Leadership Team

Tenaz Energy: Anthony Marino

Anthony Marino, President & Chief Executive Officer (Non-Independent Director)

  • Former President and CEO of Vermilion Energy, Baytex Energy and Dominion Exploration Canada

  • Earlier management and technical experience with AEC, Santa Fe Snyder, Plains and Atlantic Richfield

  • BS Petroleum Engineering (U. of Kansas), MBA (California State U.), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

Jenson Tan, Chief Operating Officer

  • Former VP Business Development of Vermilion Energy​

  • Earlier experience in reservoir engineering and asset management at ConocoPhillips, including a number of offshore assignments ​

  • BS Petroleum Engineering (U. of Texas)

Tenaz Energy: Bradley Bennett

Bradley Bennett, Chief Financial Officer

  • Former Treasurer and Manager, Financial Reporting of Vermilion Energy

  • Earlier experience with Enbridge and Deloitte

  • Chartered Accountant (Alberta) & BComm. Accounting & Finance (U. of Northern BC)

Tenaz Energy: David Burghardt

David Burghardt, SVP Engineering

  • Former President and CEO of Altura Energy

  • Earlier experience as MD of Vermilion Energy’s French Business Unit; Founder, President & CEO of Kerogen Petroleum, MD of International Engineering at Equatorial Energy (Indonesia) and Founder and VP of Engineering for Bison Resources

  • Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (U. of Saskatchewan)

Tenaz Energy: Jennifer Russel-Houston

Jennifer Russel-Houston, VP Geoscience

  • Former VP Geoscience and Land at Osum Oil Sands

  • Earlier experience leading technical teams at Osum and Shell

  • Bachelor of Science, Honours (Queen’s U.), Bachelor of Education (U. of Ottawa), Doctorate in Earth Science (Dalhousie U.) and Past President of Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists

Tenaz Energy: Jonathan Balkwill

Jonathan Balkwill, VP Business Development

  • Former Asset Team Lead and Senior Business Development Engineer at Vermilion Energy

  • Earlier experience as an International M&A Engineer for Husky Energy, Engineering Team Lead for Santos Australia and Exploration Engineer (Montney) for Devon Energy

  • Bachelor of Applied Science in Petroleum Engineering (U. of Regina) and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

Jamie Gagner, VP & General Counsel

  • Former Partner of Norton Rose Fulbright and Lawson Lundell 

  • Over 25 years of experience in public markets securities, corporate governance and M&A through a wide range of engagements on international, Canadian and U.S. projects. 

  • Bachelor of Laws (U. of Saskatchewan) and Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and History (U. of British Columbia)

  • Member of the Law Society of Alberta

Contact

Anthony Marino

President & Chief Executive Officer

Direct: 587-330-1983

Bradley Bennett

Chief Financial Officer

Direct: 587-330-1714