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Gordon Laschinger,
Chairman
Gordon Laschinger serves as Chairman, President and CEO of Northern Ethanol Inc.
Mr. Laschinger assumed his position as our CEO and President in April 2006 and was named Chairman of our Board of Directors in June 2006. Mr. Laschinger also acts as CEO and President of Northern Granite Energy, Inc., a developmental stage company that intends to engage in the oil and gas business.
From 1997 through February 2006, Mr. Laschinger was Vice President – Investments of J.J. Barnicke Limited, Toronto, Canada. During his tenure J.J. Barnicke was recognized as Canada’s largest independently owned, full service commercial real estate services company. Headquartered in Toronto, the firm has over 20 full service offices across Canada. In addition to his role at Northern Ethanol, Mr. Laschinger is also Chairman of William Osler Health Centre, the largest community hospital in Ontario, Canada.
Frank F. Klees
Director
Frank F. Klees assumed his position as a Director of Northern in September 2006. In addition he had been President of Klees & Associates, Ltd, Ontario, Canada, since January 1982, a company engaged in financial services consulting. Mr. Klees is a board member of Universal Energy Corporation. A Corporation that is building the largest wheat based ethanol facility in North America.
Mr. Klees has been a sitting Member of the Provincial Parliament Legislative Assembly in Ontario and has held numerous government positions, including a member of the Cabinet in 1999, Ontario’s Tourism Minister and Minister of Transportation. During which he was responsible for the implementation of a multi-year $10 billion highway infrastructure program.
Prior to his political career, Mr. Klees co-founded the Municipal Gas Corporation, an energy company that developed 55,000 customers in Ontario, Manitoba and Quebec.
Andrew I. Telsey
Director
Andrew I. Telsey was appointed as our Corporate Secretary and a Director in September 2006. Since 1984 Mr. Telsey has been President and sole shareholder of Andrew I. Telsey, P.C., Englewood, Colorado, a law firm emphasizing securities law, business transactions, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters.
Mr. Telsey was introduced into the oil and gas industry in 1978 when he became the assistant to the President of Clayton Corp., a privately held oil and gas exploration and development company located in Golden, Colorado. During his tenure with Clayton Corporation, he played an integral part in creating and bringing public Black Dome Energy Corp, Golden, Colorado, a new company formed by the President of Clayton Corp. His responsibilities with both Clayton Corp. and Black Dome included land title work, well sitting, negotiation of oil and gas leases and general corporate matters.
In 1981 through 1983, Mr. Telsey was Corporate Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for in 1981 through 1983, Mr. Telsey was Corporate Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Energy Methods Corp., Denver, Colorado, a publicly held oil and gas company that sponsored the third largest oil and gas income fund in the US during this period. The company raised in excess of $1 billion in limited partner interests during his tenure with this company. He has continued to provide legal services to oil and gas companies. This firm is also our securities and corporate counsel.
Mr. Telsey received a Juris Doctor degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 1979 and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ithaca College in 1975.
Andrew M. Gertler
Director
Andrew M. Gertler has been a Director of our Company since November 2004. From November 2004 through June 2006, he was our Chairman of the Board. From November 2004 through April 2006, he was our President and Chief Executive Officer.
In addition to his positions with us, since July 2006 Mr. Gertler has been a principal of Lester Asset Management, Inc., Montreal, Quebec, a discretionary money management and advisory firm where he engaged in portfolio management, merger and acquisition activities, corporate reorganization and private equity investments. Mr. Gertler serves on several boards of directors, including Neutron Enterprises, Inc. and Avicena Group, Inc.
Prior to April 2001 through to April 2004, Mr. Gertler was the Managing Director of Gestion Jean-Paul Auclair Inc., a privately held money management company. Mr. Gertler obtained an MBA degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1984 and a Bachelor of Commerce in finance from McGill University in 1982.
Paul T. Durst
Director
Paul T. Durst assumed his position as a Director of our Company in September 2006. In addition, he has been the Controller and Chief Financial Officer of Schickedanz Bros. Limited, Ontario, Canada since November 2000. This company is a developer of real estate as well as a property manager, with assets in excess of $250 million. Mr. Durst has over 24 years of experience in finance and administration. He has been a Certified General Accountant since 1982.
Robert Richards
Director
Robert Richards assumed his position as a Director of our Company in September 2006. In addition, he has been the President and CEO of the William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, Ontario, since March 2005. Prior, from March 2004 through March 2005, he was retired. From 1998 through March 2004, he was the President and CEO of the Municipal Property Placement Corporation, Pickering, Ontario.
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