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Calfrac’s Board of Directors and its management are committed to a high standard of corporate governance.  They believe effective corporate governance calls for the establishment of processes and structures that contribute to the sound direction and management of the Company’s business, with the goal of enhancing shareholder value.

Ronald P. Mathison
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Director since March 8, 2004
Independent

Mr. Mathison is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Matco Investments Ltd. and Matco Capital Ltd., private investment firms which specialize in providing capital and management expertise to companies in which they have an interest. Mr. Mathison has extensive experience in restructuring and financing corporations in both the public and private markets and is founder and Chairman of Calfrac Well Services Ltd. and Tesla Exploration Ltd. Until 2000, Mr. Mathison was a director and principal of Peters & Co. Limited, an investment firm specializing in the oil and natural gas industry. Prior thereto, Mr. Mathison and two other individuals formed the nucleus of Peters & Co. Capital, a private merchant banking equity that is widely associated with numerous restructurings of oil and natural gas exploration and production companies and oilfield service companies. Mr. Mathison received a B.Comm (Hons) from the University of Manitoba and has earned Chartered Accountant, Chartered Business Valuator, and Chartered Financial Analyst designations 

Douglas R. Ramsay
Okotoks, Alberta, Canada
Director since March 24, 2004
Not Independent

Mr. Ramsay is a founder of the Corporation and served as a member of the board of directors and as the President and Chief Executive Officer of CWSL since its formation in 1999.  Mr. Ramsay has an extensive background in the oil and natural gas industry.  Prior to 1994, Mr. Ramsay was the President of Canadian Fracmaster Ltd., where he spent 12 years enhancing the overall presence of Fracmaster Ltd. in Canada and worldwide.  Previous industry experience as a Project Manager for Delta Consultants, Drilling and Completions Foreman for Dome Petroleum Corp., and Service Operator for BJ Well Services Company has contributed to Mr. Ramsay's overall knowledge of the industry.

Kevin R. Baker
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Director since May 11, 2010
Independent

Mr. Baker served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Century Oilfield Services Inc. from August 2005 until November 10, 2009, when it was acquired by the Corporation. He also serves as the President of Baycor Capital Inc. (and its predecessor companies), a company whose principal business is that of a private merchant bank, since January 1990. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Loncor Resources Inc. (formerly, Nevada Bob's International Inc., a company whose principal business was the licensing of trademarks) from September 2000 until November 2008.Committee

James S. Blair
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Director since May 8, 2002
Independent

Mr. Blair is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Glenogle Energy Inc., a private oil and gas exploration and development company.  Mr. Blair was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ExAlta Energy Inc. from 2002 to 2008.  Until January 2002, Mr. Blair was Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Husky Energy Inc.  Mr. Blair is a member of the External Research Advisory Board of the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary.

Gregory S. Fletcher
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Director since May 8, 2002
Independent

Mr. Fletcher is an independent businessman involved in the oil and natural gas industry in western Canada.  He has considerable business experience in the junior sector of the oil and natural gas industry and is currently President of Sierra Energy Inc., a private oil and natural gas company that he founded in 1997.  Mr. Fletcher is also a director of Peyto Energy Administration Corp., the administrator of Peyto Energy Trust, a public oil and natural gas income trust, and a director of Total Energy Services Inc., a public oilfield service company.  During 2009, Mr. Fletcher completed the Director Education Program developed by the Institute of Corporate Directors and the Rotman School of Management in conjunction with the Haskayne School of Business.

Lorne A. Gartner
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Director since May 11, 2010
Independent

Mr. Gartner is an independent businessman. Formerly he was the Managing Director of Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets, a position he held from 2000 to 2006.  Prior to that time, he was a Vice President of Royal Bank of Canada, Calgary Energy Group. 

R.T. (Tim) Swinton
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Director since March 24, 2004
Independent

 

Mr. Swinton is the President of Western Provinces Resources Ltd., a private investment company.  He has considerable business experience in the junior and service sectors of the oil and natural gas industry in western Canada.  From 1999 to 2001, he was the Executive Chairman of IPEC Ltd., a Canadian pipeline and oilfield construction company.  Prior thereto, Mr. Swinton was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kenting Energy Services Inc., and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of EnServ Corporation.  Mr. Swinton has also served on the boards of directors of a number of energy services and other energy-related public companies, including Koch Pipelines Canada Limited, Enserco Energy Service Company Inc. and Anderson Exploration Ltd.

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