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: 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)

Mirzeta Delkic, VP HR & Sustainability

  • Current role assumed in August 2025 after joining Tenaz in 2023 as Director of Human Resources

  • Earlier management roles in human resources and corporate governance with Vermilion Energy and Viterra

  • Bachelor of Arts in Communications, Law and Society with minor in Political Science and a Master’s of Business Administration with specialization in Finance (U. of Calgary)

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

Brian Giang, VP Finance

  • Former Director of Finance at Vermilion Energy

  • Earlier experience as Deloitte Canada

  • Bachelor of Commerce in Account (U of Alberta) and Chartered Professional Accountant (Alberta)

Adam Iwanicki, VP Marketing

  • Former Director of Marketing at Vermilion Energy

  • Earlier experience as Risk Manager at Baytex Energy, Sr Fundamentals Analyst at ARC Resources and Group Economics Market Analyst at BP plc

  • Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Relations Commerce (U of Calgary) and Master’s in International Relations (Jagiellonian University, Poland)

Kyle Preston, VP Investor Relations

  • Former Vice President Investor Relations of Vermilion Energy

  • Earlier experience as equity analyst covering the energy sector at several investment banks, including National Bank of Canada and Canaccord Genuity Group

  • Bachelor of Commerce (U of Manitoba) and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

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

Contact

Anthony Marino

President & Chief Executive Officer

Direct: 587-330-1983

Bradley Bennett

Chief Financial Officer

Direct: 587-330-1714