NPS Has a New Director with Eamon Hurley Joining the Board

May 16, 2023:

NPS Industrial Power is pleased to announce that Eamon Hurley has joined the Board as Director.

Eamon has over 25 years of experience in the energy sector as both a legal and financial advisor. His legal practice focuses on the oil and gas industry, including both private and public companies, and involving both producers and service companies. Eamon is a partner in the energy group at a national Canadian law firm and prior to was counsel with the Calgary office of a global law firm. His legal experience also includes having served as General Counsel for the Canadian subsidiary of an American global independent oil and gas company that held assets in Alberta, Saskatchewan, BC and Ontario. He has also served as the General Counsel for two private international exploration companies with assets in SE Asia.

Eamon was also the managing director in the energy group of an independent investment bank and served on the investment committee of a diversified, energy focused, Western Canadian private investment fund headquartered in Regina, Saskatchewan.

In the course of his experience, Eamon has been directly involved in relationships, negotiations and transactions with small cap entities, global majors, leading financial institutions and Middle Eastern and Asian sovereign wealth funds.

Simon Raven Joins NPS Industrial Power as President

May 15, 2023:

NPS Industrial Power is pleased to announce that Simon Raven (P.Geol, MBA), has joined the team as President.

Simon is a results-driven leader with 23 years of experience managing interdisciplinary teams of professionals on diverse and challenging projects across North America and Internationally. He holds a B.Sc Geology Degree from the University of Calgary and completed the Cornell-Queens Executive MBA program in 2015.

Over the course of his career Simon has worked on a broad range of energy projects, including oilsands, heavy oil, coal bed methane, conventional natural gas production, and power generation. Most recently he applied his management skills in the blockchain industry and brings a unique combination of oil and gas, power and blockchain experience to the NPS team. Simon has held senior leadership positions in large corporations as well as start-ups and has co-founded and built businesses from the ground up. He is focused on shareholder value creation, operational excellence, environmental stewardship and empowering high-performance teams based on trust and collaboration.

As President, Simon is responsible for leading the overall strategy and direction of the company, ensuring the successful development of projects and driving growth and profitability. He is accountable for establishing and executing the company’s vision, mission, and objectives, while providing exceptional leadership and direction to all employees.

NPS Welcomes Richard Sakaguchi to the Team in a Business Development Role

January 4, 2023:

NPS Industrial Power is pleased to announce that Richard Sakaguchi (P.Eng., MBA, PMP), has joined the team in a business development role.

Richard is a successful leader in the electricity industry with over 20 years of experience in the development of new power plants. His expertise includes project management, project engineering, market analysis, commercial negotiations, regulatory, asset optimization, construction and operations. He has a strong track record on multi-billion dollar power generation projects and has been directly involved in the development of over 2,000 MW of generation in North America. Richard brings to NPS a solid list of potential projects to support our Business Development program.

NPS is Saddened to Announce the Passing of David Robinson, Board Member

December 6, 2022:

“It is with a heavy heart we announce the sudden passing of our Board member David Robinson. On behalf of the Board of Directors and all NPS team members we would like to offer our deepest condolences to the Robinson family”, from NPS President and CEO Arnie Hansen.

For the past 36 years, David worked in both investment business and Canadian and international natural resource development. He was a founder and director of Zurich-based GCP Global Capital Partners, and an advisor to Zurich-based Canopus Capital AG. He was also a founder and director, and served as President, of privately-held Radcan Energy Services, based in Calgary.

David’s ebullient demeanour brought a positive outlook to the NPS Board. His entrepreneurial spirit and knowledge of the global capital markets added tremendous value to the company and will be sorely missed by all who had the pleasure of working with him.

Please read David’s obituary here.

Tim T. Galbreath Joins NPS Industrial Power as Manager, Land

November 22, 2020:

NPS Industrial Power is pleased to announce that Tim T. Galbreath has joined the team as Manager, Land.

Tim has 37 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, including all aspects of land, joint ventures, indigenous affairs and corporate development; he’s been employed or consulted with various Calgary oil companies since 1985. Tim has experience in both public and private sectors and is considered a highly skilled expert in all aspects of land and oil and gas. He’s a member and former director of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen and has been an independent director for several junior companies in Western Canada.