsibilities that included: negotiating production sharing contracts in China, financing the companies business operations in China, and leading the execution of business plans.  And previously, he was the Vice President of Norwest Corporation, where he led the firm’s business advisory services related to resource industry mergers, acquisitions and divestment, as well as market and financial analyses. His career focus has been executive management, strategic planning, international commodity marketing, and international business development.     Professional Experience: Petromin Resources Ltd. Chairman, Advisory Board  Longview Energy/Longview Capital Partners Managing Partner, Energy  TerraWest Energy Corp. President & CEO, Director  Norwest Corporation, Calgary, Alberta Vice President, Management Consulting & Director  The Coal Association of Canada, Calgary, Alberta President  Imperial Oil Ltd., Toronto, Ontario & Calgary, Alberta Various positions of increasing responsibility  Esso Resources Canada Ltd.  Manager, Coal Division and President & CEO, Byron Creek Collieries  Esso Resources Canada Limited Manager, Marketing and Business Development  Byron Creek Collieries Operations Superintendent  Gulf Minerals Canada Ltd., Toronto, Ontario Director, International Uranium Sales  Resource Associates Ltd., Fredericton, New Brunswick Geologist
Phil Bretzloff MEMBER     Education B.A. Political Science University of Ottawa LL.B Faculty of Law University of Ottawa   Associations International Bar Association Canadian Bar Association Association of International Petroleum Negotiators Past member of Canada / Russia Business Council and director of Russian Petroleum Advisory   Directorships NRI Investments Ltd. Fremont Gold Corp. TerraWest Energy Corp.   Past Directorships Outrider Energy Ltd. NRL Energy Ltd. Norwest Corporation Canadian Energy Research Institute Coal Association of Canada Energy Council of Canada	^ top Professional Highlights: Mr. Bretzloff has over 30 years experience acting for oil, gas and energy companies for Canadian and international private and public corporations. His background includes Senior Counsel for Petro-Canada and Union Oil Company of Canada and Partner with Cumming Blackett Bretzloff Todesco, Gowlings and Baker McKenzie in both Calgary and China.   Of particular note he was lead counsel for the Baker McKenzie team in drafting contracts including various Production Sharing Contracts, Pipeline Joint Venture Contracts and Pipeline Construction Contracts for the 5000 km trans-national West-to-East Gas Pipeline in China on behalf of PetroChina in negotiations with proposed partners Shell, ExxonMobil and GazProm. During this period Mr. Bretzloff resided in Beijing. Some of Phil’s professional affiliations include the Petroleum Advisory Forum, the International Bar Association and the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators.     Professional Experience: Dejour Enterprises Ltd. Vice President and Genial Counsel  Phillip D Bretzloff Professional Corporation Founder   Baker & McKenzie Partner in Major Projects group  Ballem MacInnes (Gowlings)  Partner   Cummings Blackett Bretzloff Todesco Partner  Petro-Canada Senior Counsel
Robert Curr MEMBER     Education B.Sc. Geology University of Alberta 1961   Associations American Association of Professional Geologists Canadian Association of Professional Geologists and Geophysicist	Professional Highlights: Mr. Curr currently acts as senior technical leader to Petromin and affiliated company TerraWest Energy Corp. He advises TWE on exploration strategy, well locations, and geology.   He has over 40 years of experience in oil and gas exploration in Western Canada, and Internationally in Turkey, UK, Italy and China. Bob has extensive experience in non-conventional oil and gas production specializing in coal bed methane gas. He also has knowledge and experience in the field of C02 injection used to enhance production of coal bed methane with field experience with Burlington Resources Ltd. in the prolific CBM region of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico, USA.     Professional Experience: Canadian Oil & Gas Companies Ltd. Various positions  Legend Oil And Gas Various Senior Geological positions Banner Exploration Senior Geologist
Dr. William Gunter  MEMBER     Education Ph.D. Geochemistry John Hopkins University M.Sc. Geology University of  New Brunswick B.Sc. Geology Univesity of  New Brunswick   Associations Distinguish ed Scientist in Carbon and Energy Management at Alberta Research Council (ARC) Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA) Industry Advisory & National Committees Alberta Government's "Capture and Geological Storage of GHG Emissions" Working group ecoENERGY task force's Technology working group Lead Author of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report Canadian Capture and Geological Storage Roadmapping task Canadian Federal "Technology Issues" Table on GHG emission	^ top Professional Highlights:    Dr. Gunter is one of the preeminent researchers in CO2 geological sequestration, having advanced the science of CO2 sequestration over the past three decades. He has been leading industry goverment financed projects for the past ten years which have been instrumental in educating governments, industry and the research community about this technology and in obtaining recognition from all levels of government of the importance of CO2 sequestration in greenhouse gas reductions. In 1991, Dr. Gunter, having recognized the potential for Canada to become a leader in CO2 management, focused his research on CO2 storage in deep aquifers in Alberta. His study was one of four ground-breaking studies in the world. Dr. Gunter continued his research, extending the scope of study to include oil reservoirs and coal beds. His research on deep coal beds let to the development of Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery (ECBM), which results in the release of methane gas from deep coal seams while storing CO2 in these geological structures. He began similar projects in china and helped develop projects in Japan. As a result of his work, the Alberta Reserch council has been asked to participate in CO2 sequestration projects throughout the world and has made Alberta a leading authority on carbon capture and storage. Currently, Dr. Gunter is a distinguished scientist, the highest level attainable for a scientist, with the alberta Research Council. He has also served as adjunct professor at the University of Calgary and University of Alberta. Dr. Gunter was lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC) special report on CO2 capture and storage and was a member of the IPCC author group that received the Nobel Prize in 2007.     Professional Experience: Petromin Resources Ltd.  Advisory Board Member  Alberta Research council Distinguished Scientist in Carbon and Energy Management University of Calgary Adjunct Professor University of Alberta Adjunct Professor  ETH Research Fellow University of  Wyoming Professor
Robert Collette MEMBER     Education Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Relations Laval University	^ top Professional Highlights: Mr. Collette advises the Board of Directors in matters relating to international, political and economic affairs and new business development. Mr. Collette is a distinguished Canadian diplomat whose most recent assignment abroad as Ambassador to switzerland and Leichtenstein completed a 37 year career with Foreign Affairs and International trade Canada and other federal public service. Previous senior appointments include: Personal Representative of the Prime Minister of Canada for La Francophonie(2005/2006); Chief of Protocol for Canada (2003/2005); Ambassador of Canada to the philippines (2000/2003); Minister (Trade), Canadian Embassy, Beijing (1997/2000). Mr. Collette's varied background in federal government service and international affairs includes appointments with the Public Service of Canada, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and Trade Commissioner Service of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.     Professional Experience: Public Service of Canada, Federal Government Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade  Trade Commissioner Service Canadian Ambassador to Switzerland Personal Representative of the Prime Minister of Canada Chief of Protocol for Canada Ambassador of Canada to the Philippines Minister (Trade); Canadian Embassy, Beijing Federal Government Service and International affairs includes