Mr. Phillips is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and has over 20 years of experience in the petroleum and natural gas industry in the areas of exploration, geology, business development, asset evaluation and executive management. Prior to his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Phillips was the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Home Quarter Resources Ltd. (Home Quarter), a private oil and natural gas company founded by Mr. Phillips in 2010 with producing properties and royalty interests in southwest Saskatchewan and Alberta. Home Quarter was successfully divested to a public oil and natural gas company in 2014. Prior thereto, Mr. Phillips was the Vice President, Exploration at Evolve Exploration Ltd., a private junior oil and natural gas company with assets in Western Canada, and an exploration geologist at each of Profico Energy Management Ltd. and Renaissance Energy Ltd., both of which were Canadian oil and natural gas exploration companies. Mr. Phillips holds a Bachelor of Science, Geology degree from the University of Calgary and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta and the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. Mr. Phillips is a member of the Board of Directors of the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation.
Mr. Proctor is the Chief Operating Officer of the Company, as well as the Corporate Secretary of the Company, and has experience in the petroleum and natural gas industry managing several business units including legal, business development, regulatory, human resources, corporate governance, government and stakeholder relations, sustainability, information technology and business services. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Proctor was the Executive Vice-President and Chief Legal Officer and a member of the board of directors of Sinopec Canada, working for Sinopec Canada and its predecessor companies from 2010 to 2014, including as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Daylight Energy Ltd. Prior thereto and since 2003, Mr. Proctor was a barrister and solicitor at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, specializing in corporate, securities and mergers and acquisitions law. Mr. Proctor holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Victoria and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Calgary.
Ms. Kazeil is the Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and has significant experience in the petroleum and natural gas industry managing finance, accounting, treasury, tax and risk management. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Kazeil held the Chief Financial Officer position at Sinopec Canada. Ms. Kazeil's experience includes serving as Vice President, Finance of Daylight Energy Ltd. from 2008 to 2011, and prior thereto Ms. Kazeil held increasingly senior finance roles with Sword Energy Ltd. and its predecessor Thunder Energy Trust from 2004 to 2008, including as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Kazeil started her accounting career at KPMG LLP in 2001. Ms. Kazeil is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Ottawa and a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Saskatchewan. Ms. Kazeil is a member of the Board for the Wood's Homes Society, a multi-service children's mental health center, and the United Way Calgary and Area.
