People: Pason Systems Inc (PSI.TO)


PSI.TO on Toronto Stock Exchange

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17 Jun 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

James Hill

 62 2011 Executive Chairman of the Board

Marcel Kessler

 46 2012 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

David Elliott

 2012 Chief Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance, Treasurer

Dean Tremaine

 2012 Chief Technology Officer, Vice President - Product Development

Bryce McLean

 2012 Corporate Secretary

James Howe

 63 2011 Lead Independent Director

Franz Fink

 51 2012 Director

G. Allen Brooks

 67 2007 Independent Director

Murray Cobbe

 63 2001 Independent Director

T. Jay Collins

 66 2012 Non-Executive Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description

James Hill

 Mr. James D. Hill is Executive Chairman of the Board of Pason Systems Inc. He has been a director of Pason Systems Inc. since 1996. Mr. Hill is Chairman of the Board of Pason Systems Inc., and served as President and Chief Executive Officer for 25 years. Mr. Hill’s career includes previous work experience as the Secretary-Treasurer with Badger Drilling Ltd. Prior to that, he spent five years with Ernst & Young in various capacities, including working as an Audit Manager. Mr. Hill has served on the Board of Directors of the Petroleum Services Association of Canada and the Board of the Canadian Association of Drilling Engineers (CADE). He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta and also holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto.

Marcel Kessler

 Mr. Marcel Kessler serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Pason Systems Inc. Prior to joining Pason in November of 2011, Marcel was President, North America, of Exploration Logistics Group. Additional positions Marcel previously held include President and Chief Executive Officer of CCR Technologies Limited, and Partner, McKinsey & Company, where he had a long career. He holds a Masters in Finance from the London Business School and a Masters of Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

David Elliott

 Mr. David Elliott serves as Chief Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance, Treasurer of Pason Systems Inc. Mr. Elliott brings more than 20 years of finance and accounting experience and a great deal of Pason experience to the role. For the past 4 years, Mr. Elliott has been at Pason in the role of Corporate Treasurer, and has fulfilled the requirements of that position admirably. Prior to joining Pason, David was the Treasurer for United Farmers of Alberta, which is the retail co-operative in Canada. He has also held senior finance positions with Canada Safeway and Turbo Resources. Mr. Elliott graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Commerce, and articled and obtained his Chartered Accountant designation with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, in Calgary.

Dean Tremaine

 Mr. Dean Tremaine serves as Chief Technology Officer, Vice President - Product Development of Pason Systems Inc. He is responsible for identifying specific technologies, products, or services that are aligned with the strategic direction of the company and that play a key role in the company's future growth. He joined Pason on January 5, 2009 as the Research and Development Manager, and was appointed to the new role of Chief Technology Officer on May 1, 2012. Prior to joining Pason, Dean led a software development team in China, with Nortel Networks. Also during his career at Nortel, he held senior technical and project management positions based in Calgary, France, and Brazil. Dean has held engineering positions with Novatel Communications and TransAlta Utilities. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Calgary and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta.

Bryce McLean

 Mr. Bryce McLean serves as Corporate Secretary of Pason Systems Inc. He is responsible for providing legal advice and support to the various business units throughout Pason and manages legal services globally. As the corporate secretary, Bryce is also responsible for the official documents of the corporation and ensuring the Board of Directors’ documentation meets corporate governance guidelines. Bryce joined Pason on March 28, 2011 as Legal Counsel and was appointed as a member of Pason’s senior management team on April 16, 2012. Prior to joining Pason, Bryce articled at Field Law and later became an Associate in their business law department. Bryce holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Valley City State University and received his LL.B from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Law. He is a member of the Law Society of Alberta, the Canadian Bar Association, the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, and the Inhouse Counsel Network.

James Howe

 Mr. James B. Howe, C.A., is Lead Independent Director of Pason Systems Inc. Mr. Howe is President of Bragg Creek Financial Consultants Ltd., a private financial consulting company. He has served as Chief Financial Officer of several public companies and also serves on the board of directors and audit committees of Wrangler West Energy Corp., Bengal Energy Ltd., Ensign Energy Services Inc., and Holloway Lodging Real Estate Investment Trust. Mr. Howe earned a B.A. from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta.

Franz Fink

 Dr. Franz J. Fink is Director of Pason Systems Inc., since 2012. From 2006 until 2012, Mr. Fink was the President and Chief Executive Officer as well as a director of Gennum Corporation.

G. Allen Brooks

 Mr. G. Allen Brooks is Independent Director of Pason Systems Inc. Mr. Brooks is President of G. Allen Brooks, LLC, an energy market and financial consulting firm. He is a director of Trican Well Service Ltd. serving as its Lead Director. He also serves on the Audit Committee and is Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee. Mr. Brooks also is on the board of Savanna Energy Services Corp. where he is a member of the Audit and Governance and Nominating Committees, and recently served on the board of Turnkey E&P Inc. He started his investment career in 1969. An Economics graduate of the University of Connecticut, Mr. Brooks also has an M.S. degree in Economics from Cornell University. He received his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1975. He is a fellow the National Association of Corporate Directors and a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors in Canada.

Murray Cobbe

 Mr. Murray L. Cobbe is Independent Director of Pason Systems Inc. Mr. Cobbe is the Chairman of Trican Well Service Ltd. and has been with the company since its IPO in December 1996. He has been in the well services business since 1974 and has overseen operations in Canada, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. Mr. Cobbe is past Chairman of the Petroleum Services Association of Canada (“PSAC”) (the national association of Canadian oilfield service, supply and manufacturing companies). He currently serves as a director of Bellatrix Exploration Ltd. (an exploration and production company) and of Secure Energy Services. Mr. Cobbe graduated from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in 1970 with a Diploma in Petroleum Engineering (Reservoir).

T. Jay Collins

 Mr. T. Jay Collins has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Pason Systems Inc with effect from August 15, 2012. Mr. Collins retired from his role as president and chief executive officer of Oceaneering International Inc. in 2011, though he remains on its board of directors. Mr. Collins held several senior roles at Oceaneering during his 18-year tenure, initially serving as chief financial officer, then executive vice-president of oil field marine services, president and chief operating officer, and later president and CEO. Mr. Collins has had a career in the oil field service industry, with executive-level experience in operations, finance and administration for several oil field technology companies based in the United States. Mr. Collins is also a past chairman of the board of directors for National Ocean Industries Association, on whose board he continues to serve, and a member of the National Petroleum Council. He serves on the board of the American Productivity and Quality Center, Texas Institute of Science and Houston Technology Center and is a past chairman of CanCare of Houston. Mr. Collins serves on the board of trustees at his alma mater, Rice University, where he is also chairman of the Council of Overseers at the Jones Graduate School of Business Administration.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

James Hill

 250,000

Marcel Kessler

 1,510,660

David Elliott

 791,003

Dean Tremaine

 974,569

Bryce McLean

 --

James Howe

 --

Franz Fink

 --

G. Allen Brooks

 --

Murray Cobbe

 --

T. Jay Collins

 --
As Of 30 Dec 2012

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

James Hill

 0 0

Marcel Kessler

 0 0

David Elliott

 15,000 49,800

Dean Tremaine

 0 0

Bryce McLean

 0 0

James Howe

 0 0

Franz Fink

 0 0

G. Allen Brooks

 0 0

Murray Cobbe

 0 0

T. Jay Collins

 0 0

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