People: Equal Energy Ltd (EQU)
EQU on New York Consolidated
3.73USD
21 May 2013
3.73USD
21 May 2013
Price Change (% chg)
$-0.07 (-1.84%)
$-0.07 (-1.84%)
Prev Close
$3.77
$3.77
Open
$3.72
$3.72
Day's High
$3.78
$3.78
Day's Low
$3.70
$3.70
Volume
50,326
50,326
Avg. Vol
73,409
73,409
52-wk High
$4.05
$4.05
52-wk Low
$2.39
$2.39
Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Michael Doyle |
2013 | Chairman of the Board | |
Don Klapko |
2010 | President, Chief Executive Officer, Director | |
Scott Smalling |
38 | 2013 | Chief Financial Officer, Vice President |
John Chimahusky |
2010 | Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - U.S. Operations | |
Kyle Travis |
2013 | Director | |
Victor Dusik |
2010 | Independent Director | |
Robert Wilkinson |
2011 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Michael Doyle |
Mr. Michael Doyle is Chairman of the Board of Equal Energy Ltd., since May 13, 2013 Mr. Doyle is a Registered Professional Geophysicist and a Certified Corporate Director with more than 40 years of wide–ranging global experience in finding, developing and producing hydrocarbons. He is actively involved in Capital Markets and Financings, and has knowledge of Corporate Structures, including Joint Venture entities. Mr. Doyle is a principal of privately held CanPetro International Ltd. and its affiliates, and is the Chairman and founding shareholder of Madison Petrogas Ltd., an international exploration and production company with operations in Egypt and Cameroon. In his executive role with Madison, Michael has conducted business negotiations in a variety of countries in the Middle East region, including Algeria, Tunisia and the United Emirates. He was previously a principal and President of Petrel Robertson Ltd. where he was responsible for providing advice and project management to clients in Canada and numerous other parts of the world. Prior to that, he held a variety of exploration positions at Dome Petroleum and Amoco Canada. He has served as a director of a number of companies principally in the petroleum sector, and has served on professional and technical committees, including an Alberta Hazardous Waste Committee. Mr. Doyle holds a Bachelor of Science (Math and Physics) from the University of Victoria where he has also served as a member of the Cooperative Education Advisory Council. |
Don Klapko |
Mr. Don C. Klapko is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Equal Energy Ltd. He has over 35 years of oil and gas industry experience with the last fourteen years directly involved at the executive management level. Mr. Klapko was appointed President and CEO of Enterra Energy Trust, Equal’s predecessor in June 2008. Prior to that, he was President and Director of Trigger Resources Ltd., a private exploration and production company, and also was the Vice President of Operations at Rio Alto Exploration Ltd. Earlier, Mr. Klapko worked in various technical and supervisory positions in oil and gas facilities, mechanical and operations functions. Mr. Klapko holds a Mechanical Engineering Technology Diploma from Kelsey Institute in Saskatchewan. |
Scott Smalling |
Mr. Scott Smalling is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Equal Energy Corp. Mr. Smalling is a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a B.S. majoring in finance. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). He brings to Equal a diverse set of talents and experience in the areas of corporate finance and banking, planning, budgeting and corporate modeling, risk management and investor relations. Mr. Smalling was most recently Treasury Manager at an independent public oil and gas company. |
John Chimahusky |
Mr. John Chimahusky is Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - U.S. Operations of Equal Energy Ltd. He is a petroleum geologist with over 30 years of domestic and international oil and gas industry experience. Most recently, he was President of Kirkpatrick Oil Company, Inc., a private exploration and production company based in Oklahoma City which has assets primarily in the Mid-Continent and Permian Basin. Prior to that Mr. Chimahusky had a 25-year career with ConocoPhillips and its predecessor, Phillips Petroleum Company. He held various senior positions in Oklahoma, Texas and Norway, culminating as Exploration Manager, Former Soviet Union. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Geology from the University of Mississippi and a Masters degree in Geology from Memphis State University. |
Kyle Travis |
Mr. Kyle Travis is Director of Equal Energy Ltd. He is President of Patriot Resources, LLC. with a 34 years of diversified experience in the oil and gas industry. |
Victor Dusik |
Mr. Victor S. Dusik is Independent Director of Equal Energy Ltd. He is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Business Valuator with an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and holds an ICD.D designation. Mr. Dusik is the Managing Director of Imro Capital Corp., a firm based in Vancouver, British Columbia, providing capital and financial consultancy to early stage companies. He has held various positions with Ernst & Young LLP, including the corporate finance practice focused on valuation and pricing of acquisitions and divestitures, Managing Partner of their Calgary office and Director of the North American Center of Excellence for risk management services to the electric and gas utility sector. In August 2002, he joined Maxim Power Corp., a publicly listed independent power producer with operations in Canada, United States and France. In 2007, Mr. Dusik joined Run of River Power Inc., a publicly listed renewable energy developer focused on hydro and biomass projects principally in British Columbia. As Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer. |
Robert Wilkinson |
Mr. Robert M. Wilkinson is Independent Director of Equal Energy Ltd. He retired as a Principal and Director with Peters & Co. Limited, a position held from 1981 - 2005. Mr. Wilkinson was in the securities industry for over 35 years, the early years with Burns Bros., Denton and Wood Gundy. In addition to Equal Energy, Mr. Wilkinson sits on the boards of a number of private and start-up companies. Mr. Wilkinson recently served on the board of Pure Energy Services Ltd., sitting as a member of the Audit, Governance and Compensation Committees as well as the Special Committee formed prior to Pure’s sale to FMC Technologies. Mr. Wilkinson holds a BSc from the University of Manitoba. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Michael Doyle |
-- |
Don Klapko |
2,352,210 |
Scott Smalling |
-- |
John Chimahusky |
543,961 |
Kyle Travis |
-- |
Victor Dusik |
-- |
Robert Wilkinson |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2011
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Michael Doyle |
0 | 0 |
Don Klapko |
0 | 0 |
Scott Smalling |
0 | 0 |
John Chimahusky |
0 | 0 |
Kyle Travis |
0 | 0 |
Victor Dusik |
0 | 0 |
Robert Wilkinson |
0 | 0 |

