Darwyn Petras has joined Savoy Capital Management Ltd. as chief operating officer.
Petras was previously regional vice-president of an investment subsidiary of a life-insurance company.
Founded in 2000, Savoy is an employee-owned, Calgary-based investment management firm.
Richards Oil & Gas Ltd. (TSXV:RIX) has hired John Ho as chief financial officer. He replaces Norman Grill.
Ho, a chartered accountant, has held senior positions with a number of oil and gas companies in Calgary and abroad.
Richards is an oil and gas exploration company based in Calgary that specializes in the exploration and development of coal-bed methane properties.
Mystique Energy, Inc. (TSXV:MYS) has added Darren Sakundiak to its executive team as manager of operations. He was previously employed with an oil and gas company as a drilling superintendent and brings with him nine years of operations experience in the petroleum industry.
Based in Calgary, Mystique explores and develops petroleum reserves in Western Canada.
Laurie Henderson has assumed the duties of manager of Canadian operations and engineering for Winstar Resources Ltd. (TSXV:WRL).
Most recently, Henderson was area engineering manager for Paramount Energy Operating Corp.
Based in Calgary, Winstar is a junior oil and gas company that explores for, develops and produces crude oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas in Alberta, Tunisia and Hungary.
Great Plains Exploration Inc. of Calgary (TSX: GPX) has made a change to its management team. John Ostrom is the new VP of exploration. Ostrom joined Great Plains as chief geologist as a result of the takeover of Rock Creek Resources in July.
His appointment follows the resignation of Carlos Salas as VP of exploration.
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