Board of Directors

Elson J. McDougald (64) CEO and Chairman of the Board

Over 46 years of experience in the oil and gas services business.
Chairman of Savanna Energy Services Corp. (“SVY”) from August 2006 to May 2008.
Founding Chairman, President and CEO of Western Lakota Energy Services Inc. from 2001 to 2006.
Founding Chairman and CEO of Tetonka Drilling Inc., 1997 to 2000.
Prior thereto Founder, Chairman, President and CEO of Laredo Drilling Ltd.
Currently, a director of EnQuest Energy Services Corp., CCR Technologies Ltd., Decision Dynamics Technology Ltd., 3MC Stockfarms Ltd. and Dynacrest Farms Inc.
Past director or Chairman of Phoenix Technology Income Fund, the Alberta Treasury Branch, Alberta Petroleum Equipment Company Ltd., Lakeside Farm Industries Ltd. and Vencap Equities Alberta.

W. Randy Hawkings (52) President, COO and Director

Over 29 years of experience in the oilfield services sector, including over 22 years of drilling engineering, both domestically and internationally, and over 7 years of drilling contractor experience, including new rig construction and footage drilling.
Was a Principal of Enercon International and Enercon Engineering, providing drilling project management services for various oil companies in Western and Eastern Canada, West Texas in the United States, as well as Argentina, Bolivia and Venezuela in South America.
Vice President and COO of Western Lakota Energy Services from 2003 to 2006
Vice President and General Manager of the Lakota Drilling Division for Savanna Energy Services from 2006 to 2007.
Prior to Enercon and Western Lakota, Mr. Hawkings was employed as a drilling engineer for Ladd Exploration Company, Hi-Tower Drilling and Canadian Superior Oil.
Mr. Hawkings has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of British Columbia and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA).

Donald R. Seaman, Director

Mr. Seaman was a founding director of Western Lakota Energy Services and founder, principal shareholder and Chairman of Artisan Drilling Ltd. Mr. Seaman is the President of D.R.S. Resource Investments Inc., a private investment company, and a director of Grande Cache Coal Ltd. and CCR Technologies Ltd. Mr. Seaman was former Senior VP of Bow Valley Industries and President of Bow Valley Resource Services. Mr. Seaman has a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan.

Daniel G. Kolibar, Director and Corporate Secretary

Mr. Kolibar is a partner at the law firm of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Calgary, Alberta. Mr Kolibar specializes in securities law with a focus in both private and public offerings and mergers and acquisitions. From 1991 to 1994, Mr Kolibar was legal counsel with the Alberta Securities Commission. Mr. Kolibar has served as a director or Corporate Secretary of a number of public companies and is currently a director and a member of the Audit Committee of AIC Diversified Canada Split Corp. and the Corporate Secretary of Sure Energy Inc. Mr. Kolibar received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Calgary in 1985 and his Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Alberta in 1988.

C. Kent Jespersen, Director

Mr. Jespersen has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of La Jolla Resources International Ltd., an advisory and investment company, since 1998. He has also held senior executive positions with NOVA Corporation of Alberta, Foothills Pipe Lines Ltd. and Husky Oil Limited before assuming the Presidency of Foothills Pipe Lines Ltd. and later, NOVA Gas International Ltd. Mr. Jespersen is Chairman and a director of Orvana Minerals Ltd. and CCR Technologies Ltd. and a director of Matrikon Inc. and Axia NetMedia Corporation. Mr. Jespersen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Education and a Master of Science degree in Education from the University of Oregon.

Rodger Hawkins, Director

Mr. Hawkins brings a wealth of experience to CanElson, with over 30 years of experience in audit and accounting with a focus on junior public companies in the resource, technology and resource service sectors. Mr. Hawkins, prior to his retirement in early 2007, was the Managing Partner of the Calgary office of BDO Dunwoody. Mr. Hawkins is presently a business consultant providing advice to a number of clients in different industries, including a professional football team.

Dale Johnson, Director

Mr. Johnson has built on engineering and management academic credentials with almost 40 years of experience in corporate leadership, operations management, business development, project management and turnarounds for private and public companies, primarily in the oil and gas sector. He has had responsibility for the design and construction of both onshore and offshore drilling rigs for applications ranging from the North Sea to the Canadian Arctic to the Peruvian jungle. In addition to his role as a director with CanElson, he presently provides management consulting services and serves as non-executive Chairman of a leading online financial services firm listed on the London Stock Exchange (AIM).

J. Robert Logan, Director

Mr. Logan lives with his family in Fountain Hills, AZ. In addition to running a private investment company focused on early-stage growth companies, Mr. Logan currently sits on the boards of TSX-listed Carmanah Technologies, Orvana Minerals and CanElson Drilling, as well as the Arizona Technology Investor Forum an early-stage investor group affiliated with the Ira Fulton School of Engineering at ASU. As a board member and early-stage investor/advisor Mr. Logan looks to constructively work with management to align and realize corporate and stakeholder objectives.
Previously, Mr. Logan spent 20 years in investment banking based in London, Toronto and, for most of his career, New York. Starting his banking career post-MBA as a corporate finance Associate with Wood Gundy in Toronto, he moved to New York in the early 90s with Salomon Brothers, Salomon Smith Barney and, finally, as Managing Director, Fixed Capital Markets for Citigroup. His banking experience focused on funding and risk managing significant strategic initiatives for government, corporate and project clients. During this period his team lead-managed public and private-market financings totaling over $65 billion.
Mr. Logan holds a Joint Hons. B.Sc. from the University of Waterloo and an M.B.A. from the University of Western Ontario, is a member of the National Assoc. of Corporate Directors (US), and holds an ICD.D designation from the Inst. of Corporate Directors (Canada).