Board of Directors

Pengrowth Energy Corporation's Board of Directors

John B. Zaozirny Q.C., B.Comm., LL.B., LL.M.

John B. Zaozirny
Q.C., B.Comm., LL.B., LL.M.

John Zaozirny joined the Corporation's board of directors in 1988. Mr. Zaozirny is Vice Chairman of Canaccord Capital Corporation. He was Minister of Energy and Natural Resources for the Province of Alberta from 1982 to 1986. Mr. Zaozirny currently serves on the boards of numerous Canadian and international corporations. He is also a Governor of the Business Council of British Columbia. Mr. Zaozirny acts as Pengrowth's Chairman.

Thomas A. Cumming B.A.Sc., P. Eng.

Thomas A. Cumming
B.A.Sc., P. Eng.

Thomas Cumming joined the Corporation’s board of directors in April 2000. He held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Alberta Stock Exchange from 1988 to 1999. His career also includes 25 years with a major Canadian bank both nationally and internationally. He is currently Chairman of Alberta’s Electricity Balancing Pool and serves as a Director of the Alberta Capital Market Foundation. He is also a past president of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Cumming received his Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering and Business at the University of Toronto.

Derek Evans President and Chief Executive Officer B.Sc., P. Eng.

Derek Evans
President and Chief Executive Officer
B.Sc., P. Eng.

Mr. Evans joined the Board in May 2009. Most recently he served as President, CEO and director of Focus Energy Trust from May 2002 until March 2008. Mr. Evans has over 26 years of experience in the energy sector in Western Canada having spent the majority of his career with Renaissance Energy Limited in a variety of operational and management positions the last being Senior Vice President of Operations.

Mr. Evans holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering from Queen's University and is a registered Professional Engineer in the province of Alberta.

At present Mr. Evans serves as a director of Franco-Nevada Corporation, a Toronto Stock Exchange listed issuer, as well as a private oil and gas company, and one not for profit organization. He is also a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Wayne K. Foo B.Sc., M.Sc.

Wayne Foo joined the Corporation’s board of directors in June 2006. He is a geologist with extensive oil and gas industry experience and he received a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Calgary in 1977 and a Masters of Science in Geology from Queen’s University in 1979. Mr. Foo has had a varied 27-year career in the energy sector, including exploration and production management with Chevron Corporation; President, Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of Archer Resources Ltd., and President and Chief Executive Officer of Dominion Energy Canada Ltd.; and President and Chief Executive Officer of Petro Andina Resources, Inc. At present, Mr. Foo is President and CEO, and a director of Parex Resources Inc., a TSX Venture listed issuer.

James D. McFarland B.Sc., M.Sc., P. Eng.

James D. McFarland
B.Sc., M.Sc., P. Eng.

Jim McFarland joined the Corporation's board of directors in January 2010 and has more than 37 years experience in the oil and gas industry. Most recently, Mr. McFarland served as President and Chief Executive Officer, director and co-founder of Verenex Energy Inc. which was sold to the Libyan Investment Authority in December 2009. He has served as Managing Director of Southern Pacific Petroleum N.L. in Australia, President and Chief Operating Officer of Husky Oil Limited and in a wide range of upstream and corporate functions in an earlier 23 year career with Imperial Oil Limited and other Exxon affiliates in Canada, the U.S. and Western Europe.

Mr. McFarland is currently a director of a private oil and gas company and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta and the Society of Petroleum Engineers International as well as serving on the Program Committee for the 20th World Petroleum Congress in Doha, Qatar.

Mr. McFarland received his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Queen's University and a Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Alberta. In 2003, he was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal for outstanding service through business and commerce.

Michael S. Parrett B.A. Econ., CA

Michael S. Parrett
B.A. Econ., CA

Michael Parrett, appointed to the Corporation's board of directors in April 2004, has acted as an independent consultant having provided advisory service to various companies in Canada and the United States. Mr. Parrett is Chairman of Gabriel Resources Limited and a director of Stillwater Mining Company. He was formerly President of Rio Algom Limited and prior to that Chief Financial Officer of Rio Algom and Falconbridge Limited. He has participated as an instructor, panel member and guest speaker at various mining conferences, as well as, the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Insurance Institute of Ontario and the Canadian School of Management.

A. Terence Poole B.Comm, CA

A. Terence Poole
B.Comm, CA

Terry Poole joined the Corporation’s board of directors in April 2005. Mr. Poole received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Dalhousie University and holds a Chartered Accountant designation. Mr. Poole brings extensive senior financial management, accounting, capital and debt market experience to Pengrowth. Mr. Poole retired from Nova Chemicals Corporation in 2006 where he had held various senior management positions including Executive Vice-President, Corporate Strategy and Development. Mr. Poole currently serves on the board of directors for Methanex Corporation. 

D. Michael G. Stewart B.Sc., P.Eng.

 D. Michael G. Stewart
B.Sc., P.Eng.

Michael Stewart, appointed to the Corporation’s board of directors in October 2006, is a corporate director serving on the boards of directors of TransCanada Corporation, Canadian Energy Services Inc., and Northpoint Energy Ltd. Mr. Stewart is a native Albertan and graduated from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario in 1973 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geological Sciences. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta

BOARD STRUCTURE

 

Audit & Risk Committee Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee Compensation Committee Reserves, Operations and Environment, Health & Safety

A.Terence Poole

(Chair)

Michael S. Parrett

 (Chair)

D. Michael G. Stewart

 (Chair)

Wayne K. Foo

(Chair)

Michael S. Parrett A. Terence Poole Thomas A. Cumming D. Michael G. Stewart
Thomas A. Cumming Wayne K. Foo John B. Zaozirny Thomas A. Cumming
James D. McFarland John B. Zaozirny Michael S. Parrett James D. McFarland

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