People: Bonavista Energy Corp (BNPUF.PK)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Keith MacPhail	56	2012	Executive Chairman of the Board
Jason Skehar	40	2012	President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Ronald Poelzer	51		Executive Vice Chairman of the Board
Glenn Hamilton		2008	Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
Dean Kobelka		2008	Vice President - Finance
Hank Spence		2001	Vice President - Operations
Lynda Robinson		2006	Vice President - Human Resources and Administration
Magni Lake		2013	Vice President - Marketing
Scott Hanson		2009	Vice President - Production
Bruce Jensen		2011	Vice President - Engineering
Wayne Merkel		2011	Vice President - Exploration
Cory Stewart		2013	Vice President - Land
Grant Zawalsky	53		Corporate Secretary
Michael Kanovsky	64		Lead Independent Director
Ian Brown	55	2004	Independent Director
Harry Knutson	67	1997	Independent Director
Margaret McKenzie	51	2006	Independent Director
Christopher Slubicki	54	2007	Independent Director
Walter Yeates	68	2003	Independent Director
Cameron Deller			IR Contact Officer

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Biographies

Name	Description
Keith MacPhail	Mr. Keith A. J. MacPhail is Executive Chairman of the Board of Bonavista Energy Corporation, since December 3, 2012. Mr. MacPhail has more than 30 years' experience in the oil and gas industry. Mr. MacPhail was President and CEO of the company from 1997 to 2008 and Chairman and CEO from 2008 to 2012. Prior to joining Bonavista Petroleum Ltd. in 1997, Mr. MacPhail held progressively more responsible positions with Canadian Natural Resources Limited with his final position being Executive Vice President and COO. Prior thereto, he held the position of Production Manager with Poco Petroleums Ltd. Mr. MacPhail holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Montana College of Mineral Science and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists & Geophysicists of Alberta. Mr. MacPhail is also a member of the board of directors of Canadian Natural Resources Limited and Chairman of the board of NuVista Energy Ltd. and is also on a number of other private advisory boards.
Jason Skehar	Mr. Jason E. Skehar is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Bonavista Energy Corporation, since December 3, 2012. Mr. Skehar joined the Bonavista team in November 1999 as Production Engineer, was promoted to Production Manager in January 2003, Vice President Production in January 2005, to President and Chief Operating Officer in November 2008 and then promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer in December 2012. He started his career in 1994 as Operations Engineer at Fletcher Challenge and prior to joining Bonavista, held both production and exploitation positions at Renaissance Energy and Probe Exploration. Mr. Skehar graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 1994 with Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta.
Ronald Poelzer	Mr. Ronald J. Poelzer is Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Bonavista Energy Corporation. Mr. Poelzer has more than 28 years' experience in the oil and gas industry. Mr. Poelzer has been with Bonavista since 1997 and recently was Executive Vice President up to 2012. Prior to joining Bonavista Petroleum Ltd. in 1997, Mr. Poelzer held various financial, merger and acquisition and strategic planning roles with Poco Petroleums Ltd. Prior thereto, Mr. Poelzer was in public accounting practice. Mr. Poelzer holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Distinction) degree from the University of Saskatchewan and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta. Mr. Poelzer is also a member of the board of directors of NuVista Energy Ltd., as well as various private companies and a charitable foundation.
Glenn Hamilton	Mr. Glenn A. Hamilton is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Bonavista Energy Corporation. Mr. Hamilton rejoined Bonavista as Senior Vice President in July 2006 after the last three years as Vice President and CFO of NuVista Energy Ltd. Prior to Bonavista's reorganization in July 2003, Mr. Hamilton spent five and a half years as the Vice President, Finance of Bonavista Petroleum Ltd. Prior to joining Bonavista, Mr. Hamilton was Treasurer of Penn West Petroleum Ltd where he spent five years in the Treasury and Accounting groups. Mr. Hamilton has 25 years of experience. Mr. Hamilton has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Carleton University and is a Chartered Accountant.
Dean Kobelka	Mr. Dean M. Kobelka is Vice President - Finance of Bonavista Energy Corporation, since June 1, 2008. Mr. Kobelka joined Bonavista in July of 2000 as Supervisor, Operations Accounting, was promoted to Vice President and Controller in January 2006. His primary responsibilities include; internal and external financial reporting, involvement in both treasury and corporate planning functions, and supervising daily accounting duties. Mr. Kobelka has over 13 years of oil and gas experience and previously held the position of Divisional Controller at Axia Netmedia Corporation. Mr. Kobelka graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1992, received his Certified General Accountant designation in 1997 and is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.
Hank Spence	Mr. Hank R. Spence is Vice President - Operations of Bonavista Energy Corporation, since January 2001. Mr. Spence joined the Bonavista team in January 1998 as Operations Manager. His current responsibilities include overseeing all phases of Bonavista's drilling, completions and production operations. Mr. Spence has over 30 years industry experience with an background in Canadian and international oil and gas operations with several intermediate and junior oil and gas companies. Mr. Spence graduated from Northern Alberta Institute of Technology as a Registered Engineering Technologist with a Diploma in Instrumentation Engineering Technology.
Lynda Robinson	Ms. Lynda J. Robinson is Vice President - Human Resources and Administration of Bonavista Energy Corporation, since January 2006. She originally joined Bonavista as Supervisor, Corporate Services in 2002 and left in 2005 to join an intermediate Energy trust as Manager, Corporate Services. Ms. Robinson is responsible for human resources policies as well as overseeing corporate administration. Ms. Robinson has over 20 years of industry experience in various positions of increasing responsibility, with a focus on human resources development. Ms. Robinson graduated from Bath Technical College, England with a Diploma in Business Administration. Ms. Robinson who was Manager of Corporate Services of StarPoint Energy Trust prior to joining Bonavista in January of 2006, prior thereto Ms. Robinson was Supervisor of Corporate Services of Bonavista Petroleum.
Magni Lake	Ms. Magni Lake is Vice President - Marketing of Bonavista Energy Corporation, since February 2013. Her responsibilities include strategic management of all Bonavista’s marketing and transportation activities associated with moving production to markets. Prior to joining Bonavista Ms. Lake spent 20 years in various Gas, Crude and NGL marketing roles at Penn West Petroleum. For the past 5 years Ms. Lake held the position of Manager, Crude Markets and contributed to the success of developing and executing its Marketing strategy. Ms. Lake graduated from the University of Lethbridge with a Bachelor of Management (Finance) degree in 1988.
Scott Hanson	Mr. Scott H. Hanson is Vice President - Production of Bonavista Energy Corporation. Mr. Hanson joined the Company in June 2002 as Production Engineer. Mr. Hanson was promoted to Production Manager in April 2007, and was promoted to current position of Vice President Production in August 2009.
Bruce Jensen	Mr. Bruce W. Jensen is Vice President - Engineering of Bonavista Energy Corporation, since January 2011. Prior thereto he had held various positions with the Company since September 2002.
Wayne Merkel	Mr. Wayne Merkel is Vice President - Exploration of Bonavista Energy Corporation, since January 2011. Prior thereto he had held various positions with the Company since June 2002.
Cory Stewart	Mr. Cory J. Stewart is Vice President - Land of Bonavista Energy Corporation, since January 2013. Prior thereto he had held various positions with the Company since February 2010 and with Intrepid Energy Corporation, a private oil and gas company prior thereto.
Grant Zawalsky	Mr. Grant A. Zawalsky is Corporate Secretary of Bonavista Energy Corporation. He is a Partner of Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP (barristers and solicitors).
Michael Kanovsky	Mr. Michael M. Kanovsky is Lead Independent Director of Bonavista Energy Corporation. In 1978, Mr. Kanovsky co-founded Canadian Northstar Corporation and its successor, Northstar Energy Corporation, where he was primarily responsible for strategic development, finance and acquisitions until its acquisition by Devon Energy Corporation. Mr. Kanovsky continues today as a director of Devon Energy Corporation. Mr. Kanovsky has also held positions such as Chairman of Taro Industries Limited, CEO of Arrowstar Drilling and Vice-Chairman of Precision Drilling Inc. In 1997, Mr. Kanovsky was instrumental in the reorganization of Bonavista Petroleum Ltd. and continues as an active director. In addition to Devon Energy Corporation, he is also a director of TransAlta Corporation and Pure Technologies Ltd. Mr. Kanovsky holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Queen's University and a Masters of Business Administration from Western Ivey School of Business and is a Professional Engineer.
Ian Brown	Mr. Ian S. Brown is Independent Director of Bonavista Energy Corporation. Mr. Brown has been an independent businessman and a corporate director since January, 2006. Prior thereto, Mr. Brown was a Senior Managing Director of Raymond James Ltd. from 1995 to 2005. From 1986 to 1995 Mr. Brown was the Executive Vice President of The Alberta Stock Exchange. Mr. Brown presently sits on several public and private boards, including, Cathedral Energy Services Ltd., Consolidated Westview Resources Ltd., Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd., PetroBakken Energy Ltd., Karnalyte Resources Inc., and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund. Mr. Brown also was a board member of the TSX Group from 2001 to 2006; a board member of Market Regulation Services Inc. from 2001 to 2005; and a board member and Vice Chairman of the Canadian Venture Exchange from 1999 to 2001. Mr. Brown obtained his Chartered Accountant designation in 1983, and also has a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) and a Bachelor of Commerce degree.
Harry Knutson	Mr. Harry L. Knutson is Independent Director of Bonavista Energy Corporation. Mr. Knutson is the founder of Nova Bancorp Group and has been responsible for the growth and performance of the firm since its inception in 1982. Mr. Knutson currently is a director of Knol Resources Corp., Novus Energy Inc. and Petroforte International Ltd. In 1997, Mr. Knutson was instrumental in the reorganization of Bonavista Petroleum Ltd. and continues as an active director. Mr. Knutson holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from Simon Fraser University. Mr. Knutson holds a Canadian Chartered Director designation from The Directors College, McMaster University.
Margaret McKenzie	Ms. Margaret A. McKenzie is Independent Director of Bonavista Energy Corporation. Ms. McKenzie is the Chief Financial Officer of Range Royalty Management Limited (general partner of Range Royalty Limited Partnership, a private royalty partnership). She was previously Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Profico Energy Management Ltd. (a private oil and gas company). Ms. McKenzie holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Distinction) degree from the University of Saskatchewan and has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta since 1985. Ms. McKenzie is a director of Zargon Oil & Gas Ltd. and a director/officer of three other private oil and gas companies - Spur Resources Ltd., Home Quarter Resources Ltd. and Endurance Energy Ltd.
Christopher Slubicki	Mr. Christopher P. Slubicki is Independent Director of Bonavista Energy Corporation. Mr. Slubicki has more than 30 years' experience in the business sector. Mr. Slubicki is currently President and CEO of Modern Resources Inc., a Calgary based private oil and gas company. Prior to November 28, 2011 Mr. Slubicki was the President and CEO of OPTI Canada Inc. Until June of 2006, Mr. Slubicki was the Vice-Chairman of Scotia Waterous, a Division of Scotia Capital. Prior thereto, Mr. Slubicki was a founding partner of Waterous & Co., a global independent energy investment-banking firm. Prior to the founding of Waterous, Mr. Slubicki held various operations management and engineering positions with Placer CEGO Petroleum and Chevron Canada Resources Limited. Mr. Slubicki also sits on the board of Insignia Energy Ltd. Mr. Slubicki holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Queen's University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Calgary and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists & Geophysicists of Alberta.
Walter Yeates	Mr. Walter C. Yeates is Independent Director of Bonavista Energy Corporation, since July 2003. Mr. Yeates was a Director of UBS Warburg, investment banker and was active in corporate finance, valuations and advisory services for several years. Prior thereto, Mr. Yeates was a financial officer of Alberta Energy Company and Bow Valley Resource Services in Calgary, and Canada Development Corp., a management holding company in Toronto. Mr. Yeates was a founding partner of a international inter-bank currency broker headquartered in New York City and was also on various private and public advisory boards. Mr. Yeates holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Western Ontario's Ivey School of Business.
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Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Keith MacPhail	462,262
Jason Skehar	3,734,200
Ronald Poelzer	501,836
Glenn Hamilton	1,423,880
Dean Kobelka	944,997
Hank Spence	978,597
Lynda Robinson	--
Magni Lake	--
Scott Hanson	--
Bruce Jensen	--
Wayne Merkel	943,464
Cory Stewart	--
Grant Zawalsky	--
Michael Kanovsky	--
Ian Brown	--
Harry Knutson	--
Margaret McKenzie	--
Christopher Slubicki	--
Walter Yeates	--
Cameron Deller	--

As Of 30 Dec 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Keith MacPhail	185,750	1,603,605
Jason Skehar	122,500	507,468
Ronald Poelzer	185,750	1,621,204
Glenn Hamilton	98,000	2,760
Dean Kobelka	0	0
Hank Spence	143,500	2,525,025
Lynda Robinson	0	0
Magni Lake	0	0
Scott Hanson	0	0
Bruce Jensen	0	0
Wayne Merkel	0	0
Cory Stewart	0	0
Grant Zawalsky	0	0
Michael Kanovsky	0	0
Ian Brown	0	0
Harry Knutson	0	0
Margaret McKenzie	0	0
Christopher Slubicki	0	0
Walter Yeates	0	0
Cameron Deller	0	0

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