Whitney J. Pansano, President, COO
Whitney has over 30 years experience managing both private and public oil and gas companies, and was the founder of several exploration, development and production independent Mississippi oil and gas companies, emphasizing primary operations on the Mississippi Interior Salt Basin. He is also a director of Altima Resources Ltd. (TSX-V ARH), an oil and gas exploration company. He was formerly in banking and finance as the President of a publicly traded regional Savings and Loan Company, and also the founder of a privately owned chain of mortgage finance companies operating in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Whitney Pansano is a member of America's Independent Petroleum Association of America and listed in the 2008 - 2209 membership directory.

Joe DeVries, Chief Executive Officer & Director
Joe has 20 plus years experience financing and administering public companies, including liaising with auditors and solicitors. He facilitates the building of shareholder equity value with development capital and has been instrumental in the reorganization and reactivation of Tier 2 TSX-Venture oil and gas issuers including Altima Resources Ltd. and TransAmerican Energy Inc.  He is also a Director of Altima Resources Ltd. 

Richard Barnett, C.G.A., Secretary
Richard Barnett has extensive corporate experience as a Chief Financial Officer, Controller, and Secretary with over 20 years of accounting experience serving both public and private corporations. His experience covers wide range of companies producing oil and gas, resource and explorations, engineering, and research and development. He is a member of the Certified General Accountants of British Columbia. To stay abreast of new business procedures, he has taken extensive business and accounting courses in addition to regulatory courses and workshops. In addition to overseeing the accounting functions within the company, Richard’s responsibilities include managing the annual audit, budgeting, preparation of financial statements and management discussions and analyses.

Richard Switzer, P.Geo., Director
Richard is a professional geologist with 35 years oil and gas experience. A graduate in Geological Sciences, he began with Texaco as an exploration geologist and then moved to Amoco in Calgary, developing drilling prospects in the Grand Banks. He also worked for Skelly Oil and Mesa Petroleum and was a co-founder of Northstar Resources Ltd.  and Exploration Manager for MCL Oil and Gas.  He holds interests in producing oil and gas wells and is President of Altima Resources Ltd. Richard is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Alberta Association of Professional Geologists Geophysicists and Engineers.

Jurgen Wolf, Director
Jurgen Wolf owned and operated precast concrete factories in Calgary and Vancouver, and from 1982 to 2002 he operated and owned a commercial construction company. He was the President & Director of US Oil and Gas Resources Inc. (TSX-V USR), and was a Director of Flow Energy Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary until April 2002. Jurgen has been involved in public oil and gas companies for more than 15 years. He is currently a Director of TransAmerican Energy Inc. (TSX-V TAE) and a Director of  Altima Resources Ltd. (TSX-V ARH).

Ali Al-Hazeem, MBA, BSc., Director
Ali received his MBA in financial studies from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdon, and he holds a Bachelor of Science in International Business Administration from the American University in Switzerland. He is the Founder and Chairman of Amarium Commodities DMCC, a commodities brokerage and trading firm headquartered in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). Formally Mr. Al-Hazeem was a director of the Kuwait Clearing Company S.A.K., the Kuwait Real Estate Bank, and the Financial Group of Kuwait (Asset Management and Investment Banking Firm).

Drew Maness, B.Sc., P.Eng., Vice President, US Operations
Drew Maness has over 20 years experience in the oil and gas industry. His expertise includes gathering production, maintenance of all surface equipment, training and supervising of field personnel, and managing artificial lift systems including plunger lift applications. He supervises Odyssey’s work-over programs and prioritizes well-planning schedules.

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