J. Kevin Delaney

Mr. Delaney founded Pure Energy Services Ltd. in May, 2001 and has over 30 years experience in the oil and natural gas services industry. Mr. Delaney was the founder and President of KMK Wireline Services Ltd., which merged with OPSCO 92 Industries Limited in 1992. In 1994, Mr. Delaney organized the sale of OPSCO to Artisan Drilling and continued as General Manager of OPSCO until January, 1997. In 1998, Mr. Delaney founded Delaney Energy Services Ltd., which went public in November, 1998 with its shares trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (formerly the CDNX). Delaney Energy was acquired by Integrated Production Services Ltd.

 

Bradley Gabel

Mr. Gabel became President, Canadian Completion Services of Pure Energy Services Ltd. after Pure Energy's merger with Canadian Sub-Surface Energy Services Corp. (“CanSub”) on June 22, 2009. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Executive of CanSub and predecessor companies since 1996.

 

James C. Smith

Mr. Smith is a business executive with over 30 years of experience in management functions, primarily in financial and administrative areas. He has been involved with the oil and natural gas industry in Canada since 1983 and acted as a Vice President at major companies including Amoco Canada Petroleum Company Ltd., Crestar Energy Inc. and Dome Petroleum Limited.  Mr. Smith is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto.  He has also completed the Program for Senior Executives at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

 

Harold R. Allsopp

Mr. Allsopp has over 40 years of senior management experience in the oil and natural gas industry including 15 years as Chief Financial Officer of Voyager Energy Company, an intermediate sized oil and natural gas exploration company, before retiring in 1990. Mr. Allsopp is a member of the Financial Executives International and obtained his Chartered Accountant designation in 1964 and a Master of Business Administration in 1969 from the University of British Columbia.

 

Robert M. Wilkinson

Mr. Wilkinson is a retired businessman who has over 35 years experience in the securities business, including more than 20 years as a principal and director of Peters & Co. Limited. Mr. Wilkinson has completed the Financial Literacy course of the lnstitute of Corporate Directors and has received the ICD.D designation after completing the Directors Program of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

 

Harry L. Knutson

Mr. Knutson is the Chairman and founder of Nova Bancorp Group and has been responsible for the growth and performance of that firm since its inception in 1982. He previously held the position as Chairman of Strategic Nova Inc. from 1998 to 2002, a diversified wealth management company based in Montreal. Prior to establishing Nova Bancorp he was President of a mid-sized trust company; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of a real estate investment trust and President of a conglomerate active in the food, sports and real estate industries.  Mr. Knutson has been a member of the board of directors of Bonavista Petroleum Ltd. since February 1997. Mr. Knutson holds an Honours BA degree in Economics and an Honours B.Comm degree from Simon Fraser University.

 

Miles Lich

Mr. Lich is the co-founder and Managing Director of Northern Plains Capital Corporation. Prior to co-founding Northern Plains, he served as a partner and oil field services analyst at Peters & Co. Limited. During his tenure at Peters, Mr. Lich participated in the evaluation of numerous oil field services transactions and was actively involved in the raising of both private and public capital. Prior to joining Peters, Mr. Lich spent 11 years in the oil and gas industry working for Gulf Canada Resources Limited. Mr. Lich’s industry experience includes drilling, completions, field supervision, gas plant operations and financial analysis. He received his degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Montana in 1986 and is a Professional Engineer. Mr. Lich is also a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors’ (“ICD”) Education Program.

Pure Energy’s Board of Directors’ primary responsibility is the stewardship of the Corporation. Its fundamental objectives are to enhance and preserve long-term Shareholder value, to ensure that the Corporation meets its obligations on an on-going basis and to operate in a reliable and safe manner. In performing its duties, the Board also considers the legitimate interests which other stakeholders, such as employees, customers and communities, may have in the Corporation. In broad terms, the stewardship of the Corporation includes the involvement of the Board in strategic planning, risk management and mitigation, senior management determination, communication planning, financial oversight, and internal control integrity.

 

The Board of Directors discharges these responsibilities directly and through delegation of specific responsibilities to committees of the Board, and officers of the Corporation.