PERPETUAL ENERGY - Key Persons

Geoffrey C. Merritt

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Member of Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee
  • Member of Environmental, Health and Safety Committee
Mr. Merritt has over 35 years of experience in the upstream oil and gas sector. He was the founder of Masters Energy Inc., a public exploration and production company, incorporated in 2003. From 1998 to 2003, Mr. Merritt was the President and CEO of Sunfire Energy. Prior to 1998, he was the Vice President and General Manager of the oil and gas division of Pembina Corporation. Mr. Merritt received a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alberta in 1978 and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School. Member of Audit Committee Member of Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee Member of Environmental, Health and Safety Committee Member of Reserves Committee

Jeffrey R. Green

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Vice President, Corporate and Engineering Services
Mr. Green has close to 30 years of experience in the Canadian oil and natural gas industry. His previous industry experience includes Vice President of Production Operations & Administration, Manager, Acquisitions and Divestitures with Paramount Energy Trust and Exploitation Manager and Production Manager at Anadarko Canada Corp. Mr. Green has held additional technical and supervisory positions in other organizations including Norcen and Union Pacific Resources.

Karl H. Rumpf

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Exploration and New Ventures
Mr. Rumpf is a Professional Geologist with over 25 years of experience in the exploration and development of oil and gas properties in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. His previous positions include Founder, President, and CEO of Adastra Management, which managed assets on behalf of a Fortune 50 institutional investor, and recently advanced alternative energy technologies as Founder and President of Derecho Energy Storage Ltd. He is a graduate of the University of Alberta, received his M.Sc. in Earth Sciences from the University of Waterloo, and has completed the Directors Education Program from the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management.

Linda A. Dietsche

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Member of Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee
  • Member of Environmental, Health and Safety Committee
Ms. Dietsche was the Chief Financial Officer of Tervita Corporation from 2019 to 2021. Prior to that, she was the Executive Vice President and CFO with Newalta Corporation from 2017 to 2019. She joined Newalta as Assistant Controller in 2003 and held progressively responsible roles, becoming Vice President, Finance in 2012. Ms. Dietsche has extensive finance experience, including leadership in the areas of debt holder and banking relations, credit facility renewals and debenture financings. Prior to Newalta, she held senior accounting roles with Mount Royal University and Ogilvy and Mather. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA) and has a Masters in Business Administration from Royal Roads University. Member of Audit Committee Member of Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee Member of Environmental, Health and Safety Committee Member of Reserves Committee

Marcello M. Rapini - CMO

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Vice President, Marketing
Mr. Rapini joined Perpetual Energy Inc. in December 2005 and has close to 30 years of gas marketing and trading experience in the natural gas industry. His previous positions include Vice President of Trade at Sempra Energy Trading, Senior Trader at Mirant Energy Marketing Ltd. and Senior Trader at Duke Energy Marketing.

Ryan A. Shay - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Vice President, Finance
Mr. Shay became the Vice President, Finance & CFO of Perpetual on May 4, 2021 and has in excess of 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and was most recently Managing Director, Head of Investment Banking at Cormark Securities Inc. until he retired therefrom in June 2016. Mr. Shay was a member of Cormark's Executive Committee, Risk Committee, Capital Markets Committee, Compensation Committee, Compliance Committee and Audit Committee. Mr. Shay joined Cormark in 1999 as an Energy Research Analyst and was promoted to the Executive Committee of the firm in 2000. Mr. Shay transitioned careers from Research to Investment Banking in 2007 and was promoted to Co-Head of Investment Banking in 2010 and Head of Investment Banking in 2013. Mr. Shay began his career in the investment industry with Peters & Co. Limited in 1996, earning his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1999 and was formerly with Deloitte & Touche in 1993, earning his Chartered Accountant designation in 1996. Mr. Shay received his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Saskatchewan and graduated with Great Distinction. Mr. Shay also sits on the board of Journey Energy Inc. and the National Board of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Ryan M. Goosen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Vice President, Business Development & Land
Mr. Goosen has been with Perpetual and the predecessor Paramount Energy Trust since 2007, most recently in the position of General Manager, Business Development & Negotiations with a primary focus on strategy, negotiations, acquisitions and divestitures. Mr. Goosen holds a Bachelor of Commerce, with distinction, from the University of Calgary and a Master of Business Administration, with honors, from IE University in Madrid, Spain. He is a member of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen, American Association of Professional Landmen and the Petroleum Acquisition & Divestment Association.

Steven L. Spence

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Member of Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee
  • Member of Environmental, Health and Safety Committee
Mr. Spence was formerly the President and CEO of Osum Oil Sands Corp from 2010 to 2021. Prior to that he was an executive at Osum from 2008. Prior to that he held technical and managerial roles of increasing seniority at Shell, in both Canada and Australia. In addition, Mr. Spence has served on the Board of Governors of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, on the Board of the Insitu Oil Sands Alliance, and on the Board of the Canadian Energy Research Institute. Mr. Spence is a member of APEGA as a Professional Engineer and holds an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. Member of Audit Committee Member of Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee Member of Environmental, Health and Safety Committee Member of Reserves Committee

Susan L. Riddell Rose - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Member of the Management Team
  • President
Ms. Riddell Rose is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Perpetual and predecessor Paramount Energy Trust since inception in 2002. Prior thereto she was the Chief Operating Officer for Paramount Resources Ltd. and prior thereto a geological engineer with Shell Canada Limited. Ms. Riddell Rose graduated from Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario in 1986 with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Geological Engineering. She is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta, the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and serves as a governor for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.