Alfred
Sorensen
President and CEO
Alfred has over 25 years of experience in the natural gas business both in Canada and internationally. He has started several businesses over the course of his career, including Galveston LNG which was the first new liquefaction facility in North America in 40 years. Galveston was ultimately sold to two large North American gas producers with the goal to export natural gas to Asia. Alfred’s key strength is developing creative solutions to monetize natural gas assets. He is a chartered accountant and dedicates time to his key philanthropic interests in education and the arts.
Thomas
Dawson
Executive Vice President and COO
Thom has over 20 years of experience in the North American energy industry. He has been involved in the LNG industry for six years with projects in Canada, Australia and the Middle East. Thom was one of the original founders of Galveston LNG and its Kitimat LNG project on the West coast of Canada. He also sits on the board of a Canadian junior oil and gas company.
David
Shipway
Executive Vice President Commercial Development
David has 22 years of experience in the natural gas and energy industry having worked for British Gas for 10 years in procurement, trading and LNG management, followed by 3 years with Duke Energy in Europe where he was the head of trading and marketing. David joined Galveston LNG/Kitimat LNG just after its inception and spent 7 years working with LNG Impel on various LNG projects in North America, Middle East and Europe. For the last 2 years up to the current date he has been Head of Upstream Gas at Gasol plc and as one of the founders of Pieridae Energy he will play an active part in the direction of the company.
Justine
Davis
VP Business Development
Justine has worked in the international energy industry for over a decade. She has been involved in the LNG industry for over six years, with Galveston LNG’s international subsidiary LNG Impel. During her time at LNG Impel, she worked on the development of small scale LNG projects in Africa, and latterly the development of Impel’s Australian project at Gladstone in Queensland. Justine previously practiced law in Australia.
Rita
Theil
Corporate Finance
Drawing on more than 20 years’ experience in public and private company leadership, Rita has a depth of experience in working with pre-IPO and newly listed companies in raising finance, developing their growth strategies and delivering transforming transactions. In North America and Europe, Rita has advised governments, companies and investors on cross border mergers, acquisitions, privatisations and financing strategies in power, water and gas.
Mark
Brown
Director, Project Development
Mark has over 30 years of experience in the North American and international energy industry. He was involved in the development of the Canaport LNG facility in New Brunswick and the proposed development of the Maple LNG facility at Goldboro, Nova Scotia. Mark has been involved in several other natural gas developments in Atlantic Canada over the last 13 years.
Thomas
Ciz
Legal Counsel
Thomas has extensive experience in corporate, commercial and taxation law which was gained through over twenty years of practice including nine years as an associate and partner of a national Canadian law firm. Thomas is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia as well as a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Bonnie
Sheppard
Office Manager
Bonnie has over 20 years office experience in the energy industry. She was involved in the proposed development of the Maple LNG facility in Goldboro, Nova Scotia. Bonnie also played a supportive roll in several Oil & Gas construction projects in Asia, Europe, United States and Canada.
