Board of Directors

Bob German, Calgary, Alberta
President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. German was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of Horizon North Logistics Inc. on January 1, 2010. Prior thereto; Mr. German was the Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Horizon since June 1, 2006. From January 1, 2006 to May 31, 2006, Mr. German was the Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Producers Oilfield Services Inc. Prior thereto; from July 1998 to November 2005, Mr. German was the Vice President Finance and Chief Accounting Officer of Precision Drilling Corporation. Mr. German is also a member of the Board of Essential Energy Services Ltd.

 

Rod Graham, Calgary, Alberta
Chairman of the Board
Audit Committee Member
Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee Member

Mr. Graham has been a Director of Horizon North Logistics Inc. since 2007 and is currently the Chairman of the Board. Mr. Graham was the President and Chief Executive Officer of ZCL Composites Inc. from October 1, 2010 to August 7, 2012. Prior to his role at ZCL, Mr. Graham co-founded and acted as Managing Director of Northern Plains Capital Corporation. From October of 2004 to August of 2005 Mr. Graham worked in institutional sales with Peters & Co. Limited. Mr. Graham was with ARC Financial Corporation from September 1998 to September 2004 and served as Senior Vice President and Director. Mr. Graham currently sits on the board of directors of three other publicly traded companies: Essential Energy Services Ltd, ZCL Composites Inc. and Raise Production Inc. as well as two other private oilfield service company boards. Mr. Graham holds an HBA from Wilfrid Laurier University, a CFA and an MBA (Ivey Scholar) from the University of Western Ontario.

 

Kevin Drew Nabholz, Calgary, Alberta
Director
Audit Committee Member
Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee Member
Health, Safety and Environment Committee Chair

Mr. Nabholz has been a Director of Horizon North Logistics Inc. since May 3, 2012. Mr. Nabholz has over 30 years of experience in the oil sands industry. Mr. Nabholz recently retired as Executive Vice President, Major Projects at Suncor Energy Inc., having been at Suncor for 25 years. Mr. Nabholz was involved in all facets of the business at Suncor, including Operations, Maintenance and Projects and in his latest role led the execution of over $30 billion of major projects. Mr. Nabholz also sits on the board of Synergia Polygen, as well as the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology where he chairs the campus development committee.

 

Russell Newmark, Inuvik, Northwest Territories
Director
Audit Committee Member
Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee Chair

Mr. Newmark has been a Director of Horizon North Logistics Inc. since June 1, 2006. Mr. Newmark has extensive and diverse business knowledge and experience throughout Northern Canada and has been Chief Executive Officer of E. Gruben’s Transport Ltd. since 1990, a successful contracting firm based in the Northwest Territories. Since 1976, he has been recognized as a leader within the Mackenzie Delta and Beaufort Sea regions and has served on numerous corporate and government boards including the Inuvialuit Development Corporation, Norterra Inc. and the GNWT Business Loan Fund Board.

 

Ric Peterson, Calgary, Alberta
Director
Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee Member

Mr. Peterson served as the Chief Executive Officer of Horizon North Logistics Inc. from June 2006 through December 2009 and President from November 2008 through December 2009. Mr. Peterson has over fifteen years of oil and gas related experience, specifically in specialized oilfield trucking and related services. Mr. Peterson has a long and successful history of establishing growing companies in the oilfield services industry. From January 6, 2005 to August 2005, Mr. Peterson served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Producers Oilfield Services Inc. Mr. Peterson also served as the President of Formula Transport Ltd. from January 6, 2005 to June 2006. Mr. Peterson has been a Director of Canyon Services Group Inc. since May 25, 2010 and served as a Director of Producers Oilfield Services Inc. since January 6, 2005.

 

Ann Rooney, Calgary, Alberta
Director
Audit Committee Chair

Ms. Rooney has been a Director of Horizon North Logistics Inc. since August 1, 2012. Ms. Rooney retired in 2011 from the partnership of Holt Rooney Chartered Accountants; a public practice firm in Calgary, Alberta. Ms. Rooney’s professional experience includes working as a Staff Accountant and Manager with Ernst and Young LLP, an independent GST Consultant, and a Manager at AltaGas Services Inc. Ms. Rooney qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1986 as has had extensive involvement with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta including serving as president in 1996-1997. In 1996, Ms. Rooney was awarded an FCA (Fellow of the Chartered Accountants) in recognition of her meritorious service to the accounting profession and the community. Ms. Rooney also earned the ICD.D professional designation in 2010. Ms. Rooney also holds Board and Audit Committee positions at Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities Inc. and Blackbridge Corp.

 

Dean Swanberg, Grande Prairie, Alberta
Director
Health, Safety and Environment Committee Chair

Mr. Swanberg has been a Director of Horizon North Logistics Inc. since June 1, 2006. Mr. Swanberg is an independent businessman who was the President of Swanberg Bros. Trucking LP, one of the largest transporters of drilling rigs in Western Canada, from September 1976 until October 2010 and has over 30 years experience in the transportation and logistics side of oil and gas development. Mr. Swanberg was Senior Vice President and a Director of Producer’s Oilfield Services Inc. from May 2005 to May 2006.

 

Dale E. Tremblay, Calgary, Alberta
Director
Audit Committee Member
Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee Member
Health, Safety and Environment Committee Member

Mr. Tremblay has been a Director of Horizon North Logistics Inc. since May 6, 2010. Mr. Tremblay is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Western Energy Services Corp. Mr. Tremblay was the Chairman of SES Holdings Limited, the parent company of Saxon Energy Services Inc., from August 2005 to December 2009 in addition to serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Saxon Energy Services Inc. Prior thereto; Mr. Tremblay was the Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Precision Drilling Corporation from 1988 to 2005.