Leadership

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM

RILEY TAGGART

President & CEO

A proven leader with over 22+ years of experience in the day-to-day management of energy service firms as well as mergers and acquisition transactions.

Previously held senior leadership roles with major energy service companies, including Baker Hughes and Nine Energy Services.

Holds a Doctor of Business Administration degree, a Master of Business Administration degree, and a Bachelor of Arts degree, all from the University of Calgary.

CHRIS MURRAY

Chief Operating Officer

Diverse professional with sales, marketing and operations executive, with over 25+ years of experience in the energy industry.

Previously held positions at Total Oilfield Rentals, Patterson-UTI, Horizon Drilling as well as a previous tenure at Cleantek where he held executive roles in strategy, sales & marketing.

ASHLEY POSCENTE

Chief Financial Officer

A CPA, CA with over 15 years of leadership in public practice, industry, and consulting.
Experienced in corporate reporting, audit preparation, and finance process improvements for both private and public companies.

Previously led Robert Half’s senior accounting consulting practice in Calgary and held senior roles in real estate finance as well as audit with KPMG.

Holds a Master of Professional Accounting from the University of Saskatchewan.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

RILEY TAGGART

President & CEO

A proven leader with over 22+ years of experience in the day-to-day management of energy service firms as well as mergers and acquisition transactions.

Previously held senior leadership roles with major energy service companies, including Baker Hughes and Nine Energy Services.

Holds a Doctor of Business Administration degree, a Master of Business Administration degree, and a Bachelor of Arts degree, all from the University of Calgary.

PAUL COLUCCI

Chairman

Co-Founder of PillarFour Capital, a private investment fund focused on technology investments that enhance sustainability and reduce carbon intensity in oilfield operations.

Sits on the board of a number of private companies 20 years investing and advising in the global energy and technology sectors.

PHILLIP KNOLL

Director

35 years of experience in the energy sector, primarily related to energy infrastructure and the natural gas value chain.

Director at AltaGas; formerly served as interim CEO of AltaGas and former CEO of Corridor Resources.

AL STARK

Director

Founder, VP Ops of Spartan. Founder, VP Ops of Spartan Oil, Spartan Exploration through to successful sales.

Founder, V.P. Engineering and Ops and COO of Titan Exploration Ltd. until acquisition by Cantetic Resources Trust.

CHRIS LEWIS

Director

Current VP of Smart Energy Water, provider of SaaS cloud solutions to energy, water and gas providers.

Former COO of Attabotics; currently sits on the Advisory Board for PillarFour Capital and The Popular Company.