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Mr. Turko was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company on July 7, 2006. As a non-executive director, Mr. Turko is Chairman of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and is a member of the Company's Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.
Mr. Turko obtained his Bachelor of Science (Geology) degree at the University of British Columbia in 1981. In 1993 he became President and CEO of Gulf Shores Resources Ltd., a company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, with interests in petroleum properties in the North Sea, Texas, Alberta, Manitoba and Newfoundland, a position he currently holds. Mr. Turko also controls several successful private oil and gas companies, and was recently appointed President and CEO of Monarch Energy Limited, a company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. | 