
Corporate Information
Exchange: TSX Venture Exchange
Share symbol: NOG
Common shares outstanding: 65,391,626*
Fiscal Year-end: December 31
Transfer Agent: CIBC Mellon Trust
Auditor: Meyers Norris Penny LLP
Reporting Jurisdictions: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba & Saskatchewan
* As at December 31, 2009
Corporate Governance
The Board of Directors of Nordic Oil and Gas Ltd. believes that a clearly defined system of corporate governance is essential to the effective and efficient operation of the Corporation. The system of corporate governance should reflect the Corporation's particular circumstance, having always as its ultimate objective, the best long-term interests of the Corporation and the enhancement of value for all Shareholders.
Based on its review of corporate governance requirements, the Corporation believes that it complies with all corporate governance rules now applicable to it and intends to comply with any new or additional corporate governance standards that will be applicable to the Corporation in the future.
Independence of Board of Directors
The TSX Guidelines contain provisions respecting the independence of the boards of directors of companies. Under the TSX Guidelines, an "unrelated" director is a director who is independent of management and is free from any interest and any business or other relationship which could, or could reasonably be perceived to materially interfere with the directors' ability to act with a view to the best interests of the Corporation, other than interests that arise as a result of shareholdings. The TSX Guidelines also make a distinction between inside directors (directors who are also members of management) and outside directors.
Three of the five Corporation's directors would be considered unrelated under the TSX Guidelines.
Charters and Guidelines
Nordic’s Corporate Governance & Compliance Program has been, and continues to remain, a priority for executives, senior management and the Company’s Board of Directors. All of our Directors and employees are required to comply with stringent standards for ethical and responsible business conduct.
• All of our board members are independent with the exception of the company's Chief Executive Officer and the Secretary-Treasurer.
• Our Audit and Finance, and Executive Compensation and Reserves Committees are comprised solely of independent directors.
• Our independent auditors, BDO Dunwoody LLP, report directly to the Audit Committee.
• We maintain a business code of ethics that is communicated to all directors and employees.
• In the case of director compensation, management makes a recommendation to the Compensation Committee, comprised of Barry Palka, Michael Mann and Brahm Silverstone, and is based upon comparative data for a peer group of oil and gas issuers.
• The reserves committee is responsible for various matters relating to reserves of the Corporation that may be delegated to the Reserves Committee pursuant to National Instrument 51-101 (Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities – NI 51-101).
We would encourage our stockholders to view the various charters and guidelines contained in this website.
• Mandate of the Board of Directors
• Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
• Audit Committee Charter
Management Team/Board of Directors
OFFICERS
Donald Benson, Chairman, President & CEO
Mr. Benson has been President of Nordic Management Ltd. since 1982, President and Director of Desoto Resources Ltd. since 1996 and Chairman and CEO of Western Warner Oils Ltd., since 1989.
Keith Peterson, Treasurer & Director
Mr. Peterson has been Secretary-Treasurer of Nordic Management Ltd. since 1989, and also serves as Secretary-Treasurer and a Director on the Board of Western Warner Oils Ltd.
Don Bain, Corporate Secretary
Mr. Bain has been associated with Nordic since 2002, having acted as Director of Investor and Public Relations.
SENIOR CONSULTANTS
Tae-Ho Kim, Director of Corporate Development
Matthew Barnard, Director of Operations, Lloydminster |
BOARD
Donald Benson, Chairman
Keith Peterson, Director
Barry Palka, Director
Mr. Palka has been Secretary-Treasurer of Chayse Oils Inc. since 1998. From 1995 to 1998, he was Vice-President of Western Warner Oils Ltd.
Michael Mann, Director
Mr. Mann joined the Board in March 2002. He has been President of Michael Mann & Associates Limited since 1994, and has been actively engaged for many years in performing wellsite supervision for major oil companies.
Brahm Silverstone, Director
Mr. Silverstone is a Calgary-based geophysicist with nearly 30 years' experience in the oil and gas industry. He has worked for Amoco Petroleum Canada, BP Canada, and ConocoPhillips Canada and has spent close to 9 years as President of his own Exploration Consulting firm.. Mr. Silverstone earned his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) Degree from Sir George Williams University (Concordia University) where he received the Mappin Medal for graduating first (out of a class of 167) in Science.
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Investor & Public Inquiries
Don Bain
Telephone: 204-229-7751
Fax: 204-943-1829
E-mail: donbain1@mts.net
Head Office
4727 Roblin Boulevard
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3R 0G2
Telephone: 204-956-5042
Fax: 204-897-7154
E-mail dbenson57@shaw.ca
Alberta Office
213, 110–11 Ave SW
Calgary Alberta T2R 0B8
Telephone: 403-264-7891
Fax: 403-264-7773 |
Accounting Office
1856 Portage Ave
Winnipeg Manitoba R3J 0G9
Telephone: 204-832-7717
Fax: 204-897-8414 |