KANATA TEAM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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RICHARD NEALE
Co-Chair and Co-Founder
35+ years O&G sector with Owners & E&C Service companies across 3 continents, impacting business performance and project outcomes for Arco British Ltd, AMEC, and SNC-Lavalin.
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ERIN CAMPBELL
Co-Chair and Co-Founder
18 years of experience in capital markets, specializing in growth-focused public and private companies moving into senior private or public equity.
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WADE LARSON
Director and Co-Founder
25 years in Canada’s space (satellite) sector, starting at the Canadian Space Agency and then at MDA.
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ROBERT DELAMAR
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
Lawyer and technology CEO with two decades of start-up experience.
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CLAYTON HECK
Director
Seasoned Petroleum Engineering Technologist with career spanning over 25 years.
SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM
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ANDREW STOESSER
President & Chief Development Officer
- SNC Lavalin
- Stone & Webster
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Rashaad Sader
Chief Technical Officer
- SNC Lavalin
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Jeremy Friesen
President, Kanata America, Inc. & Chief Commercial Officer
- NET Power
- Morgan Stanley
- Société Générale
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JACQUES BENOIT
Vice-President, Strategic Partnerships
- WSP
- SNC Lavalin
- Amec (Wood)
- ExxonMobil
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JENNIFER SUTHERLAND
Vice-President, Strategic and Government Relations
- BCLC
- National University
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STOCKWELL DAY
Co-Founder, Strategic Advisor
- Leader of Loyal Opposition (Canada)
- Treasurer, Deputy Premier (Alberta)
- Strategem Hydrogen
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MARK MARISSEN
Co-Founder, Strategic Advisor
- Burrard Strategy
- Liberal Party of Canada
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Bob DAMERON
Capital Markets
- Ontario Teachers Group
- Investors Group
- Toronto Stock Exchange
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CHAD GVOZDENOVIC
Chief Technical Officer
- Jacobs
- SNC Lavalin
- Toyo Engineering