External Directors
A. Kirk Purdy, Chairman of the Board:
- President and CEO of Basek Holdings Inc., a private company that earns income from investing in, and/or loaning its money and resources to, areas of competence
- From 1996-2004, Founder, President, and CEO of Viking Energy Royalty Trust, an oil and gas royalty trust with an enterprise value of $750-million
- Seasoned investor in dozens of start-up companies for over 15 years
- Strengths in business development, fundraising, human resource management
Carl Trider, Director:
- Successful business owner and operator for over 22 years
- Currently involved with Windsor Pharmasave, Valley Discount Depot, and the part-ownership of
Pharmacy Management Holdings Inc.
- Strengths in human resource management, business development, and finance
Steve Peacock, Independent Director :
-Co-founder of Mustang Capital Partners, a boutique investment house located in
Calgary, Alberta, focusing on the
energy and mining sectors.
- Twenty years of corporate finance and investment banking.
- Has been employed in senior roles in both domestic and international financial organizations including the Royal
Bank, Lancaster Financial, and Citibank, and as a Managing Director and Head of the Canadian Energy groups of
Levesque Beaubien,
Schroders, and HSBC Securities.