ASTARA ENERGY - Key Persons


Andrew Greenslade - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • President

Jason Ellithorpe

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Engineering
Founder and Former VP, Engineering at Astra Oil Corp. Former Production and Operations Manager at Renegade Petroleum Ltd. (prior to this, progressed through roles of Operations Engineer and Reservoir Engineer) Prior to Renegade, held various engineering and management roles at Apache Canada Extensive experience in reservoir engineering, fracture design, waterflood design, implementation and optimization An integral component of corporate budgeting and reserve evaluation as well as acquisition scoping and evaluations Substantial contributor to all aspects of operations ranging from daily field operations, drilling and completions, to facilities

Mark Lobello - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Vice President, Finance
Founder and Former VP, Finance & CFO at Astra Oil Corp. Former Interim CFO at Renegade Petroleum Ltd (prior to this, Controller) Prior to Renegade, Manager in the KPMG LLP Calgary junior oil and gas division Extensive experience with M&A transactions, financial modelling, budgeting/forecasting, tax planning, public and private company financial reporting, operational accounting, internal controls and team leadership Direct liaison with Board of Directors, legal counsel, financial advisors and shareholders

Russell Walz

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Exploration
Founder and Former VP, Exploration at Astra Oil Corp. Former VP Exploration at Renegade Petroleum Ltd. (prior to this, progressed through roles of Geologist and Manager of Geoscience) Prior to Renegade, Geologist at Talisman Energy in both Canadian asset development as well as North American exploration Extensive experience in both carbonate and clastic reservoirs across the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin A proven track record of drilling success and management of geology and geophysics in both development and exploration plays Established prospect generator and asset evaluator with a strong integrated understanding of value creation

Shaun Thiessen

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Land
Founder and Former VP, Land and Business Development at Astra Oil Corp. Former Director of Land at Prairie Sky Royalty Ltd. Prior to Prairie Sky, Director of Land at Encana Corporation Extensive knowledge in all forms of commercial negotiations including evaluations, A&D, joint venture and gas handling agreements Experience across the vast majority of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin