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Tristone Capital named Best Advisory Firm of the Year at World Junior Oil & Gas Awards Waqar Syed, Tristone Capital Vice President & Director, Institutional Research, Denver, named as a top 3 stock picker for Oilfield Services by the Financial Times/Starmine. John Tasdemir, Principal, Institutional Research, ranked #1 Canada Energy Services Industry Stock Picker by Financial Times/StarMine. énergie'08 brought together over 80 global energy companies and over 170 institutional investors in Paris, France. Mark the date for énergie'09, May 11-15, 2009, Tristone's 2nd annual global energy investment conference.

George F.J. Gosbee  —  Chairman, President and C.E.O.

Mr. Gosbee founded Tristone Capital Inc. in September, 2000. Prior to Tristone, Mr. Gosbee was a Managing Director at Newcrest Capital Inc., a Canadian national investment firm. Mr. Gosbee joined Newcrest after 5 years with the energy investment firm of Peters & Co. Limited, where he was a Managing Director and served on the Executive Committee.

Mr. Gosbee holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary. In 2004 Mr. Gosbee was named by the Globe and Mail's Report on Business as one of Canada's 40 Under 40. As well, for the past three years Alberta Venture Magazine has chosen him as one of Alberta's 50 Most Influential People. In 2005 Ernst and Young named him the Prairie Region Entrepreneur of the Year.

Mr. Gosbee is Vice Chairman of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), the $70B Government of Alberta fund. Mr. Gosbee is also Chairman of the Board for the Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD), a board member of the Alberta Economic Development Authority, Edge School and The Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta. He is a past board member of the Banff National Mountain Centre, the Sandy Cross Conservation Foundation and the Art Gallery of Calgary.

Tristone Capital Corporate Directory

Michael O. Kehler

Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Kehler joined Tristone in May of 2002. Mr. Kehler was Chief Financial Officer of an emerging national investment dealer where he was active in investment banking activities. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Kehler was the Chief Financial Officer of a telecommunications company in Calgary, focused on mergers and acquisitions. Prior to 1999, Mr. Kehler held various positions over a seven year period with a major international accounting firm culminating in the position of Senior Manager - Corporate Finance.

Mr. Kehler holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan and has the designations of Chartered Accountant, and Chartered Financial Analyst.

Lynn Tsutsumi

Vice President Finance

Ms. Tsutsumi joined Tristone in January 2007. Prior to joining Tristone, Ms. Tsutsumi was the Manager, Financial Compliance at the Investment Dealers Association of Canada. For almost six years prior to joining the IDA, Ms. Tsutsumi was Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of a Canadian boutique brokerage firm, where she was also involved in investment banking activity. Ms. Tsutsumi obtained her Chartered Accounting designation with Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants in 1994, and commenced her securities industry career at the Alberta Stock Exchange in 1995, where she was responsible for financial and sales compliance, as well as corporate finance regulation.

Mary Leigh McRiane

Office Manager & Human Resources Administrator

Ms. McRiane joined Tristone in May 2008 as Office Manager & Human Resources Administrator. Prior to joining Tristone Ms. McRiane was at Raymond James for 14 years culminating in her title as Branch Administrator and Executive Assistant, Managing a staff of 85 people. Prior to Raymond James, Ms. McRiane was at McDermid St. Lawrence, a boutique trading firm specializing in Junior Capital Pools and venture trading. Prior thereto Ms. McRiane was at CIBC Wood Gundy as a  Sales Assistant and then as Branch Administrator overseeing a group of 75 employees. Ms. McRiane started her industry experience with First Marathon Securities in 1989 and has called Calgary home for the last 20 years.

Hinson Ng

Chief Compliance Officer

Mr. Ng joined Tristone in October 2005. Prior to Tristone, Mr. Ng spent five years as a Senior Investigator with the Investment Dealers Association. Prior to that role Mr. Ng was a Compliance Officer with CIBC World Markets and prior thereto was a Registered Options Representative with CIBC Investor Services. Mr. Ng holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Calgary.

Rita Sivadas

Manager, Operations

Rita Sivadas joined Tristone Capital in May 2002, as Operations Manager. Prior to that, she spent over seven years at Peters & Co Limited with the Syndication & Operation Department.

Kathy Tiberio

Business Manager

Ms. Tiberio was one of the first employees at Tristone, joining in September 2000, and bringing with her 20 years experience. Prior to joining Tristone, Ms. Tiberio was Business Manager for Rob Peters' group of companies and Event Planner for Peters & Co. Ltd. From 1995 to 1997 Ms. Tiberio worked with the Investment Banking area of Yorkton Securities assisting in due diligence for company financings and before joining Yorkton she set up the Calgary office for Marleau Lemire Securities.

Lita Chan

Controller

Lita joined Tristone Capital as a Senior Accountant. She spent 2 years with a transfer agent and registrar company as Account Manager. Prior to that, Lita has 4 years of management consulting experiences with various consulting companies in Singapore. She has also spent 7 years in the area of audit, sales operations and business finance with Compaq Computer. Lita holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) with a major in Finance and Accounting from Simon Fraser University.

Mario Vasquez

Senior Accountant

Mr. Vasquez joined Tristone in January 2007 as a Senior Accountant. Prior to joining Tristone Mr. Vasquez worked in several companies in Accounting and Finances fields in North and South America bringing with him more than 6 years of experience. Mr. Vasquez was a Financial Analyst in the National Venezuelan Oil Company (PDVSA), one of the biggest in the world. Prior to that, he was Senior Auditor in Price Waterhouse & Coopers where he worked within many companies in the utilities and energy sector. Mr. Vasquez holds a Bachelor of Accounting from the Catholic University in Caracas Venezuela and a Master in Business Administration with specialization in Finances.

Beverly Sookerukoff

Intermediate Accountant

Ms. Sookerukoff joined Tristone Capital in March of 2007. She brings with her 10 years of accounting experience. 

Ms. Sookerukoff holds a Criminology Diploma from Douglas College in New Westminster, BC.

Lac-Thu Sim

Accountant

Ms. Sim joined Tristone in September 2007 with over 4 years of experience in banking and finance administration. 

Ms. Sim holds a Bachelors Degree in Accounting from Athabasca University. She provides academic assistance to students in the high school community and commits time to volunteering in various charities and churches.

Chi Thai

Accountant

Mr. Thai joined Tristone in May 2007 as an Accountant. Prior to that, he obtained his Business Administration Diploma from Southern Alberta Institution of Technology.

Mr. Thai is a level 4 candidate in the Certified General Accountant program.

Jennifer Lussier

Associate, Communications

Ms. Lussier joined Tristone Capital in April 2007, and is responsible for corporate branding, marketing and communications. Ms. Lussier brings over 15 years experience in graphic design and corporate communications to Tristone. Prior to joining Tristone, she spent 9 years running her own design and communications firm in Calgary for corporate, education, non-profit, and government sectors. Ms. Lussier obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia in 1990.

Troy Topp

Principal, Information Technology

Mr. Topp joined Tristone in March 2008 as Principal of Information Technology. Mr. Topp brings over 16 years of IT experience to Tristone from several industries. Prior to joining Tristone, Mr. Topp served in senior IT roles as a System Analyst for an international Engineering Firm and Infrastructure Solutions Architect with an IT consulting group.