Our diverse asset base is further complemented by our management teams’ significant depth of expertise in multiple geological areas of conventional oil & gas across Saskatchewan and Alberta. ROK’s strategy is guided by sustainability and responsible economic growth, and our team is fully devoted to our employees, indigenous communities, shareholders, and other stakeholders.
To maintain a diverse and sustainable asset portfolio and operate in an honest, safe and conscious manner.
Safety and Accountability in operations leads to Sustainability and Responsible Innovation.
To enhance shareholder returns through responsible energy exploration and extraction.
Mr. Taylor is the Co-founder of ROK Resources Inc., former President and CEO of Villanova 4 Oil Corp., Villanova Oil Corp. &Villanova Resources Inc. He is a geoscientist with over 30 years of experience in oil & gas exploration and development. Since graduating with a BSc. in Geophysics in 1988, he has worked the Williston Basin, Foothills, deep Devonian and heavy oil exploration within Canada.
Mr. Chapman has over 13 years of financial and managerial experience in international business and in the public oil & gas sector. From 2016 to 2019, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Petrodorado Energy Ltd. Mr. Chapman began his professional career with KPMG LLP after graduating from Mount Royal University with a Bachelors of Business Administration – Accounting degree, and is a Chartered Professional Accountant of Canada (Alberta).
Mr. Wright is the Co-founder of ROK Resources Inc., and former Vice President Engineering of Villanova 4 Oil Corp. He has over 12 years of experience in Williston Basin oil exploration and production, specifically SE Saskatchewan conventional and unconventional oil plays. He holds an BSc in Petroleum Systems Engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer with APEGS.
Mr. Lukomski is the Co-founder of ROK Resources Inc., and former Vice President Land with Villanova 4 Oil Corp. Prior to joining the Villanova Group, Jared was employed by Conexus Credit Union from 2000 to 2007 where he managed a book of business in his role as a Commercial Account Manager.
Mr. Taylor is the Co-founder of ROK Resources Inc., former President and CEO of Villanova 4 Oil Corp., Villanova Oil Corp. &Villanova Resources Inc. He is a geoscientist with over 30 years of experience in oil & gas exploration and development. Since graduating with a BSc. in Geophysics in 1988, he has worked the Williston Basin, Foothills, deep Devonian and heavy oil exploration within Canada.
Mr. MacInnis is an independent businessman, currently CEO and Director of Southern Pacific Resource Corp., and a member of the advisory committee for Lex Energy Partners Funds III, IV and V. Mr. MacInnis brings a wealth of energy capital markets and transactional experience, as previous Head of Financial Markets, Energy and Head of Energy Investment Banking for National Bank Financial Markets and prior thereto Managing Director of Investment Banking for Tristone Capital Inc.
Mr. Chisholm is a geoscientist with over 30 years of International exploration and development experience with Pan Orient Energy, Orion Securities, Bow Valley Energy, Canadian Occidental Petroleum (Nexen), PanCanadian Petroleum (Encana) and Niko Resources. Mr. Chisholm has been President, CEO and Director of Pan Orient Energy Corp. since July 2005. In addition to his experience managing a publicly traded oil and gas company, Mr. Chisholm brings extensive experience in international business development and new venture evaluation to the Company.
Mr. McDougall has over 30 years of experience in oil and gas marketing and commercial arrangements within the oil and gas business. He brings a deep knowledge of energy marketing, logistics and financing to the Company. He is currently an owner and Chief Commercial Officer of Torq Energy Logistics Ltd., a multi-product logistics and midstream company which owns midstream infrastructure and provides marketing and transportation to customers across Western Canada. Mr McDougall was previously Vice President- Energy Sales with Goldman Sachs, and prior to that Vice President- Fixed Income, Energy Trading & Marketing with Credit Suisse.
Mr. Yates has been a consultant and lawyer with EnerNext Counsel since August 2017. Prior thereto, Mr. Yates was an associate in the securities/corporate finance group at Field LLP from November 2015 until August 2017. Mr. Yates was previously a partner in the securities/corporate finance group at Dentons Canada LLP (formerly Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP) from May 2012 until October 2015.
Mr. Hergenhein, an independent director, has 14 years of public accounting and financial reporting experience, including four years with Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Hergenhein is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and has provided financial management services for several international junior oil and gas exploration companies.
