Team
Leadership:
Craig Golinowski
President & Managing Partner
Craig Golinowski
President & Managing Partner
- Private equity fund management since 2007, having board experience
representing $437 million of invested fund capital - Wide ranging experience in structuring complex financial and legal transactions
with an entrepreneurial approach - Broad exposure to oversight roles involving the execution of large
multi-faceted projects - Broad knowledge of ESG planning, execution and monitoring
- Extensive energy investment banking background at RBC Capital Markets
- MBA and CFA
Ryan Crawford
Managing Partner
Ryan Crawford
Managing Partner
- Private equity fund management since 2004, having board experience representing $567 million of invested fund capital
- Broad exposure to deal sourcing, structuring and financing along with ongoing monitoring of investments
- Extensive oil & gas credit and investment banking experience at ATB, Bank of America and Credit Lyonnais
- Hands on operational experience in a leading light oil producer through former position as President and CEO of Vesta Energy Corp. (a portfolio company)
- B.Comm and CFA
Kel Johnston
Partner
Kel Johnston
Partner
- Over 38 years of technical oil and gas experience in Canada and the Northern USA including operatorship of oil and gas assets through direct ownership
- Diverse experience in a wide range of corporate activities including capital markets, mergers, sales/acquisition processes and IPOs through 25 years of experience as a founder, executive and board member of over 10 companies
- Extensive experience in project management, preparation and execution of large capital budgets, and ESG matters
- Professional geologist, BSc. (Hons) Geology, Masters Economics
Investment:
Jason White
Partner
Jason White
Partner
- Private equity fund management since 2010 with board experience representing $89 million of invested fund capital
- Experienced investment professional active in deal evaluation, sourcing, structuring and financing in addition to portfolio monitoring and LP reporting
- Previous oil & gas investment research experience with Schachter Asset Management and CIBC World Market
- Hands on consulting engineering experience with AMEC on large-scale mining, energy and infrastructure projects
- B.Eng, MBA and CFA
Fund Administration:
Jackie Bentley
Vice President of Finance
Dermot Murphy
Financial Controller
Dermot Murphy
Financial Controller
Over 10 years of progressive experience in the finance and energy sectors.
Senior Advisors:
Peter Bannister
Senior Advisor
Peter Bannister
Senior Advisor
- Over 38 years of technical, executive and board oil and gas experience
- Transactional experience at Executive and Board level in IPO, mergers, acquisitions and dispositions
- Direct ownership in two CCS/enhanced recovery projects
- Professional Geologist, BSc in Geology, Minor in Economics
Daryl Gilbert
Senior Technical
Daryl Gilbert
Senior Technical
- Over 45 years of engineer experience evaluating energy assets and companies
- Former CEO of GLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd. one of Canada’s largest Evaluation Engineering Firms
- Extensive energy Board experience
- Current director – Whitecap Resources Inc.; operator of Weyburn CCS. Retired director of AltaGas Ltd.
Kevin Overstrom
Strategic Advisor
Kevin Overstrom
Strategic Advisor
- Over 25 years of experience in the capital markets and energy sector
- Vice Chairman, Co-Head of Energy Investment Banking at GMP FirstEnergy, and a member of the GMP Securities Executive Committee.
- Key leadership roles in investment banking, capital markets and institutional sales.
- B.A. in Management and Economics and CFA
Hon. Grant Mitchell
Strategic Advisor
Hon. Grant Mitchell
Strategic Advisor
- Broad range of both public and private sector experience.
- Member of the Canadian Senate from 2005 until retirement in 2020
- Involved in a variety of committee work, including Vice Chair, Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, and Vice Chair, Senate Standing Committee on National Security and Defence. Prior to being a Senator, Grant was an investment broker at CIBC Woody Gundy from 1998 to 2008.
- Served as an MLA, Alberta Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 1998, including being the Leader of the Official Opposition from 1994 to 1998.
- M.A., B.A. and CFA