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MANAGEMENT TEAM

 

The management team of PipeWorx Ltd. are a group of highly skilled, very professional businessmen and businesswomen who have both worked and managed other businesses alike in the oil patch.  They have extensive involvement and training in job planning and business development.  The owners of PipeWorx Ltd. have a serious interest both politically and financially in maintaining the highest standards of business practice within the company.  PipeWorx holds this policy in the highest regard.

Kelly Gillam, CEO/ President

 

Kelly has been involved in the pipeline industry for over 20 years.  Kelly’s career has taken him across Canada where he worked his way up to Project Superintendent.  In July of 2000 Kelly formed Kellam Pipelines Inc., which was run as a successful pipeline and facility company for seven years.  Kellam Pipelines Inc. was sold to PipeWorx Ltd. in September 2007.

 

Chad Johannsen, B. ADM, Project Manager – Grande Prairie, AB.


After Chad completed his Bachelor of Administration (Management), he worked with Great-West Life co. as a Benefits Manager, overseeing a 7/5M business unit. Chad then started a private construction contracting company and ran it for three years.  Chad joined Horeseman Energy as a Quality Control Manager before becoming General Manager where he oversees the operations of the Dawson Creek and Grande Prairie Divisions.

 

Dawson Creek Address:
410-116th Ave
Dawson Creek, BC
V1G 3E2
Ph: 250-782-2247
Fax: 250-782-2267

 

Shane Cyrenne, Project Manager – Spruce Grove, AB.


Shane has broad and vast experience in the oil and gas industry.  Shane spent 10 years of his career as a welder.  Shane later ventured into the hydrovac industry as an owner/operator.  He later went on to work as a consultant for various oil & gas companies as well as a Superintendent for various Pipeline Contractors.

 

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KEY FIELD PERSONNEL


Jake Waldner

Superintendent/Pipefitter

Cody Gerlitz

Superintendent/Pipefitter

Iain Hughes

Superintendent

Archie Plante

Superintendent/Pipefitter

Kevin Walters

Superintendent

Kevin Sharpe

Superintendent/Pipefitter

Kevin Brown

Superintendent/Pipefitter

Larry Britton

Superintendent

Lou Arcand

Superintendent/Pipefitter

Darrell Dawson

Pipefitter

Trevor Vreeland

Pipefitter

 

 

Kevin Kutschinski, Chairman and Director


Kevin is a founding shareholder and Chairman of Pipeworx. Over his career, Kevin has been involved in more than 30 successful businesses in a variety of industries. In addition to his Pipeworx role, Kevin is a successful business owner with interests ranging from automotive dealerships to property development. Kevin is extremely active in the Northeast BC and Northwest Alberta business communities.

 

Garth Grubisich, Director


is a co-founder of Pipeworx Ltd., and a highly regarded, successful independent businessman with a thirty year track record of value creation. Based in Grande Prairie, Alberta, he is currently the President of G-Corp Investments Inc., a management company that holds investments in a diverse range of operating companies across North America. These holdings range from auto and recreational vehicle dealerships to financial products to significant interests in real estate and land development.

 

Stuart H. Parnell, CFA, Vice President Of Business Development


Business Development. Stuart joined Pipeworx in October of 2006 to manage the execution of its corporate growth program with a particlular emphasis on merger and acquisition and capital raising activities. Stuart has more than a dozen years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Pipeworx, Stuart was Managing Director for a mid-market corporate finance group, where he was responsible for directing the merger and acquisition, divestiture and fund raising service lines. Stuart is a Chartered Financial Analyst and past president of the Calgary CFA Society.

 

Jason Benesch, CA/Controller


 Jason Benesch has held several senior level positions in the accounting and oilfield services industry.  Jason completed his Bachelor of Commerce degree, with an accounting major, at the University of Alberta in 1998.  He started his career in public practice, primarily with Edmonton, AB based Veres Picton & Company and obtained his Chartered Accountant designation in 2002.  In early 2006, Jason left public practice and joined Big Eagle Limited Partnership as Manger of Acquisitions where he was responsible for due diligence on target companies and completed the purchase and integration of seven oilfield service companies in 2006.  In early 2007, Jason assumed the role as controller at Big Eagle where he managed all accounting and reporting functions and supervised 20 direct and indirect reports.   Jason joined Pipeworx Ltd. in June 2008 as its controller.