At Best Startup Canada we track over 100,000 Canadian startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Alberta based President operating in the Infrastructure space. If you think a President is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.ca.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Roger Howarth
Senior Vice President, Project Oversight of SNC Lavalin
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About SNC Lavalin: SNC-Lavalin is an engineering and construction group.
Eric Szmurlo
Vice President of Business Development of Wolf Midstream
Prior to joining Wolf in 2016, Eric worked for the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board where he held the position of Principal, Infrastructure Investments. Eric also previously worked in the Energy Investment Banking group at RBC Capital Markets in Calgary and London, UK. Eric holds an MBA from the University of Chicago (2009) and a BA, Economics from Queen’s University (2004). He is also a CFA Charterholder.
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About Wolf Midstream: Wolf Midstream is a private company based in Calgary dedicated to building, owning, and operating energy infrastructure.
Brad Mattson
Senior Vice President Finance of Wolf Midstream
Prior to joining Wolf in 2015, Brad held numerous positions with AltaGas including, Divisional VP Commercial Operations – Gas Division, Divisional VP and Controller – Gas Division and, VP and Corporate Controller. Prior to AltaGas, Brad was CFO for Taylor Gas Liquids Ltd. He also held a series of positions with Fluor Corporation covering project management and controls, marketing, finance, procurement and contracts. Brad has more than 20 years of experience in risk management, capital markets, debt and equity financing, and major system integration. At Wolf Brad is responsible for capital market activities and new investment project management. Brad holds an MBA from Queen’s University (1995) and his Bachelor of Management, Accounting from the University of Lethbridge (1991).
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About Wolf Midstream: Wolf Midstream is a private company based in Calgary dedicated to building, owning, and operating energy infrastructure.
Ken Temple
Executive Vice President of Wolf Midstream
Prior to founding Wolf, Ken held the following positions: Mistral Energy Inc., VP Major Projects, AltaGas, Manager of Extraction Engineering, Taylor Gas Liquids Ltd., Sr. Development Engineer, BP, Amoco Canada and, Dome Petroleum. Ken has over 30 years of experience with new project development, construction, day-to-day operations, engineering, and transitional support. At Wolf, Ken is responsible for facility engineering and design. Ken holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alberta (1984) as well as a professional engineering designation in the province of Alberta.
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About Wolf Midstream: Wolf Midstream is a private company based in Calgary dedicated to building, owning, and operating energy infrastructure.
Bob Pritchar
President of Wolf Midstream
Prior to founding Wolf, Bob was a founder and principal of Mistral Energy Inc. where he helped the company take its assets from concept to their ultimate sale to a publicly traded entity. Bob has also held the following positions: Taylor Gas Liquids Ltd. President and CEO, Solex Energy VP Business Development, and Amoco Canada where he oversaw one of the largest sour gas processing facilities in Alberta. Over his 15 year career with Amoco, Bob held several management positions in Calgary and various Engineering Group Supervisor assignments in operations and reservoir engineering. Bob has also held positions at Amoco’s research facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma and worked in the Edmonton and Elk Point, Alberta field offices with a focus on heavy oil production and reservoir engineering. Bob holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering from Queens University (1980) and, holds a professional engineering designation in the province of Alberta.
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About Wolf Midstream: Wolf Midstream is a private company based in Calgary dedicated to building, owning, and operating energy infrastructure.
Graham Plett
President of ESW IT
Graham Plett is the President of ESW IT.
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About ESW IT: ESW IT offers IT Business Advisory to help with Managed Print, Microsoft 365, IT Support, and more.
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