Board of Directors

• Independent Businessman
• Calgary, Alberta.
• Director since June 1, 2024.

Mr. Adams holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary and has over 25 years of professional experience in finance and accounting as a chartered accountant. He was a partner in the audit practice of KPMG LLP from 1997 until his retirement in 2023, during which time he led or participated in the audits of several public and private companies in the energy services sector, in Western Canada and in the Atlantic region of Canada. He was granted the Fellow of Chartered Professional Accountants designation (FCPA, FCA) in 2020. He has also served on the boards and audit / finance committees of a number of non-profit organizations and of KPMG LLP. He is now an independent businessman and corporate director.

Mr. Adams has been a director of the Company since June 1, 2024 and is a member of the Audit Committee.

• Senior Vice President, Tellurian Inc.
• Houston, Texas.
• Director since May 9, 2024. 

Ms. Arief is a Senior Vice President of Tellurian Production Company, the upstream division of Tellurian Inc. (NYSE American: TELL) and is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. Previously, Ms. Arief worked with Exxon-Mobil, Southwestern Energy Company and Goldman Sachs E&P Capital, in progressively senior technical and leadership roles. In 2020, Ms. Arief was selected as one of the “25 Influential Women in Energy” by Oil and Gas Investor and Hart Energy. In addition to a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Virginia Tech), Ms. Arief holds a Master of Business Administration (University of Houston).

Ms. Arief has been a director of the Company since May 9, 2024. Committee appointments will follow.

• Independent Consultant
• Calgary, Alberta
• Director since December 18, 2009

Mr. Brown has been an independent businessman and corporate director since December 2005. From 1995 to 2005 Mr. Brown was a Senior Managing Director at Raymond James Ltd (including its predecessor company, Goepel McDermid). Prior to 1995, Mr. Brown was the Executive Vice President of The Alberta Stock Exchange. Mr. Brown has previously served on various other corporate boards, including Bonavista Energy Corp., Petrobank 

Energy and Resources, Lightstream Resources Ltd., TMX Group Inc., and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund. Mr. Brown obtained his C.A. designation in 1983 (Alberta), and also has a B. Comm, and B.A. (Economics). Mr. Brown has been a director of the Company since December 2009 and currently is the Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Governance Committee.

• President and CEO, ACT Energy Technologies
• Calgary, Alberta 
• Director since March 8, 2021
• Non-independent

Mr. Connors joined Cathedral in March 2021 as President and CEO, and joined the Board of Directors at that time. He brings a wealth of expertise to this role, having served in several senior leadership capacities over 18 years with another international oilfield services provider, Ensign Energy Services Inc. He started with Ensign in 2003 as a General Manager, and took on progressively increasing responsibilities until he was promoted to an Executive Vice President role in 2016, responsible for seven business units. Mr. Connors’ capabilities include extensive directional drilling and drilling industry experience, combined with experience in restructuring and transforming businesses into efficient and profitable enterprises. His strengths include building customer-focused companies, working with the executive team and key employees to develop a strategic vision, building cohesive and collaborative management and operational teams and leading operational execution, resulting in highly efficient and successful businesses. Mr. Connors has a Master of Business Administration degree from Queen’s University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Memorial University of Newfoundland.

• Chief Technology Officer, Precision Drilling Corporation
• Houston, Texas
• Director since July 23, 2021
• Independent

Mr. Goraya is currently the Chief Technology Officer of Precision Drilling Corporation. He joined the Cathedral Board of Directors in July 2021 following Cathedral’s acquisition of Precision’s directional drilling business. Based in Houston, Texas, Mr. Goraya has a Bachelor of Engineering degree and has worked for over 25 years in the energy services sector, the majority of which was spent with Schlumberger Limited in North America and abroad. Highlights of Mr. Goraya’s previous roles at Schlumberger include Vice President of the North American drilling group, as well as prior roles as Vice President of the Drilling and Measurements group and General Manager of Extreme Engineering. He joined Precision in 2018. Mr. Goraya is a member of the Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee.

• Managing Director, StoneBridge Merchant Capital Inc.
• Calgary, Alberta.
• Director since October 30, 2000, Executive Director since October 26, 2022.
• Non-independent

Mr. Maxwell is the Chairman of the Board and has served on the board since October 2000. He was appointed Executive Chairman of Cathedral on October 26, 2022 in light of his increased involvement working with the President and CEO to develop and collaborate on the formulation and execution of the company’s strategic initiatives. Mr. Maxwell is a co-founder and Managing Director of StoneBridge Merchant Capital Corp., since 1996. Mr. Maxwell has been in the private equity investment industry for over 25 years and has experience in private and public markets with a variety of industries including oil and gas producers and energy services companies. Mr. Maxwell has been an investor/advisor/board member for a number of private and public businesses in a variety of industries including oil and gas exploration and production and energy services. Prior to co-founding StoneBridge, Mr. Maxwell was a partner in the Corporate Finance Group of a Big 4 financial services firm. Mr. Maxwell has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Calgary, is a CPA, CA with Chartered Professional Accountants Canada and holds a CBV with the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators.

• Independent Businessman
• Calgary Alberta.
• Director since April 7, 2003
• Lead Director since November 2022.​
• Independent

Mr. Sarjeant joined the Board of Directors in May 2003. Mr. Sarjeant has been a private investor, and acted as President and Chief Executive Officer of Premiax Financial Corp. from 2003 to 2020. Prior to that Mr. Sarjeant was a co-founder, Director and Executive Vice President of AltaGas, a publicly listed corporation that is one of Canada’s largest independent energy midstream companies, from 1994 to 2003. At AltaGas his roles included the CFO role, as well as being the head of Business Development and Marketing, Extraction and Transmission. Prior to that Mr. Sarjeant was a Vice President in Citibank Canada’s corporate finance group, a member of Merrill Lynch Canada’s merger and acquisition group and a member of Dome Petroleum’s economics and corporate finance groups. He has a Master of Business Administration from the Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario and an LL.B., also from the University of Western Ontario. Mr. Sarjeant is the Board’s independent Lead Director, is the Chair of the Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.

• Independent Businessman
• Lila, Bohol, Philippines.
• Director since October 6, 2015.
  
• Independent

Mr. Tremblay retired in 2013 following more than 30 years of experience in the domestic and international oilfield services industry, with extensive dealings in the public markets in both Canada and the United States. Mr. Tremblay was the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Western Energy Services Corp., from 2009 to 2013. Prior to that, from 2005 through 2009 he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Saxon Energy Services Inc., and Chairman of SES Holdings Limited, the parent company to Saxon. From 1988 to 2005, Mr. Tremblay was Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Precision Drilling Corporation. Mr. Tremblay has previously served as a director on two Canadian public company boards, including McCoy Global Inc. and CleanTek Industries Inc. Mr. Tremblay also serves as an officer and director of Jobstream Inc., a Philippine SEC registered company. Mr. Tremblay has been a director of the Company since October 2015 and is the Chair of the Compensation Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee.

• Independent Businessman
• Calgary, Alberta.
• Director since June 1, 2024.

Mr. Adams holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary and has over 25 years of professional experience in finance and accounting as a chartered accountant. He was a partner in the audit practice of KPMG LLP from 1997 until his retirement in 2023, during which time he led or participated in the audits of several public and private companies in the energy services sector, in Western Canada and in the Atlantic region of Canada. He was granted the Fellow of Chartered Professional Accountants designation (FCPA, FCA) in 2020. He has also served on the boards and audit / finance committees of a number of non-profit organizations and of KPMG LLP. He is now an independent businessman and corporate director.

Mr. Adams has been a director of the Company since June 1, 2024 and is a member of the Audit Committee.

• Senior Vice President, Tellurian Inc.
• Houston, Texas.
• Director since May 9, 2024. 

Ms. Arief is a Senior Vice President of Tellurian Production Company, the upstream division of Tellurian Inc. (NYSE American: TELL) and is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. Previously, Ms. Arief worked with Exxon-Mobil, Southwestern Energy Company and Goldman Sachs E&P Capital, in progressively senior technical and leadership roles. In 2020, Ms. Arief was selected as one of the “25 Influential Women in Energy” by Oil and Gas Investor and Hart Energy. In addition to a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Virginia Tech), Ms. Arief holds a Master of Business Administration (University of Houston).

Ms. Arief has been a director of the Company since May 9, 2024. Committee appointments will follow.

• Independent Consultant
• Calgary, Alberta
• Director since December 18, 2009

Mr. Brown has been an independent businessman and corporate director since December 2005. From 1995 to 2005 Mr. Brown was a Senior Managing Director at Raymond James Ltd (including its predecessor company, Goepel McDermid). Prior to 1995, Mr. Brown was the Executive Vice President of The Alberta Stock Exchange. Mr. Brown has previously served on various other corporate boards, including Bonavista Energy Corp., Petrobank 

Energy and Resources, Lightstream Resources Ltd., TMX Group Inc., and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund. Mr. Brown obtained his C.A. designation in 1983 (Alberta), and also has a B. Comm, and B.A. (Economics). Mr. Brown has been a director of the Company since December 2009 and currently is the Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Governance Committee.

• President and CEO, ACT Energy Technologies
• Calgary, Alberta 
• Director since March 8, 2021
• Non-independent

Mr. Connors joined Cathedral in March 2021 as President and CEO, and joined the Board of Directors at that time. He brings a wealth of expertise to this role, having served in several senior leadership capacities over 18 years with another international oilfield services provider, Ensign Energy Services Inc. He started with Ensign in 2003 as a General Manager, and took on progressively increasing responsibilities until he was promoted to an Executive Vice President role in 2016, responsible for seven business units. Mr. Connors’ capabilities include extensive directional drilling and drilling industry experience, combined with experience in restructuring and transforming businesses into efficient and profitable enterprises. His strengths include building customer-focused companies, working with the executive team and key employees to develop a strategic vision, building cohesive and collaborative management and operational teams and leading operational execution, resulting in highly efficient and successful businesses. Mr. Connors has a Master of Business Administration degree from Queen’s University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Memorial University of Newfoundland.

• Chief Technology Officer, Precision Drilling Corporation
• Houston, Texas
• Director since July 23, 2021
• Independent

Mr. Goraya is currently the Chief Technology Officer of Precision Drilling Corporation. He joined the Cathedral Board of Directors in July 2021 following Cathedral’s acquisition of Precision’s directional drilling business. Based in Houston, Texas, Mr. Goraya has a Bachelor of Engineering degree and has worked for over 25 years in the energy services sector, the majority of which was spent with Schlumberger Limited in North America and abroad. Highlights of Mr. Goraya’s previous roles at Schlumberger include Vice President of the North American drilling group, as well as prior roles as Vice President of the Drilling and Measurements group and General Manager of Extreme Engineering. He joined Precision in 2018. Mr. Goraya is a member of the Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee.

• Managing Director, StoneBridge Merchant Capital Inc.
• Calgary, Alberta.
• Director since October 30, 2000, Executive Director since October 26, 2022.
• Non-independent

Mr. Maxwell is the Chairman of the Board and has served on the board since October 2000. He was appointed Executive Chairman of Cathedral on October 26, 2022 in light of his increased involvement working with the President and CEO to develop and collaborate on the formulation and execution of the company’s strategic initiatives. Mr. Maxwell is a co-founder and Managing Director of StoneBridge Merchant Capital Corp., since 1996. Mr. Maxwell has been in the private equity investment industry for over 25 years and has experience in private and public markets with a variety of industries including oil and gas producers and energy services companies. Mr. Maxwell has been an investor/advisor/board member for a number of private and public businesses in a variety of industries including oil and gas exploration and production and energy services. Prior to co-founding StoneBridge, Mr. Maxwell was a partner in the Corporate Finance Group of a Big 4 financial services firm. Mr. Maxwell has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Calgary, is a CPA, CA with Chartered Professional Accountants Canada and holds a CBV with the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators.

• Independent Businessman
• Calgary Alberta.
• Director since April 7, 2003
• Lead Director since November 2022.​
• Independent

Mr. Sarjeant joined the Board of Directors in May 2003. Mr. Sarjeant has been a private investor, and acted as President and Chief Executive Officer of Premiax Financial Corp. from 2003 to 2020. Prior to that Mr. Sarjeant was a co-founder, Director and Executive Vice President of AltaGas, a publicly listed corporation that is one of Canada’s largest independent energy midstream companies, from 1994 to 2003. At AltaGas his roles included the CFO role, as well as being the head of Business Development and Marketing, Extraction and Transmission. Prior to that Mr. Sarjeant was a Vice President in Citibank Canada’s corporate finance group, a member of Merrill Lynch Canada’s merger and acquisition group and a member of Dome Petroleum’s economics and corporate finance groups. He has a Master of Business Administration from the Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario and an LL.B., also from the University of Western Ontario. Mr. Sarjeant is the Board’s independent Lead Director, is the Chair of the Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.

• Independent Businessman
• Lila, Bohol, Philippines.
• Director since October 6, 2015.
  
• Independent

Mr. Tremblay retired in 2013 following more than 30 years of experience in the domestic and international oilfield services industry, with extensive dealings in the public markets in both Canada and the United States. Mr. Tremblay was the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Western Energy Services Corp., from 2009 to 2013. Prior to that, from 2005 through 2009 he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Saxon Energy Services Inc., and Chairman of SES Holdings Limited, the parent company to Saxon. From 1988 to 2005, Mr. Tremblay was Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Precision Drilling Corporation. Mr. Tremblay has previously served as a director on two Canadian public company boards, including McCoy Global Inc. and CleanTek Industries Inc. Mr. Tremblay also serves as an officer and director of Jobstream Inc., a Philippine SEC registered company. Mr. Tremblay has been a director of the Company since October 2015 and is the Chair of the Compensation Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee.