Directors

Mr. Foo is currently Chair of the Board of Directors of Parex. He was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Parex from September 29, 2009 to May 10, 2017 and President of Parex from September 29, 2009 to November 5, 2015. In addition, Mr. Foo was President and Chief Executive Officer of Parex’s predecessor company, Petro Andina Resources Inc. (“Petro Andina”), a TSX listed oil and gas company focused in Latin America, from 2004 to 2009 and President and Chief Executive Officer of Dominion Energy Canada Ltd. from 1998 to October 2002.

Mr. McNamara joined the Parex Board of Directors in 2016, and is currently the Board’s Vice Chair and Lead Director. Prior to retirement in 2023, Mr. McNamara was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Resources LP, a private fee title acreage owner business. Prior thereto, Mr. McNamara was the Chief Executive Officer and a director of PMI Resources Ltd. (formerly, Petromanas Energy Inc.), a public oil and gas company, from September 2010 to May 2016. From August 2005 to August 2010, Mr. McNamara was the President of BG Canada (part of the BG Group PLC, a public gas company with its head office in the United Kingdom, trading on the London Stock Exchange). Mr. McNamara also currently serves on the boards of Whitecap Resources Inc., and PrairieSky Royalty Ltd., and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors having completed the Directors Education Program. 

Ms. Azar is a senior finance executive who is currently Senior Vice President, Head of Finance at PlayStation Studios, a division of Sony Interactive Entertainment. Prior to this role, she spent 18 years in the energy industry at Shell Plc (“Shell”), holding senior financial and commercial roles. Ms. Azar has a Bachelors’ and Masters’ degree in Economics and Finance from the American University of Beirut, is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder.

Ms. Colnett is currently a Director at Parkland Corporation, an international supplier and marketer of fuel and petroleum products and a leading convenience store operator, and a Director and the Chair of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee at Northland Power Inc., a global renewable power producer. Ms. Colnett brings over 20 years of experience in human resources for a variety of industries ranging from mining to information technology. Since 1991, Ms. Colnett has held senior roles in human resources, information technology and strategy including Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Celestica Inc., Senior Vice President, Human Resources, also of Celestica Inc. and Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Services, of Kinross Gold Corporation. Ms. Colnett is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors having completed the Directors Education Program.

Mr. Cornelius joined the Parex Board of Directors in 2020 and serves as Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee and is a member of the HSE and Reserves Committee. Mr. Cornelius brings over 40 years of leadership in finance and strategic management to the Board. Most recently he was President of Freeport LNG Development L.P., a company based in Houston, Texas and from 1980 to 2010, he held various senior leadership positions at ConocoPhillips Company, retiring as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2010. He has served on the board of multiple public and private companies, including Western Refining Inc., NiSource Inc., Andeavor Logistics LP, DCP Midstream LP, Parallel Energy Trust, United States Enrichment Corporation (“USEC”), Carbo Ceramics Inc. (“CARBO”), Columbia Pipeline Group Inc., and Chevron Philips Chemical Co.

Mr. Engbloom has more than 40 years experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, governance, corporate and securities law. His board experience spans a range of businesses both public and private, operating nationally and internationally, primarily in the energy industry. From March, 1999 to October, 2023, Mr. Engbloom held various positions as Senior Partner, Deputy Chair and Counsel, with Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, or it’s predecessor firms. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP is a national law firm in Canada and a member of the global Norton Rose Fulbright Group.

Mr. MacDougall is a professional engineer with close to 30 years of domestic and international oil and gas operations and senior executive management experience. Mr. MacDougall was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Vermilion Energy Corporation from 2004 to 2012 and is currently a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors having completed the Directors Education Program. 

Mr. Mohsen joined Parex as the President & Chief Executive Officer in 2021, and is accountable for the Company’s overall leadership, strategic vision and delivery of Shareholder value. With 25 years of experience in senior leadership positions, he has a proven track record of leading teams to execute growth through exploration, project management excellence, stakeholder relations.

Prior to joining Parex, Mr. Mohsen held numerous senior leadership roles at private and public companies. Most recently, Mr. Mohsen was the Chief Executive Officer at Tulip Oil Holding B.V. (“Tulip”), a private equity backed upstream company. Under his leadership, Tulip had success with near field, short-cycle time exploration and development of gas in the challenging environment of the Dutch North Sea. Prior to Tulip, Mr. Mohsen spent 15 years at Shell where he held notable roles including Development Manager for Shell’s Subsea Gulf of Mexico assets, and the General Manager, Operations for Shell’s Egypt JV (Bapetco). 

Mr. Mohsen holds an engineering degree from the Paris School of Mines. He is a former Board member of NOGEPA (Dutch E&P Producers Association) and Nextstep (Dutch Decommissioning E&P Producers Associations). 

Ms. Sylvain is a former Canadian Ambassador and Assistant Deputy Minister with 30 years of combined experience in foreign affairs, international trade and investment. She was Canada’s Ambassador to Colombia, Morocco and Mauritania and served as Assistant Deputy Minister for Europe, Africa and the Middle East as well as Assistant Deputy Minister for Strategic Planning within Global Affairs. In the private sector, she was strategic advisor to Borealis Infrastructure and the OMERS pension fund. She currently serves on the Boards of LCI Education Network, Orient Investment Properties and the Egyptian Refining Company. Ms. Sylvain is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors having completed the Directors Education Program, the (DCRO) Qualified Risk Directors Program and the (DCRO Certificate in Cyber Risk Governance).