Tim Coupland, President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Coupland has over 20 years of business experience with both public and private companies and has been involved in both debt and equity financings of over $85 million dollars. He is experienced in field exploration and exploration drilling. He brings his expertise in raising equity capital and then assembling highly seasoned teams of professionals, consultants, financial consultants and mineral exploration advisors who have proven track records in financing, negotiation and promotion required to secure and develop successful oil and gas, and mineral exploration projects. Mr. Coupland has been instrumental in acquiring large key land packages for exploration, and then permitting these strategic land packages for exploration. Mr. Coupland has a Bachelor's Degree in Geography from Simon Fraser University.
Gordon Steblin, B.Comm., CGA, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Steblin obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1983 from the University of British Columbia (UBC), and in 1985 he became a Certified General Accountant. Mr. Steblin has over 20 years of financial experience in the junior mining/exploration sector. Mr. Steblin was previously the Chief Financial Officer of CanAlaska Uranium Ltd., El Nino Ventures Inc. and Pacific North West Capital Corp.
D B Finn, Director
Mr. Finn is a Petroleum Consultant with over 30 years consulting experience in oil and gas property evaluations. He graduated from the British Columbia Institute of Technology with a Diploma in Natural Gas and Petroleum Technology in 1969 and upon graduation was employed by Amoco Canada Petroleum Company Ltd. From there he returned to University majoring in physical sciences, then re-entering the oil and gas industry with the British Columbia Petroleum Corporation where he monitored natural gas performance of northeastern British Columbia gas fields. In 1978 Mr. Finn began his career in the consulting business with the predecessor company of Gilbert Laustsen Jung Associates Ltd. In 1980 he co-established and was a partner in the Vancouver based oil and gas consulting firm, Esau Finn Associates Ltd. which until 1989 served the resource and financial community of Vancouver. The firm provided oil and gas technical reports in support of securities and banking requirements; acquisition/disposition appraisals; independent opinion of drilling prospects; and monitoring of oil and gas operations of junior oil and gas companies. Areas of exposure include continental U.S.A., the western Canadian sedimentary basin as well as limited offshore evaluations. In 1990 Mr. Finn became an independent oil and gas consultant, primarily contracting his services to Gilbert Laustsen Jung Associates Ltd. in Calgary, until returning to Vancouver in 2002, where he continues to provide his consulting services.
Robert Hall, Director and VP Corporate Development
Mr. Hall brings over 10 years experience in management in both public and private companies to Arctic Hunter. He builds and maintains Institutional and Retail relationships and assists in the day to day management and operation of the Company. He is active as a director and officer of Alberta Star Development Corp. trading on the TSX Venture Exchange, CFO of Touchdown Resources, Windfire Capital Corp. a TSX Venture listed company and Dynamic Gold Corp., a company trading on the NASD OTC Bulletin Board. Mr. Hall is formally educated with a Bachelor's degree in Education from the University of British Columbia.
Edward Burylo, Director
Edward Burylo is a successful businessman with over 40 years of Public Market Experience. Mr Burylo is currently a director of Alberta Star Development Corp., a TSX-V listed Company.
Ray Lee, P.L. Eng, Director
Mr.Lee has thirty years of experience of oil and gas experience, most recently as President & CEO of a private junior energy and petroleum Company. Mr. Lee has held senior positions in exploitation, production and operations engineering for natural gas and both conventional and heavy oil with a number of major and junior oil and gas companies. These companies include Compton Petroleum, Northstar Energy, Devon Energy Corp., Amoco Canada Petroleum Company Ltd, Dome Petroleum Ltd. and Hudson’s Bay Oil & Gas Company Ltd. Mr. Lee is also a Professional Licensed Engineer with APEGGA.