Board of Directors
W.T. David Murray, Director
Mr. Murray was formerly the Chairman and CEO of Irontree Oilfield Services Corp. and has held the position since 2002. He is also the President of Foothills Capital Corp., a small merchant bank with investments in venture capital opportunities. Previously, David was the President and CEO of Bayridge Resources Ltd., a private oil and gas company. Bayridge was sold in April 1997 to APF Energy Trust. From 1987 to 1992, Mr. Murray was with Sharwood and Company, an investment bank located in Toronto, Ontario, primarily funding energy sector companies. During this time, he participated in financing various companies for over $200 million. Mr. Murray holds a degree from the University of Calgary in Commerce, majoring in finance and accounting.
Ross McEachran – Director
Mr. McEachran is owner and founder of Vidal Street Industrial Park Inc., a 33 acre heavy industrial site, based in Ontario, which leases out warehousing, rail lines, rail car storage, lay-down areas and manufacturing facilities. In 1997 Mr. McEachran purchased Bluewater Country, an adult leisure living resort and reorganized it to custom housing building, building an average of 30 houses per year. Prior to that, Mr. McEachran served on the Board of Directors for VON, a not-for-profit national health car organization and on committee of the Sarnia and District Chamber of Commerce. Mr. McEachran is also a major stakeholder in College Park Estates, a 430 lot subdivision within the City of Sarnia. Mr. McEachran was also the founder and principal of Sarnia Propane, which he sold and 1993, and Ross Steel Fabricators. Mr. McEachran holds an Executive MBA from Queen’s University.
Ian F.T. Kennedy – Director
Mr. Kennedy brings a wealth of knowledge to EnQuest, with over 30 years of experience with venture capital and investment banking activities. Mr. Kennedy has a working familiarity with the business of EnQuest through his professional experiences including as a mining engineer, with background in drilling in mining operations and in oil and gas, and his ownership of truck body and trailer manufacturing and truck parts businesses. He is currently a partner at Capital Canada Limited, a boutique investment banking firm with a focus in the private capital markets, providing financial advice to corporations and entrepreneurs in Canada and abroad. Mr. Kennedy has held operational, executive and directorships in more than 15 public and private companies.