Bio

Kel joined JOG Capital’s technical advisory board in 2011. In December 2016 Kel moved to JOG’s operating team with the role of Managing Director. Mr. Johnston is an executive with more than 30 years' of experience in the oil and gas industry. Mr. Johnston serves as Chairman of the Board of Pengrowth Energy Corp. a publicly traded producer, President of Wylander Crude Corp., a private oil and gas company, a position he has held since July 2006, and as Vice President, Corporate Development of Lakeview Energy Ltd., a private oil and gas company, a position held since June 2009. Prior positions include serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Alberta Clipper Energy Inc., Vice-President, Exploration of Thunder Energy Ltd., and various senior technical, executive and board capacities at Husky Oil Ltd., Startech Energy Inc., Impact Energy Inc., Mustang Resources Ltd. and Peerless Energy Inc. Currently, Mr. Johnston serves as a Director of the Explorers and Producers Association of Canada (EPAC). Mr. Johnston holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) degree in Geology from the University of Manitoba and a Masters degree in Economics from the University of Calgary.