Kaden Energy is a private equity-backed, junior oil and gas company focused on acquiring and developing light tight oil and liquids rich natural gas in northwest Alberta. Please contact us at info@kadenenergy.com
President & CEO – B.Sc., P. Eng.
Wes Siemens is a co-founder and the President and CEO of Kaden Energy since 2015. Wes began his career in 1993 at Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd. and worked for the organization for 21 years through its evolution (Canadian Occidental, Wascana Energy Inc., Nexen Inc, CNOOC Ltd.). Wes held a number of production and reservoir engineering roles from 1993 to 2001 responsible for the exploitation, optimization and development of assets in western Canada. Subsequent to 2001, he held a number of management and senior management positions in the company including Hay Oil Field Operations Manager, Manager Corporate Planning and Business
Development, Business Development Manager Africa and Middle East, General Manager Oil Sands Reservoir Engineering and General Manager Oil Sands Technical Excellence.
Wes received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta in 1992. He also completed the Nexen Executive Leadership Program at Oxford and is an active member of APEGA and the SPE.
VP Exploration – M.Sc., P. Geol
George Ardies is a co-founder and the Vice President Exploration of Kaden Energy Ltd. George has over 20 years of geological and management experience in Western Canada. George began his career at PanCanadian Petroleum where he was responsible for planning and coordination of both development and exploration drilling programs. Following the merger with AEC, his role at Encana included Geology Lead for New Ventures Exploration in the Canadian New Ventures group. In 2005, George joined Suncor Energy as a Senior Geologist in their foothills division. He then joined Dorian Energy in 2006 as their Chief Geologist and was responsible for representing the company during a sale process to Vero Energy in 2008. Subsequently, George consulted for a number of small private and public companies. In 2009, George joined Angle Energy and held a number of positions including Manager, Geology. George was part of the divestiture team which sold the company in 2013. In the same year, George joined Santonia Energy (previously Fairborne Energy) as VP Exploration; subsequently, Santonia was sold to Tourmaline Energy in 2014. Later in 2014, George co-founded StonePoint Energy and served as VP Exploration; StonePoint was sold to Endurance Energy in 2015.
George received a B.Sc. in Geology at Concordia University in 1995. Subsequently, he undertook a Southern Alberta exploration project funded by PanCanadian Petroleum to earn a M.Sc. in Petroleum Geology at Queen’s University. George is an active member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientist of Alberta (APEGA), the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG), and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG).
VP Land and Business Development – LL.B.
Tim Henry is a co-founder and Vice President Land & Business Development of Kaden Energy Ltd. since 2015. Tim began his career in 1994 at Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd. and worked for the organization (Canadian Occidental, Wascana Energy Inc., Nexen Inc. and CNOOC Ltd.) for 20 years. Tim started his career at Canadian Occidental in the Legal Department focused on Canadian Oil and Gas operations and business development. Tim was responsible for (either from the legal side or commercial/negotiations side) the majority of the significant transactions undertaken by Canadian Occidental/Nexen. From late 2001 to the fall of 2004, Tim held a senior position in Canadian Occidental/Nexen’s Yemen operations rotating to and from Sana’a with responsibility for Law, Contracts and significant interaction with the Yemen Government. In 2005, Tim assumed responsibility for the Canadian land negotiators as well as retaining responsibility for all legal matters relating to Nexen’s Oil Sands operations. From 2010-2014, Tim was responsible for all negotiations relating to Nexen’s corporate business development initiatives. From April 2014 until October 2014, Tim was the Vice President and General Counsel for Niko Resources Ltd. a publically traded (TSX) international exploration company.
Tim received his Law Degree from the University of Saskatchewan. He has also completed the Executive Program from Queen’s University and the Fusion Program (Nexen), Said Business School, University of Oxford, U.K. Tim is a member of the Law Society of Alberta and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen.
VP Finance & CFO – B.Comm
Rich Greenough is a co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of Kaden with 25 years of experience at various companies, including PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Encana, Nexen, Parex and Saguaro. Rich began his career in 1992 articling at PriceWaterhouseCoopers where he gained valuable accounting, auditing and tax experience in oil and gas. In 1997, he began working overseas with Ivanhoe Energy and Cameco Corporation in the roles of Chief International Accountant which included a variety of duties including reporting, information technology and planning & budgeting. After working abroad, Rich returned to Calgary with Encana where he was involved in the build out of the International Division and the merger with PanCanadian Petroleum. In 2004, he joined Nexen as the VP Finance in Yemen for a start-up subsidiarywhere his responsibilities expanded to include finance, information technology and supply management. After working overseas for three years, Rich returned to Calgary where he worked in the Controllers group at Nexen and completed his MBA. In 2010, Rich joined Parex to help start-up the public junior oil and gas company with operations in Colombia and Trinidad. Subsequently, Rich help found and start-up Saguaro Resources in 2012, a private equity backed junior focused on the Montney.
Rich obtained his Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1992, majoring in both Finance and Accounting from the University of Saskatchewan. He subsequently obtained his Chartered Accounting designation through the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Saskatchewan and Alberta. In 2009, Rich completed his Masters of Business Administration through a joint Cornell/Queens University program.
Chairman
Joel retired from active leadership in the energy business in 2015 after a 36-year career. Joel joined the Kaden Board as an independent Director in 2016 and became the Board Chair in 2017. He has 17 years of hands on executive service, most recently as President, TAQA North, where he managed their North American Business Unit (88,000 boe/d), which was one of the top 20 oil and gas producers in Canada at that time. Prior to this, he served in a number of executive positions at TAQA North and Suncor Energy, gaining a broad exposure to the oil and gas business.
Joel began his career at Suncor Energy Inc. in 1979 and progressed through a number of technical based roles, primarily in production, operations and reservoir engineering. Subsequent to these roles, Joel successfully moved through a number of executive roles at Suncor including Business Unit Leadership, Strategy and Development, Operations, and Finance and Planning. He then served in two Executive roles at TAQA North, before leading the Company as President. Through these roles, Joel led many initiatives, including Safety and Environmental Performance Improvement, Strategic Reviews, Re-organizations, Re-structuring, Improved Capital Allocation, Cost Reduction Initiatives, Acquisitions and Divestments.
Joel received his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (Distinction) from the University of Saskatchewan in 1979. He also completed the Executive Development Program at the University of Calgary. While working, he was a member of both Apega and SPE and served as a Governor at CAPP.
Director
Dave Pearce is a Deputy Managing Partner with Azimuth Capital Management. During his 30+ years in the energy sector, Dave has proven to be an effective leader, senior executive and independent director in Canada and internationally. Before joining Azimuth, Dave was President and CEO of Northrock Resources Ltd. (previously an operating division of Unocal Corp.). Prior to Northrock, Dave was Vice President, Corporate Development at Fletcher Challenge Canada. Dave had several responsibilities including Canadian acquisitions and South American business development.
Dave began his career at Dome Petroleum and progressed through a series of technical and leadership positions in production and exploration. After the Dome acquisition by Amoco, Dave was part of a focused team which successfully negotiated the sale of over $1.0 billion worth of Dome properties resulting in the largest oil and gas property exchange ever completed in Canada at the time.
Dave holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Honours). He has served as a Governor of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) and chaired the Northern Canada Executive Policy Group. Dave represents Azimuth as a Director on the Boards of Altex Energy Ltd., Black Swan Energy Ltd., Fairfield Energy Limited, Kaisen Energy, TimberRock Energy Corp and Kaden Energy Ltd. Dave also serves as an Independent Director on the Board of Raging River Exploration Inc.
Director
Jason Montemurro is a Partner with Azimuth Capital Management. Prior to joining the Firm, Jason was a Director of Global Investment Banking for CIBC World Markets in Calgary, where he worked on numerous energy sector transactions. Jason is able to provide added value to the Azimuth team and Portfolio companies in several areas, including tax structuring, legal analysis, accounting review and audit committee functions, as well as enhanced financial modeling. Jason represents Azimuth on the Board of a number of Portfolio companies including Kaden Energy Ltd.
Previously, Jason worked as a tax attorney with Felesky Flynn LLP. His practice included mergers & acquisitions, financing, trust conversions and other tax structuring, as well as representations to the Canada Revenue Agency and the Department of Justice in respect of various tax matters. Jason has also worked with Deloitte as a Manager in its Assurance and Advisory Department.
Jason holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance with distinction from the University of Alberta, as well as a Bachelor of Law Degree from the University of Alberta. Jason is a Chartered Accountant and a US Certified Public Accountant (Illinois). Jason is a CFA Charterholder and is a past director of the Calgary CFA Society.
Observer
Chris is a Managing Director with Azimuth Capital Management. His responsibilities include monitoring existing investments, conducting investment analysis, performing strategic and financial due diligence and marketing/investor relations. Prior to joining Azimuth in 2006, Chris worked at Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo.), one of Canada’s largest endowment fund/pension fund managers, where he was active in institutional private equity and infrastructure.
Director
Jim is an Operating Partner with Azimuth Capital Management and joined the Kaden Energy Board in 2017. He is a senior energy sector executive with 35 years of international and North American operating experience. Jim was a co-founder and President of Cobalt International Energy, a deepwater focused E&P company. Jim’s primary responsibilities included the direction of Cobalt’s highly successful exploration and appraisal programs in West Africa and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Prior to Cobalt, he served as the Senior Vice President with British Petroleum (“BP”) responsible for all global exploration, appraisal, business development and exploration technology activities. Previously, he held a number of leadership roles in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Alaska and the UK.
His education includes a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University and a Masters of Science degree from Western Michigan University, both in the field of Geology. He was recently named a Distinguished Alumni of both universities and serves on the Indiana University Advisory Board. He also chaired the Advisory Board and Foundation for the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas.
At Kaden, we are committed to protecting the safety of everyone involved in our operations and respecting the environment, people and communities where we live and operate. Our Safety, Environment and Social Responsibility (SESR) approach directs the way we operate as a company and how we conduct our business. This means that health and safety, protecting the environment, stakeholder engagement and regulatory compliance are integrated into everything we do and are essential to our success.
All employees and contractors are empowered and expected to comply with the requirements of this SESR Policy as an integral part of their job responsibilities.
The President and Chief Executive Officer, supported by the Board of Directors, is responsible for ensuring compliance with this policy. The Executive Team and our SESR Team are committed to providing leadership and structure that fosters commitment and accountability and ensuring that this Policy is implemented and communicated across the organization. All employees and contractors will adhere to the principles outlined here-in and incorporate them into their day-to-day job responsibilities and decision-making.
Kaden is committed to promoting and supporting a culture where all employees and contractors share ownership of a workplace that is injury and accident-free.
Ensuring the health and safety of our employees, contractors and all stakeholders in the communities in which we operate is the most important thing we do. All employees and contractors share the responsibility to perform their tasks in a safe manner in the workplace. Kaden is committed to proactively assessing and minimizing risks to health and safety and ensuring that everyone has the resources, equipment, supervision and training needed to comply with our health and safety program. We strive to continually improve our safety culture by integrating industry best practices and operational experience into our health and safety mindset and programs.
Kaden is committed to minimizing the impact of our activities on the environment.
We work to reduce the environmental impact in the areas in which we operate, including our land disturbance and water use practices, the efficiency of our operations to reduce emissions, and limiting the wastethat we generate. We investigate alternative approaches as part of our decision-making. Kaden is committed to ensuring everyone understands their responsibilities and have the resources needed to meet ourenvironmental commitments.
Kaden commits to building meaningful and transparent relationships with all of our stakeholders.
Building and sustaining positive stakeholder relationships is essential to our long-term success. Kaden commits to engaging, listening and working with all of our stakeholders to promote economic and social development for the people and in the communities where we operate.
Kaden commits to the responsible development of resources and regulatory compliance.
Regulatory compliance is an integral part of our day-to-day operations and we strive to comply with or exceed all applicable rules, laws, regulations and industry standards.
We are committed to reviewing the effectiveness of our programs and monitoring our performance in all these areas by establishing objectives, reporting our results, verification through independent audits and inspections, and through learning and continuous improvement.
President & CEO
Kaden Energy Ltd.
March 2018