Mr. Smith is a CPA, CA, and is currently a Director of Southern Energy Corp., Karve Energy Inc., and Jasper Brewing Inc. Most recently, Mr. Smith was the Director and CFO of Broadview Energy Ltd. He started his career in the oil and gas industry in finance with management and executive roles at numerous companies including Canadian Pioneer Petroleum Ltd., Poco Petroleums Ltd., Renaissance Energy, and Pan East Petroleum Corp. Mr. Smith has spent 12 years as an executive in the oil and gas industry and 20 years in the buy-side and sell-side of the investment industry as the Chief Financial Officer and Portfolio Manager with Norrep Capital Management Ltd. and Vice President and Director – Institutional Research at FirstEnergy Capital.