Management and Directors

Managment

Paul G. Antle, B.Sc., M.Eng., CCEP– President and CEO
Stephen Clarke, BA. CEA, CCEP – VP Business Development
Paul Coombs, C.M.A., C.G.A., M.B.A. – Chief Financial Officer
Glenn Antle, P.Eng. VP Operations – China
Daniel E. Kenney, LLB – Corporate Secretary
Ms. Ge- China Business Development Manager

Directors

Paul G. Antle, B.Sc., M.Eng., CCEP– Chairman of the Board and Director
Grant Kook – Director
Steven Thompson – Director
Anthony Vysniauskas, Ph.D – Director
Dr. John Wiebe – Director


Paul G. Antle, B.Sc., M.Eng., CCEP– President, CEO, Chairman of the Board and Director

Mr. Antle is a native of St. John's, NL and possesses a Bachelor of Science Degree (Chemistry) from Memorial University and a Master of Engineering Degree (Chemical Engineering) from the University of New Brunswick.  In 2007 he graduated from Harvard Business School after completing the OPM Executive Education Program.
           
He is currently President and CEO of Phase Separation Solutions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of West Mountain Capital Corp. (TSXV:WMT), a leading Canadian environmental waste management and remediation firm.  Prior to this he spent over 20 years in the environmental industry where he started, operated, grew and sold numerous businesses. 

Over the last five years he has been Chair of the Board of the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra; Chair of the Newfoundland and Labrador Legacy Nature Trust; a member of the UNB Campaign Cabinet; and Chair of a Special Advisory Group on International Trade for the Environment.  From 1997 to 2002 Mr. Antle was a member of the Prime Minister’s National Round Table on the Environment and Economy

Mr. Antle was inducted into the Academy of Entrepreneurs in September 1995, was a Finalist for Atlantic Canada’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 1995, received a World Young Business Achiever Award in 1997, was recognized for his contribution to the Newfoundland Environmental Industry in 2002, in August 2002 was part of Canada’s Official Delegation to the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg, South Africa, in May 2003 was named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40TM and in November 2003 named Alumnus of the Year for Gonzaga High School.


Stephen Clarke, BA. CEA, CCEP – VP Business Development

Mr. Clarke has been involved in the hazardous waste, biomedical waste, oilfield solids control and thermal remediation sectors of the environmental industry since 1995 both in the public and private sectors.  While employed with the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of the Environment he served as Secretary to the Provincial Round Table on the Environment and the Economy acting as liaison with its National counterpart and with the Irish-Newfoundland Business Development Partnership. He has been integral in the international success of the Canadian designed mobile thermal remediation system, TPS, having worked as Director of International Marketing for the technology with its developer SCC Environmental Group and with the Global Support Division of an oilfield service industry leader.  As founder and Vice President of Phase Separation Solutions, Mr. Clarke has been central to the creation, implementation and growth of one of Canada's premier integrated thermal treatment facilities.


Paul Coombs, C.M.A., C.G.A., M.B.A. – Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Coombs has over 15 years experience in the financial management of both public and private companies. He has worked with Fisheries Products International and Northern Light Fisheries overseeing their global financial, administrative and supply chain management systems Additionally, Mr. Coombs has a number of years experience in the mining industry, having worked in various financial management capacities with Xstrata, Falconbridge, Noranda and Aurora Energy.


Glenn Antle, P.Eng. VP Operations – China

Mr. Antle is a native of St. John's, Newfoundland and possesses a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering (Civil) from the University of New Brunswick. During his 15-year career in the environmental industry he has gained has extensive experience in the management of hazardous waste, remediation of contaminated sites, and oilfield environmental services. He has been instrumental in the development of thermal, mechanical, and chemical environmental technologies for waste treatment for use in site remediation and oil and gas drilling. Prior to joining Phase Separation Solutions he held various positions within a major international oil field services company in research and development, technical services, operations, and business development. He is named as a co-inventor on a United States Patent for the Thermal Phase Separation technology.
Mr. Antle is a registered professional engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geoscientists of Alberta.

Daniel E. Kenney, LLB – Secretary of the Board

Mr. Kenney is a partner at Davis & Company in Calgary.  His practice is focused on securities and corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters.  He has extensive experience with public and private offerings of securities, including initial public offerings, business combinations and restructuring's through assets and share acquisitions, plans or arrangements and take over bids.  He also has considerable experience in all dealings with securities regulators including stock exchanges and securities commissions

Ms. GE - China Business Development Manager


Ms. Ge has a Bachelor of Engineering (Thermal Power) and a Bachelor of Science (Mathematics) with 14 years of industry experience. She was last employed with FECO under the Ministry of Environmental Protection in China where she spent four years exclusively focused on PCB waste management and disposal. Ms. Ge will be stationed in Beijing and oversee the developments of our business relationships throughout China.


Grant Kook – Director

Mr. Kook is a Saskatchewan based fund manager. He is the President and CEO of Cheung On Investments Group Ltd., owner and manager of a number of international investor syndicated funds. He is Chairman, President and CEO of the Ramada Hotels in Regina and Saskatoon, both of which are wholly owned properties of the above noted funds. Mr. Kook is also the founder, Chairman, and Fund Manager of Golden Opportunities Fund, a Labour Sponsored Venture Capital Corporation.


Steven Thompson – Director

Mr. Thompson acted as the VP of Banyon Engineering, an oilfield engineering firm,  for 10 years prior to becoming the current President of Triumph EPCM Ltd. of Calgary.


Anthony Vysniauskas, Ph.D– Director

Mr. Vysniauskas, now an independent businessman was co-founder of Calgary based process simulation and engineering software leader, Hyprotech.  He acted as Vice President from 1982 through 1992 then serving as President and CEO through 1997 when the company was acquired by AEA.  Following the acquisition he served for 3 years as the new amalgamated company Executive VP.

Dr. John Wiebe – Director

Dr. Wiebe is currently President and CEO of the Globe Foundation of Canada, an organization that engages Canadian industries, government agencies and financial institutions in environmental and energy business opportunities and projects around the world.