Prior to becoming President, CEO and a Director of Petrus, Mr. Korchinski held the position of Chief Operating Officer and Vice President Engineering. Preceding his time at Petrus, Mr. Korchinski spent 7 years as the Senior Exploitation Engineer for Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.; during his tenure, over $1 billion in capital was invested in Deep Basin drilling. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Professional Engineer for Renaissance Energy, Husky Energy and Crescent Point Energy in exploitation, operation and production engineering roles. Mr. Korchinski is a Professional Engineer and earned a BSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calgary in 2000.
Mr. Graham is the founder of Ridge Advisory Limited, a boutique independent financial advisory firm focused on the energy sector. Mr. Graham has spent approximately 20 years in the energy investment industry as an investment banker and research analyst with boutique investment dealers including GMP Securities Ltd., Tristone Capital Inc. and Newcrest Capital Inc. He has significant experience with debt and equity financings, mergers, acquisitions and valuations in the Canadian energy sector. Mr. Graham is a Chartered Professional Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary.