Kenneth R. McKinnon
Chairman of the Board

Mr. McKinnon has practiced as a corporate commercial and securities lawyer for over 28 years, and has held the position of Vice President Legal and General Counsel of Critical Mass Inc. since March 2000. In addition to serving as a director of PetroBakken, Mr. McKinnon has held a variety of roles with Petrobank, including director since March 2000; Corporate Secretary from November 1997 to February 2005; and Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer from November 1997 to March 2000 and has been a director of Petrominerales since 2006. Mr. McKinnon also holds other volunteer Board positions with the University of Calgary and Alberta Innovate Technology Futures. Mr. McKinnon obtained his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary majoring in accounting in 1980, his LLB from Queen's University in 1983 and was admitted to the Alberta Law Society in 1984, the Law Society of England and Wales in 1994. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 2012 and holds an ICD.D designation, as a certified corporate director.