Brian Kaine is the new executive vice-president of corporate finance with Peace Air Ltd., based in Peace River.
Kaine joins Peace Air after an 11-year career in the corporate finance division of the TSX Venture Exchange, where he most recently served as supervisor of corporate finance.
Peace Air Ltd. is a privately owned company operating as an air charter service in Western Canada, the Northwest Territories and the northwestern United States.
Deer Creek Energy Limited of Calgary has appointed Gary Purcell as vice-president of business development.
Purcell brings more than 20 years of experience in the oil and gas business, most recently as vice-president of business development with Rio Alto Exploration Ltd. Prior to Rio Alto, Gary spent several years with Suncor Energy Inc. in various engineering, finance, planning, and business development roles.
Deer Creek Energy Limited is a Calgary-based, privately- held oilsands development company with interests in both steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) and mining operations.
Denise LaForge is leaving her post as vice-president of marketing and sales of zed.i solutions inc. LaForge will step down November 30, but will continue as an adviser to the marketing and sales team.
Calgary-based zed.i solutions inc. (ZED-TSXV) is focused on providing energy producers with gas well-monitoring technologies.
Calgary-based M-Tech Information Technology, Inc. has appointed Robert Miller as its new vice- president of marketing.
Miller, who has more than 20 years of experience in marketing and public relations, previously served as director of corporate marketing for Verity Inc., based in Sunnyvale. Calif. Miller was also the general manager of Verity Canada and vice-president and general manager of FTP Software Canada.
M-Tech is a provider of identity-management services whose clients include Ford Motor Company, Sears, Roebuck and Co., Fortis, Humana Inc., Princeton University and Raytheon Company.
Pat Breen has taken the helm of Calgary-based Foremont Industries (FMO.UN-TSX).
Breen is the first president of the fund since it was established as an income trust in December 2001. He will oversee all operational aspects of the company’s manufacturing units.
The fund holds Foremost Industries Inc.’s business operations of Universal Industries, based in Lloydminster and Stettler. Breen was the president of Universal since joining the company in 2000. Prior to that, he spent more than 20 years with Husky Energy, where he held various positions in production, operations, drilling and completions.
AGTI Consulting Services (West) has made several key appointments.
Michael Rannelli and Valerie Carson have joined the firm as senior consultants. Both will be based in Calgary.
Rannelli has worked with AGTI on a contract basis for the past year and has now joined the firm as a permanent, full-time consultant. He has more than 27 of years experience in business management and information technology specializing in management, contract negotiation and management, programming and business unit management.
Carson is a senior project manager and management consultant with more than 20 years experience in information technology.
AGTI provides project management and IT consulting services and has offices in Calgary, Victoria and Vancouver.
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