Board of Directors

Grant B. Fagerheim

Director, President & Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Fagerheim is President and Chief Executive Officer of Whitecap Resources Inc., a position he has held since 2009, and founder of Whitecap Resources Inc., Kereco Energy Ltd. (Cadence), Ketch Resources Ltd, and Ketch Energy Ltd. He was appointed to the board of The Fraser Institute in January 2020. He has worked in both the Canadian upstream and downstream segments of the energy industry. His past directorships include both public and private energy producing and service companies.

Mr. Fagerheim is an active member in the community in both volunteer and charity roles and has a passion for combining academics with athletics. He is a past director of the Hockey Canada Foundation, including Chairman of the Foundation from 2010 to 2014 and was also a member of the Order of Hockey Canada executive committee. He also has served as Chairman of the Edge School for Athletes in Calgary.

In recognition for his contributions to Canada to date Mr. Fagerheim was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal created in 2012 to honour the 60^th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.  In 2017 he was inducted into the Saskatchewan Oil & Gas Hall of Fame, and in 2021 was named Saskatchewan Oil Person of the Year. Mr. Fagerheim was awarded the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal in 2022, created to honour the 70^th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada.  In January 2023, Mr. Fagerheim was also awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Saskatchewan).

Mr. Fagerheim is a member of the Health, Safety & Environment Committee and a member of the Sustainability & Advocacy Committee.

Craig Bryksa

Director

Mr. Bryksa was appointed a Director of Whitecap on May 12, 2025.

Previously, Mr. Bryksa was the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Veren Inc., roles he held since May 2018. Previously, Mr. Bryksa was Vice President, Engineering West and held a number of senior management roles since joining the company in 2006, directly overseeing the development and operations of each of the company's core assets. Mr. Bryksa's experience as a professional engineer in the oil and gas industry also includes working with companies such as Enerplus Resources Fund and McDaniel and Associates Consultants.

Mr. Bryksa is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta and the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Regina.

Mr. Bryksa is a member of both the Reserves Committee and the Sustainability & Advocacy Committee.

Jodi J. Jenson Labrie

Director

Ms. Jenson Labrie was appointed a Director of Whitecap on May 12, 2025.

Ms. Jenson Labrie is a highly accomplished financial executive with over 25 years of energy and professional services experience. Ms. Jenson Labrie most recently served as a Director of Veren Inc.  Previously, Ms. Jenson Labrie was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Enerplus Corporation, an independent North American exploration and production company, for nine years until the company’s combination with Chord Energy in 2024. Prior thereto, she progressed through various leadership roles at Enerplus, including serving as Vice President of Finance from 2013-2015. Prior to joining Enerplus, Ms. Jenson Labrie was a Senior Manager at KPMG LLP specializing in Assurance and Financial Advisory Services.

Ms. Jenson Labrie holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Calgary (Distinction) and both a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Business Valuator designation. She is a member of the University of Calgary Board of Governors, where she chairs the Budget Committee and serves on the Finance & Property and Audit Committees. Ms. Jenson Labrie also served on the Board of the Explorers and Producers Association of Canada from 2015 to 2020.
 
Ms. Jenson Labrie is a member of both the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance & Compensation Committee.

VINEETA MAGUIRE

Director

Ms. Maguire is the President & CEO of Energy Safety Canada, the national safety association for Canada's energy industry, and has over thirty years of experience in the energy industry. Prior to her retirement from Ovintiv Inc. in early 2023, Ms. Maguire was Vice President, Supply Management Services, North America during the period of 2014 to 2023 and Vice President, Canadian Operations during the period of 2012 to 2014.

Ms. Maguire holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Chemical Engineering) from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Science (Chemical Engineering) from the University of Calgary and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta. Ms. Maguire has received the Supply Chain Management Designation (SCMP) and her ICD.D designation with the Institute of Corporate Directors. Ms. Maguire is currently an Advisor of the Haskayne School of Business (Supply Chain and Logistics Advisory Board) at the University of Calgary and Past Chair of the Board of Directors of Easter Seals Alberta.

Ms. Maguire was appointed a Director of Whitecap on May 17, 2023 and is a member of both the Reserves Committee and the Health, Safety & Environment Committee.

Glenn A. McNamara

Director

Mr. McNamara is an independent businessman with many years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to his retirement in September 2023, Mr. McNamara was the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Heritage Resources LP, a wholly owned oil and gas business of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. From September 2010 to May 2016, he was the Chief Executive Officer and a director of PMI Resources Inc. (formerly, Petromanas Energy Inc.), a public oil and gas company. From August 2005 to August 2010, he was the President of BG Canada (part of the BG Group PLC, a public gas company with its head office in the United Kingdom, trading on the London Stock Exchange). Prior thereto, he was the President of ExxonMobil Canada Energy (a wholly-owned subsidiary of ExxonMobil).

Mr. McNamara currently sits on the board of directors of Parex Resources Inc. and PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.

Mr. McNamara is Chairman of the Reserves Committee, Chairman of the Corporate Governance & Compensation Committee and has been a Director of Whitecap since September 14, 2010.

Barbara Munroe

Director

Ms. Munroe was appointed a Director of Whitecap on May 12, 2025.

Ms. Munroe has more than 25 years of experience as a lawyer and executive in diverse industries. Ms. Munroe is an experienced corporate director, serving as a director with ENMAX Corporation, former Chair of Veren Inc. and as former vice-chair of the Alberta Cancer Foundation's board of trustees. Ms. Munroe was Executive Vice President, Corporate Services and General Counsel for WestJet Airlines from November 2016 until retiring in March 2019. Ms. Munroe joined WestJet in November 2011 as Vice President & General Counsel and was promoted to Senior Vice President, Corporate Services & General Counsel in June 2015. She was the Assistant General Counsel, Upstream at Imperial Oil Ltd. from 2008 to 2011, and the Senior Vice President, Legal/IP & General Counsel, Corporate Secretary for SMART Technologies Inc. from 2000 to 2008.

Ms. Munroe holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Finance degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree, both from the University of Calgary. Ms. Munroe was admitted to the Law Society of Alberta in 1991 and also holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Mr. Munroe is a member of both the Sustainability & Advocacy Committee and the Corporate Governance & Compensation Committee.

Stephen C. Nikiforuk

Director

Mr. Nikiforuk is the President and Chief Experience Officer of Viridian Family Office Inc. (formerly Loram 99 Corporation), a Calgary based multi-family office, and previously was the General Manager and Controller between November 2019 to September 2020. Prior to that he was the President of MyOwnCFO Professional Corporation & MyOwnCFO Inc. from July 2009 to November 2019, both private companies. Before then, Mr. Nikiforuk was the Corporate Business Manager of 1173373 Alberta Ltd. (a private company) from July 2009 to July 2011 and the Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Cadence Energy Inc. (formerly, Kereco Energy Ltd.) a public oil and gas company, from January 2005 to March 2008.

Mr. Nikiforuk is a director of CanAir Nitrogen Inc., a private company that supplies the oil and gas industry in Alberta and British Columbia with cryogenic liquid nitrogen and is also a Director and Audit Committee Chair for InPlay Oil Corp., a public light oil production and development company.

Mr. Nikiforuk is Chairman of the Audit Committee and has been a Director of Whitecap since September 1, 2009.

Myron M. Stadnyk

Director

Mr. Stadnyk was appointed a Director of Whitecap on May 12, 2025.

Mr. Stadnyk has over 40 years of oil and gas experience and is the former President & CEO and Director of ARC Resources Ltd., retiring in 2020. During his tenure as CEO, and prior to that as COO, Mr. Stadnyk played a pivotal role in ARC's transformation from a Royalty trust to a leading Canadian producer. His extensive career also includes working for a major oil and gas company in both domestic and international operations.

Mr. Stadnyk holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program. He holds an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta. Mr. Stadnyk formerly held a position on the Board of Directors of Veren Inc. and PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. and served as a Governor for CAPP for over a decade. Currently, Mr. Stadnyk is the Chairman of Vermilion Energy Inc.

Mr. Stadnyk is a member of both the Health, Safety & Environment Committee and the Reserves Committee.

Kenneth S. Stickland

Chairman

Prior to February 1, 2014, Mr. Stickland was employed for 13 years by TransAlta Corporation, one of Canada's largest non-regulated power generation and wholesale marketing companies. At TransAlta he held the position of Chief Business Development Officer and prior to that was the Chief Legal Officer. Mr. Stickland has been a member of various professional associations and has served as a director of several publicly listed companies, associations and not-for-profit organizations. Prior to TransAlta, Mr. Stickland was a partner with the Calgary-based law firm of Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP and has over 30 years of experience in the area of commercial law with a specific focus on energy-related matters.

Mr. Stickland is Chairman of the Board of Whitecap, a member of the Audit Committee, a member of the Corporate Governance & Compensation Committee and has been a Director since June 10, 2013.

Brad Wall

Director

Mr. Wall joined the board of directors on July 30, 2019. Mr. Wall has 18 years political experience and served as the Premier of Saskatchewan November 2007 until February 2018. During his tenure, Mr. Wall helped lead the province through a period of strong population and economic growth, export expansion, record infrastructure investment and tax reductions while helping to earn the province’s first ever AAA credit rating.

Mr. Wall is the principal of Flying W Consulting Inc., a special advisor at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP and a partner at CW Cattle Company Ltd. and is a Voluntary Board member of the Canadian American Business Council and the Fraser Institute. Mr. Wall is also Co-Chair of the Canada Asean Business Council and a volunteer member of the Canadian Cattle Association Advocacy & Stakeholder Relations committee.

Mr. Wall holds an honours degree in Public Administration from the University of Saskatchewan.

Mr. Wall currently sits on the board of directors of AltaLink L.P., Helium Evolution Incorporated, Maxim Power Corp. and NexGen Energy Ltd.

Mr. Wall is a member of the Health, Safety & Environment Committee and the Sustainability & Advocacy Committee.

Grant A. Zawalsky

Director

Mr. Zawalsky is Vice Chair and Partner of Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP (Barristers and Solicitors) where he has been a partner since 1994.

Mr. Zawalsky currently sits on the board of directors of a number of private and public companies, including NuVista Energy Ltd. and Spur Petroleum Ltd., and is Corporate Secretary of ARC Resources Ltd. and PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.

Mr. Zawalsky is Chairman of the Sustainability & Advocacy Committee, Chairman of the Health, Safety & Environment Committee and has been a Director of Whitecap since September 1, 2009.