Board of Directors

Cal Buchanan

  • Experienced oil and gas executive with extensive background in upstream, downstream and midstream aspects of the business most recently with Murphy Oil Corporation

Dale Hohm

  • Senior Finance and Compliance Officer at Azimuth Capital Management
  • 35 years of experience including former CFO of MEG Energy

Dave Pearce

  • Deputy Managing Partner at Azimuth Capital Management
  • Former President & CEO of Northrock Resources and held senior roles at Fletcher Challenge and TAQA North

Frank Mele

  • Principal and senior member of Azimuth Capital Management
  • Former Managing Director of CIBC and experience in the general area of corporate and commercial law with emphasis in the areas of taxation and securities for a Canadian national law firm

John Zahary

  • President & CEO of Altex Energy
  • Former President & CEO of public and private companies
  • 30+ years of upstream and downstream experience

Scott Pearl

  • Previous experience with Seneca Capital, Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse
  • Private investor/consultant for global energy, power, commodity and infrastructure sectors

James Cairns

  • Experienced railway executive with 30+ year career at Canadian National Railway (recently retired)
  • Final post at CN as Senior Vice-President, Rail Centric Supply Chain, with broad responsibility for CN’s bulk and merchandise carload businesses
  • Experienced in rail movement of grain, fertilizer, sulphur, coal, petroleum and chemicals, forest products, and metals and minerals
  • Bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Winnipeg and an MBA from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario