News And Events

Jeremy is an experienced technologist with a demonstrated history working in Pressure Pumping – Stimulation. Skilled in Chemical, Engineering, and Sales aspects of Hydraulic Fracturing and Acid Stimulation. Strong consulting professional with a Chemical Technology Diploma from Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT).

Joe has 45 years of experience in the mining industry, particularly related to the sand, gravel and concrete business through-out western Canada and the Pacific northwest region of the US. During his tenure, Joe has gained experience in all aspects of the industry including; identifying market potential and establishing business case, source identification, environmental compliance, […]

One of IMC’s longest standing clients, Air Products, today announced a multi-billion-dollar plan to build a landmark new net-zero hydrogen energy complex, which will include hydrogen for industrial applications, hydrogen-based power generation and liquid hydrogen for transportation / mobility applications. This project will make Edmonton, Alberta the centre of western Canada’s hydrogen economy and set the stage for Air Products to operate the most competitive and lowest-carbon-intensity hydrogen network in the world.

Join us for the two-day virtual event May 28, 2021 & June 4, 2021

IMC would like to thank you for taking time out of your day to sign up and or attend the Economic Reconciliation Through Successful Partnerships – IPSS, that was held on Thursday May 13, 2021 which was hosted by Resource Works. In case you were not able to view it on the 13th you can click […]

IMC is taking part in a LinkedIn Live event on Thursday May 13 at 12pm -1pm MST – Hosted by Resource Works 

With a 40-year background in the electric power industry Richard consults with provincial governments, utilities, large power consumers, and industry associations on resource planning, transmission access, power-system reliability, cost of service, electricity pricing, technology developments, economic regulation and market structure issues. Beginning in the United Kingdom with graduate training in the planning of generation and […]

Gilles Turcotte is an MBA graduate from McGill University, with a specialization in international business and has a B.A in Economics from Université de Sherbrooke. Gilles has been a Business and Corporate Development Executive with 25+ years of success in leading international business organizations to leverage untapped market potential and enter new and emerging markets. […]

Glenn is a Chartered Financial Analyst with over 20 years of experience in evaluating and managing projects or businesses in the E&P, pipelines, natural gas processing, and power sectors. He has extensive commercial, financial and asset management experience in the pipeline and midstream industry. He has analyzed and obtained investments for projects and acquisitions over practically all energy commodities and infrastructure types ranging in value from $5 million startups to $1 billion pipeline projects. He has also overseen regulatory processes and negotiated energy supply agreements.  Also, he has advised clients on energy procurement and risk management.

Joe was a valued member of the IMC team.  He was more active with IMC in the 1990s and early 2000s before he retired, but supported us over the years after retirement as well.   He was very knowledgeable surrounding everything to do with the power sector, with a specialty related to gas-fired co-generation.   He supported […]

Ryan has over 25 years of management experience in the Oil & Gas sector across multiple disciplines of construction, drilling, completions, production, operations, and business development. He is a Certified Engineering Technologist that also holds a Red Seal Endorsement for Drilling, a Project Management Professional designation, as well as a Master's of Business Administration from the University of Calgary. He is actively involved with multiple Oil & Gas operators and service providers, and strives to create value by taking on any challenge and finding the best solution, through a dedicated and determined hands-on approach.

Stewart Muir was born in Lethbridge, Alberta and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. Pursuing a journalism career led to posts in Hong Kong, Australia, and across Canada. An award-winning author, he has served as a volunteer director in land conservancy and worked as a change leader, management consultant and civil servant before founding Vancouver-based Resource […]

Elliot has extensive experience in the resource sector both as a management consultant and a senior executive. As a consultant at McKinsey & Company, he worked on operational and strategic projects with more than 50 mines, mineral processing facilities, and oil & gas installations around the world. He was ultimately elected a Partner in McKinsey’s […]

At the start of the evening news on Sept 26th , CBC provided an apology to David Xiao which is found on the attached clip (https://youtu.be/-H2HRVf4uXs). This defamation was based on patently inaccurate allegations made several years ago. Certain parties then used the misinformation to wrongly disqualify David from the federal Conservative nomination process. The defamation […]

Sylvia Eleanor Holcomb Following a long illness, Sylvia passed away on the morning of September 9, 2020. Sylvia was an integral part of Ian Murray and Company for many years. She filled the role of Director of Government Relations with the company, serving clients admirably and coordinating the activities of other team members who worked on […]

Geoff Tauvette is a professional engineer with more than 23 years of experience in aviation fossil and clean fuel procurement, infrastructure and logistics management, environment and climate change risk and compliance management and sustainability strategy and implementation.  Geoff has been instrumental in leading airline consortia that provide aviation fuel and deicing infrastructure, investment and handling […]

Elizabeth has over 25 years of experience in research and innovation including leading cross organization and cross ministry projects; developing strategic plans and frameworks; product, program, and portfolio management; developing funding programs to grow Alberta’s food manufacturing sector; and new service introductions within the telecommunications industry.  She has held various Director level positions, within Government, […]

Chris Suvan was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta has over 10 years of experience in business development and project management. He has over 4 years of private equity experience in the oil and gas sector. Chris has held top positions in companies like Capwest Equity Partners and Nor-Chris Holdings. He has a strong mergers […]

Matt Vickers has been entrenched in his indigenous tradition and has been a top-notch business leader for the past forty-four (44) years. He has built a number of successful businesses in a variety of sectors including First Nations artwork, technology and management consulting. He has worked with Royal Bank Financial Group as a Senior Manager […]

Neil brings a deep and varied background with 20 years of operational, customer service and sales management experience in the financial services sector and 20 years of senor level industry development leadership. Neil was also active in a business development role, expanding their membership base through direct calling and hosting of industry development events. He […]

As the President and CEO of Zip Equity Corporation, Sukhjit understands the globalization of marketplaces and synergies that can be created by coupling good opportunities with the right strategic partners. Sukhjit was the visionary that set up a training institute (welding, pipefitting, IT and millright) in Coimbatore, India in 2007 in partnership with NAIT and […]

Jeff began his career as a lawyer in BC, providing legal and business development advice to various Aboriginal clients in the BC central interior. Jeff has provided consultation services to Nations clients: engaging and negotiating with governments, other First Nations, Industry and general consultation – with the objective of assisting First Nations in achieving their […]

We are sad to announce that former IMC team member Peter Kinnear passed away last week.

IMC is saddened to learn of the tragic death of Sarah Rabik.  She was only 24 years of age and a wonderful person. Sarah was the daughter of former IMC team member, Bruce Rabik. Bruce’s firm, Rogers Insurance, provides IMC with insurance products and Bruce has been a mainstay of the IMC Calgary RANT events […]

IMC would like to congratulate Rutul Patel for his successful completion the Common Final Exam (CFE) for his CPA designation. Rutul placed in the top 1% on the National Honour Roll.  He is one of 13 in Alberta to do so. Please join us in congratulating Rutul on this wonderful accomplishment. https://www.cpacanada.ca/en/become-a-cpa/cpa-certification-program-evaluation/common-final-examination-honour-roll

Kristina is the President of Valhalla Angels, one of Canada’s most active angel investing groups and an Executive/Co-Founder with Valhalla Private Capital. As well as being an angel investor herself, an A100 member, and sits on various boards, she spends time supporting the entrepreneurial eco-system in Edmonton by both mentoring and participating on the Board […]

David has extensive business and government experience.   David founded the 25 person accounting firm Dorward & Company in the mid ‘90’s, with offices in Edmonton and Calgary. Previous to that he worked with a national trust company in the controller and treasury areas.   He was elected in 2012 in Edmonton-Gold Bar as a MLA and […]

Anne has worked with over 60 Indigenous groups across Canada since 2005. She led stakeholder engagement planning and execution for conventional and unconventional oil and gas, pipelines, facilities, refining, and renewable energy projects at Petro-Canada and Suncor. In addition, Anne’s work has resulted in the creation of a common values-based approach to Indigenous business development […]

After receiving Engineering and MBA degrees from the University of Alberta, Bob spent the next 37 years with ATCO, including acting as Vice President of Government Affairs, Communications, and Corporate Initiatives. His experience included diverse technical and business areas, with a focus on major facilities planning, strategic business planning, regulatory proceedings, and project economic evaluation.  […]

Gerald has extensive experience in the oil industry with a diversified background linking oil sands production, bitumen upgrading, oil refining and technology development to the Alberta oil sands market. Gerald was directly involved with partial upgrading technology development, leading to patents for the MEG HI-Q process. Currently, he is treasurer and past president of the […]

Rutul is a recent BCom. graduate, with an accounting major, from the University of Alberta. He is currently pursuing his CPA designation. He has worked with the Finance Operations team in the Government of Alberta. He also has experience as a client solutions analyst in Commercial Banking with Scotiabank, working with companies of all sizes […]

IMC is sad to announce that Hal Gunardson has passed away. Apparently he had an accident related to falling off of his boat. The obituary link below provides wonderful insights into his life and character. IMC enjoyed working with Hal as a client for many years when he was with Air Products and then as […]

Graham has over 11 Years of experience in performance capture and video game development. He has worked on major video game & movie titles such as Assassins Creed, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Far Cry 4, and Stephen King’s IT (2017). Graham started in Motion capture at Rainmaker in 2007, and later moved to Toronto […]

Stephen Kushner (MBA) is the Past President (28 years) of the Merit Contractors Association of Alberta. He facilitated the founding of provincial Merit organizations throughout Canada and the establishment of a national organization. Considered to be a pioneer of open shop construction practices in Canada, Stephen also oversaw the growth of the industry’s largest group […]

Dr. Ian Potter has decades of experience in leadership roles with Federal and Provincial funding corporations. Dr. Potter served as the Vice President, Engineering at National Research Council (NRC) of Canada from 2011 to May 2018 where he was responsible for the strategic direction, operation and client key account management for the division, including portfolios […]

Deborah James, BSc (Pharm), PhD, is the Executive Director of Innovation for the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta. With more than 15 years of academic-executive and consulting experience, Dr. James works extensively across the public and private sector to bridge, create and implement large-scale initiatives that demonstrate value to care providers, academia […]

Lynn comes to IMC with a wealth of knowledge in the health and housing industry. As a senior executive, Lynn has led a variety of Boards and senior teams in public, private and government settings. In her last role, she brought three organizations into one, building a strong corporate culture that saw the organization double […]

Ron Wallace, Ph.D. is a retired Permanent Member of the National Energy Board (NEB) and an Alberta Emerald Award recipient. He directed projects in Russia for the World Bank (Washington), the EBRD (London) and subsequently with the Asian Development Bank (Manila). As Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of a publicly traded defense manufacturing corporation, […]

Heather has over 15 years of experience as an environmental consultant focusing on GHG and air-related issues.  Technical work has included assessing emission control methods for heavy-duty industrial engines and air quality dispersion modeling.  Regulatory and policy work includes work for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) evaluating and comparing GHG policies across multiple […]

Glenn Roger’s email: Hi Folks, You’re receiving this email because you are either in my professional network, a family friend, or you know Eric through Webber Academy, various hockey organizations, Calgary Rangers Soccer, or Westside King’s Church. As many of you know, my wife Jacqueline has been fighting a brain tumour for over twenty years.  […]

Don is a professional accountant with 20 years of diverse financial experience in the energy NGL midstream and upstream sectors. As the Vice President, Corporate Planning at Provident Energy, he was responsible for mid‐ to long‐term planning as well as assessing the strategic and financial impacts of all business development initiatives. In addition to these roles, Don also […]

Chris has over 10 years of experience in business development and project management. He has over 4 years of private equity experience in the oil and gas sector. Chris has held top positions in companies like Capwest Equity Partners and Nor-Chris Holdings. He has a strong mergers and acquisitions background with focus on post-transaction integration […]

With over 30 years’ experience, David brings IMC an extensive background in leadership and project expertise.  He began his career with GE and Sulzer implementing Project Management systems and managing international Consortium projects in the hydroelectric industry.  David has successfully completed corporate turnarounds, delivered complex international infrastructure projects and negotiated an industry precedent Alliance Contract.  […]

Gordon is involved in the mining industry as the Executive Chairman and Interim CEO of America’s Silver, a leading Canadian silver mining company. He previously trained in the Energy and Minerals group at Chemical Bank in New York where he structured complex financial deals in the energy and mining sectors. As an investment banker at […]

Angus Brotherhood has over 40 years of experience in junior and independent oil and gas companies. He was the Executive Vice President of Novalta Resources, where he was instrumental in managing the operations. Later, he co‐founded Glencoe Resources, where he was the President of the company. Angus is a Chartered Accountant and has held numerous […]

Tad has over two decades of business development and technical sales consulting experience in the fields of transportation, energy (renewable, alternative and conventional) and industrial gases in Canada and Europe. In addition, Tad also has experience in mergers and acquisitions, fund management, leasing and investment banking. Tad specializes in market research, competitor analysis, business planning, […]

Nolan spent 30 years as an Executive in the Forest Products Industry in Canada and the United States where he managed and owned operations that manufactured pulp, paper, lumber, fiberboard, strawboard and wood packaging products. He provided key leadership in the Charmin Tissue change management in the US, started up the greenfield Alberta Energy Company […]