Michael Culbert
President and Chief Executive Officer
Michael was appointed to his current position in January 2009 upon the completion of the merger of Progress Energy Trust and ProEx Energy Ltd. Prior to that, he was President and CEO of Progress Energy Trust since its inception in 2004. Michael had previously been Vice President Marketing & Business Development since the recapitalization of Progress Energy Ltd. in November 2001. Before joining the company, he was Vice President Marketing & Business Development at Encal Energy Ltd.
Daniel Topolinsky
Executive Vice President, Exploration & Development
Daniel was appointed to his current position in March, 2009. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President, Exploration and has been instrumental in setting the pace and quality of the Company’s exploration/exploitation program. Before joining the company, he was President of NXT Energy Ltd. and previous to that was Vice President of Exploration at Renaissance Energy Ltd.
Art MacNichol
Senior Vice President Finance & CFO
Art has been with Progress since July 2004. Prior to that, Art gained extensive experience in the energy sector with Calpine Natural Gas Trust where he held the position of Vice President Finance & CFO and previous to that was Treasurer at Encal Energy Ltd.
Jim Stannard
Senior Vice President, Development
Jim joined Progress in June of 2002 and was promoted to the position of Senior Vice President, Development in August of 2011. Prior to that, he held positions of increasing responsibility within the organization and has been instrumental in the development of the Company’s asset base. Prior to his employment at Progress, Jim held production and reservoir engineering positions at NAL Resources Ltd., Apache Canada Ltd. and Fletcher Challenge Energy Canada.
Neil Horbachewski
Vice President, Engineering
Neil joined Progress in January 2003 and held positions of increasing responsibility. In August 2011, Neil was promoted to the position of Vice President, Engineering, Greater Town and Foothills. Neil was an essential part of the business unit that explored and developed the Company’s current Resource and Conventional Asset base. Prior to his employment at Progress, Neil held production and reservoir engineering positions at Elan Energy, Barrington Petroleum, Magin Energy, Rio Alto Exploration and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
Greg Kist
Vice President, Marketing, Corporate and Government Relations
Greg joined Progress in July, 2004, and has been responsible for Investor Relations since that time. In 2006, Greg took on the added responsibility of the company’s marketing efforts and risk management. Prior to this, Greg was manager of Investor Relations at EnCana Corporation and previous to that held similar positions with Alberta Energy Company Ltd. and AEC Pipelines, L.P.
Gary Miller
Vice President, Operations
Gary has extensive experience in petroleum and natural gas operations both domestically and internationally. Gary joined Progress in July 2004 and prior to his promotion to Vice President, Operations in February 2008, held the position of Director of Operations. Prior to his employment at Progress, Gary held various operations positions at Qatar Petroleum and Fletcher Challenge Energy Canada.
Cindy Rutherford
Vice President, Land
Cindy joined Progress in 2002 and has held positions of increasing responsibility. Cindy was appointed to her current position of Vice President, Land in February, 2006. Cindy has extensive experience in land management, negotiation and administration and has been instrumental in the development and management of Progress’ extensive land portfolio.
Max Vorobiev
Vice President, Engineering
Max joined Progress in July of 2004 and was appointed to the position of Vice President, Engineering in September of 2011. His primary responsibility is to provide leadership for the development of the North Montney Joint Venture. Prior to his promotion, Max held the position of Manager, Engineering and has been instrumental in the Company’s growth and development. Before joining Progress, Max held production and exploitation engineering positions at Shell Canada Ltd. and Apache Canada Ltd.