About | Officers & Directors | Directors
  Lawrence (Larry) J. Macdonald 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Chairman of the Board
 
 
Experience: President, CEO and director of Point Energy Ltd. and Managing Director of Northpoint Energy Ltd., private oil and gas exploration companies. More than 33 years petroleum experience in Western Canada, including Anderson Exploration Ltd., where he was President and Chief Operating Officer. Director of Creststreet Asset Management Limited, Clear Energy Inc. and the United Way of Calgary and area. Director and Treasurer of United Way/Centraide Canada. Director and Chair, International Gift Committee of the United Way International.
Education: B.Sc. Geology, University of Alberta, 1971

  W. Kenneth Davidson 2, 3,
Director
 
 
Experience: Has more than 30 years experience in the banking and securities areas of the financial services sector. Spent 5 years as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Gordon Capital Corp. Spent 20 years with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Involved in corporate, investment and merchant banking as well as project financing and credit/market risk management. Served as Executive Vice-President, Risk Management in the final five years with the bank. More than 9 years as Director, Pacific Century Group, Hong Kong. Involved in Asian/North American investment opportunities in the real estate, services, high technology and retail sectors. Director of Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta.
Education: B.Sc. Mathematics, B.S.c. Business, Concordia University - Montreal 1972; Masters in Business Administration, McMaster University - Hamilton Ontario 1974.
  Lorenzo Donadeo
President & CEO, Director
 
Experience: More than 25 years experience in the oil and gas business, including gas marketing, mergers and acquisitions, production, exploitation and field operations in western Canada and internationally. Was one of three co-founders of Vermilion Resources (1994), which has grown into a $2.3 billion enterprise. Lorenzo served as the Chief Operating Officer of Vermilion when the company made its initial international forays into France (1996) and Trinidad (1999) and became President and CEO of Vermilion in 2003. Director of Verenex Energy Inc.
Education: B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (Honours), University of Alberta, 1981
  Claudio Ghersinich, P. Eng.
Director
 
 
Experience: Executive Director, Carrera Investments Corp. More than 25 years of industry experience. Extensive experience in identifying and acquiring undervalued oil and gas properties and implementing property exploitation plans. Co-founded Vermilion Resources with Lorenzo Donadeo and Jeff Boyce. Mr. Ghersinich served as Executive Vice President of Business Development of Vermilion from 2003 to 2005 and as Executive Vice President, New Ventures from 2000 to 2003. Director of Verenex Energy Inc.
Education: B.Sc. Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, 1980
  Joseph F. Killi, C.A. 2, 3
Director
 
 
Experience: Currently Chairman of Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities Inc., President of Rosebridge Capital Corp. Inc. and Vice Chairman of Realex Properties Corp. More than 28 years experience in the real estate industry, 17 with Trizec Corporation Ltd., where he was Executive VP, CFO & COO. Extensive background in finance, including tax-oriented structures & debt placements in Canada, the U.S. and Europe as well as valuations, acquisitions and dispositions. Director of Wilmington Capital Management Inc., Toronto, Advisory Board of Carma Inc., Calgary and Director of TGS North American (REIT).
Education: B.Sc. Biochemistry, Loyola College, 1972; B. Comm, Concordia University, 1974; C.A., 1976
  William F. Madison 2, 4, 5
Director
 
 
Experience: 1965 to 2000 with Marathon Oil Company. Has extensive background in international operations and senior executive positions. Began career in West Texas as a Field Engineer and progressed to the following: Engineer/Foreman in Alaska, Operations Superintendent in Gulf of Mexico, Manager Offshore Technology Division in Houston, General Manager North Sea Operations in Aberdeen, President Marathon Oil UK, Vice President Marathon in London, Vice President Supply and Transportation, Vice President International Production, Vice President Technology and Services, Senior Vice President Worldwide Production, Chairman Health Environment and Safety Committee and Salary and Benefits Committee on the Marathon Board. Mr. Madison was also a director of Montana Tech Foundation from 1999 until 2006, serving as Chairman during 2004 and 2005.
Education: B.Sc. Petroleum Engineering, Montana Tech Completed a Harvard Program for Management Development in 1980.
     
  Charles W. Berard, B.Eng., L.LL., LL.B.
Corporate Secretary
 
 
Experience: Partner in law firm, Macleod Dixon LLP; practices in the corporate/commercial area. Extensive experience in Canadian oil and gas, mining, technology and other commercial transactions, as well as going public, mergers and acquisitions and debt financing. Significant international resources transactions in Europe, Africa, South and Central America, Australia, Indonesia and other countries. Was a full-credit lecturer at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Management and authored several papers. Director of several other TSX and TSX Venture companies and private resource and technology companies.
Education: B.Sc. Engineering, McGill University, B. Civil Law, University of Ottawa and B. Laws, University of Ottawa


     
 
1 Chairman of the Board
2 Audit Committee
3 Governance and Human Resources Committee
4 Health, Safety and Environment Committee
5 Independent Reserves Committee