Board of Directors

Bruce Pachkowski - Principal, Trident Capital Partners and Chairman of the Board

Mr. Pachkowski serves as Chairman of the Board of Total Energy Services Inc. and was one of the founding directors, having served as a director since 1996.  Mr. Pachkowski is a Principal of Trident Capital Partners LP, a management and investment limited partnership and was formerly a partner with Peat Marwick Thorne (now KPMG LLP).  Mr. Pachkowski received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary in 1977 and has been a Chartered Accountant since 1979 and a Chartered Business Evaluator since1989.

Gregory Fletcher - President, Sierra Energy Inc.

Mr. Fletcher is an independent businessman.  He is President and owner of Sierra Energy Inc., a private oil and gas production and development company that he started in 1997.  He is also a director of Calfrac Well Services Ltd., a public oilfield service company and Peyto Energy Administration Corp., the administrator of Peyto Energy Trust, a public natural gas income trust as well as a number of private companies involved in the oil and gas sector.  Mr. Fletcher graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Science in geology in 1972 and is a graduate of the Directors Education Program at the Haskayne School of Business, which has been developed by the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Daniel Halyk - President and Chief Executive Officer, Total Energy Services Inc.

Mr. Halyk is the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Total Energy Services Inc. and the founder of the Corporation.  Mr. Halyk has served as a director since 1996.  He has been Chief Executive Officer since May 2002 and President since June 2007.  Mr. Halyk does not sit on any committees of the Board of Directors.  Since December 1997, Mr. Halyk has been a Principal of Trident Capital Partners LP; a private limited partnership that makes investments primarily in the energy, energy services and real estate industries.  Prior to starting Trident Capital, Mr. Halyk was a corporate securities lawyer with Bennett Jones LLP in Calgary.  Mr. Halyk received his Bachelor of Commerce (Finance Major) and Bachelor of Laws degrees from the University of Saskatchewan.

Randy Kwasnicia - President, Bralin Management Ltd.

Mr. Kwasnicia has been President of Bralin Management Ltd., a private oil and gas and real estate investment company, since June 2004.  Prior thereto, Mr. Kwasnicia was co-owner of private oil and gas drilling contractors, Excalibur Drilling (1994-2004) and Paragon Drilling Ltd. (1987-2004).  Mr. Kwasnicia graduated from the University ofSaskatchewan in 1979 with Bachelor of Arts (Economics) and Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) degrees.

Greg Melchin - Chairman of the Board, PPP Canada Inc.

Mr. Melchin was appointed to the Board of Directors of Total Energy Services Inc. in September 2009.  Most recently, Mr. Melchin served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1997 to 2008.  For seven years, he served as a Minister of the Crown, including Minister of Revenue from 2001 to 2004 and Minister of Energy from 2004 to 2006.  Mr. Melchin left elected office in March of 2008 and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Baytex Energy Trust.  Mr. Melchin received his Chartered Accountant designation in 1980 and his FCA designation in 2004.  Mr. Melchin also received his Institure of Corporate Directors designation in 2007.

Andrew Wiswell - President & CEO, NAL Oil & Gas Trust

Mr. Wiswell is the President and Chief Executive Officer of NAL Resources Trust.  Throughout his career, he has held executive and financial roles and directorships in public companies including: President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Parkland Income Fund; President of ICG Propane; Vice President Marketing and subsequently Senior Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Gulf Canada.  Mr. Wiswell holds Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees from the University of Manitoba and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1980.