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MANAGEMENT

MANAGEMENT

KEVIN ADAIR

Chief Executive Officer


Mr. Adair has over 40 years experience in oil and gas.

He has completed three funding deals with members of the Edge team over the past 10 years prior to Prairie Thunder (Spry Energy, Canamax Energy, and Petrus Resources)

MARCUS SCHLEGEL

President


Mr. Schlegel is a P. Eng., a member of APEGA and has over 20 years of experience in the Oil and Gas Industry.

Prior to founding Banded Peak Energy, Mr. Schlegel was VP Engineering with Petrus Resources and held various engineering positions at CanEra Energy and Canadian Natural Resources.

DAVID MICHAELIS

Vice President Exploration


Mr. Michaelis is a P.Geo., a member of APEGA and has over 25 years of experience in the Oil and Gas Industry.

Prior to joining Prairie Thunder in September of 2023, Mr. Michaelis spent 7 years working as a consultant for Artis Exploration, Summerland Energy and Prairie Provident Resources and previously held various exploration roles at Lone Pine, Kereco, Penn West and Koch.

SHELDON NEDJELSKI

Vice President Land


Mr. Nedjelski joined Prairie Thunder in September 2022 and has over 20 years of experience as a land negotiator.

Prior to joining Prairie Thunder, Mr. Nedjelski was the VP Land at Black Crane Energy Corp. and Craft Oil Ltd. and held land positions with Chinook Energy Inc., ARC Resources and Enerplus Corp..

DANA RONEY

Vice President Operations


Mr. Roney is a P. Eng., a member of APEGA and has over 25 years of experience in the Oil and Gas Industry.

Prior to joining Prairie Thunder in July of 2022, Mr. Roney was the VP Operations with Black Crane Energy and held various engineering positions with Lonepine Resources, Unconventional Gas Resources, Kereco Energy, Encana and PanCanadian Petroleum.

The management team of Prairie Thunder has extensive experience managing successful companies in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Prairie Thunder’s management team has a collective 200+ years of experience and a multi-year history working as an operations/leadership team at prior companies.

The management team of Prairie Thunder has extensive experience managing successful companies in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Prairie Thunder’s management team has a collective 200+ years of experience and a multi-year history working as an operations/leadership team at prior companies.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

KEVIN ADAIR

Chief Executive Officer


Mr. Adair has over 40 years experience in oil and gas …


MARCUS SCHLEGEL

President


Mr. Schlegel is a P. Eng., a member of APEGA and has over 20 years…


BRAD GABEL

Director


Mr. Gabel has 28 years of oilfield services experience and …


KENTON TINDALL

Director


Mr. Tindall is a Director at Edge Natural Resources LLC and …


JESSE BOMER

Partner, Edge Natural Resources LLC


Prior to co-founding Edge, Mr. Bomer was General Counsel at NGP…


OSCAR PATE

Partner, Edge Natural Resources LLC


Prior to co-founding Edge, Mr. Pate was a Senior Associate at NGP…


HARRIE VREDENBURG

Independent


Dr. Vredenburg is a leading scholar in the areas of competitive strat…


DAVID BECKWERMERT

Independent


An entrepreneur for over 40 years having co-founded 5 E&P…


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CONTACT US

333 7 Ave SW #2500,
Calgary, AB Canada T2P 2Z1