Board of Directors

Kevin Brown

  • Board Chair
Kevin Brown is the Co-Chairman and Director of ARC Financial Corp. He has been with ARC Financial Corp. since 1989.
Committees:
  • Audit, Governance and Nominating
Director since:
  • December 2018

Beth Reimer-Heck

  • Lead Director
Beth Reimer-Heck is a corporate director, trusted advisor, and former senior counsel with 36 years of legal, board and executive experience.   Ms. Reimer-Heck is an advisory board member of Saskatchewan Mines and Minerals Inc. and a director of United Way of Calgary and Area serving as Chair of the Governance and Strategy Committee and member of the Indigenous Advisory Committee. 
Committees:
  • Audit, Governance and Nominating, Sustainability
Director since:
  • September 2021

Judith Athaide

  • Director
Judith Athaide is a corporate director, entrepreneur, professional engineer and certified corporate director.
Committees:
  • Governance and Nominating, Sustainability
Director since:
  • February 2022

Pat Carlson

  • Director and CEO
Patrick Carlson has been the Chief Executive Officer of Kiwetinohk since February 12, 2018 and President and Chief Executive Officer of Distinction since April 2021. Prior to founding Kiwetinohk, he was the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Seven Generations Energy Ltd. until his retirement as CEO in June 2017 and his resignation from the board in May 2018.
Committees:
  • Reserves, Sustainability
Director since:
  • February 2018

Leland Corbett

  • Director
Leland Corbett is a partner at Stikeman Elliott LLP. He has been at Stikeman Elliott LLP since 1994.
Committees:
  • Compensation, Governance and Nominating, Sustainability
Director since:
  • August 2018

Kaush Rakhit

  • Director
Kaush Rakhit is the Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Discovery Ltd. He founded Rakhit Petroleum Consulting Ltd. in 1989, which purchased and merged with Canadian Discovery Ltd. in 2005.
Committees:
  • Compensation, Reserves
Director since:
  • August 2018

Steve Sinclair

  • Director
Steve Sinclair is retired. He was previously a Director and Audit Chair of TransGlobe Energy Corporation and of Deltastream Energy Corp.
Committees:
  • Audit, Compensation
Director since:
  • September 2021

John Whelen

  • Director
John Whelen is a former senior executive at Enbridge Inc. where he held a number of roles, including Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Controller and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development.
Committees:
  • Audit, Compensation
Director since:
  • February 2022

Colin Bergman

  • Director
Colin Bergman is a Vice-President with ARC Financial Corp. (“ARC”) and is responsible for sourcing, executing, and managing investments on behalf of ARC. Prior to ARC, Colin was an investment banker with BMO Capital Markets where he was involved in over $10 billion in capital markets transactions including M&A, equity and debt offerings, and restructurings. Outside of ARC, Colin is on the external fundraising committee of KidSport Calgary & Area and is part of the Investment Advisory Group for UCeed Energy, a philanthropically funded early-stage investment fund. He has a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University and is a CFA charterholder.
Committees:
  • Reserves, Sustainability
Director since:
  • May 2023