Mr. Wright is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alvopetro. Mr. Wright has over 40 years of oil and gas and industry experience, has been Chairman of the Board of Alvopetro since 2013 and has been the President of Analogy Capital Advisors Inc. since March 2017. He also serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Touchstone Exploration Inc. and was previously, the President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd. from 2000 to 2012. Mr. Wright was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Petrominerales from inception to May 2010 and then the Chairman of the Board until Petrominerales was acquired in 2013. From January 2017 to June 2017, he was a Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ridgeback Resources Inc. Prior thereto, Mr. Wright was a director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lightstream Resources Ltd. from May 2011 to December 2016. Previously, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pacalta Resources Ltd. from May 1996 to June 1999; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Morgan Hydrocarbons Inc. from December 1993 to April 1996; and Vice President Production of Morgan Hydrocarbons Inc. from 1989 to 1993. Mr. Wright graduated from the University of Alberta in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum engineering. Mr. Wright is a Professional Engineer and also a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Corey C. Ruttan is the President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Alvopetro. Previously, Mr. Ruttan was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Petrominerales Ltd. from May 2010 until Petrominerales was acquired by Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. in November 2013. Prior thereto, he was the Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Petrominerales since May 2006. From March 2000 to May 2010, Mr. Ruttan was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd. and held increasingly senior positions with Petrobank since Petrobank's inception in 2000. He also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lightstream Resources Ltd. from October 2009 to May 2010. Mr. Ruttan previously served as Vice President of Caribou Capital Corp. from June 1999 to March 2000; Manager Financial Reporting of Pacalta Resources Ltd. from May 1997 to June 1999; and began his career at KPMG from September 1994 to May 1997. Mr. Ruttan obtained his Bachelor of Commerce degree majoring in Accounting from the University of Calgary in 1994 and obtained his Chartered Accountant designation in 1997.
Mr. Talakshi was appointed to the Board of Alvopetro in 2013 and serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Talakshi has extensive experience in corporate tax specializing in international transactions. He has been an independent consultant since December 2018. Prior thereto, he served as a Senior Advisor for KPMG International Corporate Tax (from October 2012 to December 2018) and from 1977 to September 2012, Mr. Talakshi held various positions with KPMG Canada, including Partner, acting as lead tax partner for a number of public companies of varying sizes. Mr. Talakshi previously served on the Board of Governors of the University of Calgary. Mr. Talakshi is a Chartered Professional Accountant and was qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1973 with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta. In 2015, Mr. Talakshi received the Fellows of Chartered Accountants Award.
Mr. Ytreland was appointed to the Board of Alvopetro in 2013 and serves as the Chair of the Reserves Committee. Mr. Ytreland is a geologist with more than 35 years experience in the international petroleum industry. He is now an independent geologist based in Norway. Until May 2014, Mr. Ytreland worked as a Principal Advisor with Gaffney, Cline & Associates, United Kingdom. Since 2004, Mr. Ytreland worked as an advisor and project manager in development and cooperation projects for the Norwegian government in East Timor, Afghanistan and some Latin American and African countries. Mr. Ytreland also worked as a geoscientist and explorationist at Unocal for 13 years and at Norsk Hydro for seven years in Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe, United States, the Middle East and Latin America. He was General Manager for Norsk Hydro in Venezuela from 1995 to 2000. Mr. Ytreland holds a Master of Science degree in Geology from the University of Bergen in Norway.
Mr. McKinnon was appointed to the Board of Alvopetro in 2013 and serves as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee. He also serves a director of Touchstone Exploration Inc., is the Chair of Touchstone’s Compensation and Governance Committee and a member of Touchstone’s Audit Committee. Mr. McKinnon has been an independent consultant since July 2020. Prior thereto, he was a Partner at Citrus Capital Partners Ltd. (advisory and consulting firm) from January 2014 to June 2020. Mr. McKinnon previously held various executive positions with Critical Mass (a digital experience design agency) over a period of 18 years, most recently as Senior Vice-President and General Counsel. In addition, Mr. McKinnon was previously a Director, the Chair of the Audit Committee and the Chair of the Compensation and Governance Committee of The Supreme Cannabis Company Inc. from March 2019 to June 2021, a Director of Lightstream Resources Ltd. from October 2009 to December 2016 and held the position of Chair of the Board of Directors from May 2011 through December 2016. Mr. McKinnon previously served on the Board of Governors of the University of Calgary and as a Director of Alberta Innovates, holding positions on the Executive Committee and as Chair of the Compensation and Governance Committees in each organization. Mr. McKinnon is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Mr. Fraser was appointed to the Board of Alvopetro in 2013. Mr. Fraser is a petroleum engineer with over 40 years of experience in the oil and gas sector initially through increasingly senior industry roles with Amoco, Esso, and Fuel Resources. Mr. Fraser moved to oil and gas investment banking in 1992 and held various senior positions with JP Morgan Chase (Managing Director, Head of Oil & Gas Latin America), WestLB (Managing Director, Head of Oil & Gas Americas), Standard Bank of South Africa (Managing Director, Global Head of Oil & Gas), and, most recently, with MUFG Union Bank (Managing Director and Head of Oil & Gas). Mr. Fraser has also acted as an independent consultant acting as strategic advisor for large financial institutions (investment banks and private equity/hedge funds). Much of Mr. Fraser's banking career has been spent supporting junior exploration and production and services companies develop and implement growth initiatives in emerging markets. Mr. Fraser previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of Dommo Energia S.A., a Brazilian publicly traded company. Mr. Fraser is based in New York City and Salvador, Brazil.
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