Executive Team - PetroChina Canada

Jilin Fu

President & CEO

As President and CEO of PetroChina Canada, Jilin Fu is responsible for leading the company's strategic, financial and operational performance. With more than 32 years of experience in the petroleum industry, Mr. Fu's business experience spans a variety areas, including geological engineering, exploration, reserves, seismic surveying, strategic planning and project management.

As President and CEO of PetroChina Canada, Jilin Fu is responsible for leading the company's strategic, financial and operational performance. With more than 32 years of experience in the petroleum industry, Fu's business experience spans a variety areas, including geological engineering, exploration, reserves, seismic surveying, strategic planning and project management.

Prior to being named President and CEO of PetroChina Canada in 2017, Fu was Chief Engineer of CNODC. In addition to his time working in China and Canada, Fu has 19 years of working experience in Africa, primarily in Niger, Mauritania and Sudan. He spent 10 years as Country Manager and President & General Manager (PDG) of several subsidiaries of CNODC in Niger, including CNPCIT and CNPCIN, where he was responsible for exploration, development and pipeline projects.

From 2005 to 2007, Fu managed exploration projects in Mauritania as General Manager of CNPC International (Mauritania) Ltd, a subsidiary of CNODC, he was a Senior Geologist at China National Oil & Gas Development Corporation (CNODC) in Beijing in 2005, and he was a Wellsite Geological Supervisor in Sudan from 1998 to 2005.

Fu holds a Doctoral Degree in Structural Geology from the University of Chinese Academy Sciences in Beijing, He completed a Project Management Professional (PMP) Program at the Asian American Studies Center at the University of Houston, and he holds a Bachelor's Degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Jianghan Petroleum Institute in Hubei Province, China.

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Bob Shepherd

Executive Vice President

Bob Shepherd has 35 years of experience as a petroleum engineering executive in Western Canada and Alaska. As executive vice president at PetroChina Canada, Shepherd is responsible for maximizing the value of PetroChina Canada's portfolio.

Bob Shepherd has 35 years of experience as a petroleum engineering executive in Western Canada and Alaska. As executive vice president at PetroChina Canada, Shepherd is responsible for maximizing the value of PetroChina Canada's portfolio of upstream, midstream and downstream assets in a socially responsible manner.

Shepherd graduated from SAIT's Petroleum Technology Program in Calgary and received his petroleum engineering degree from Montana Tech in 1982. He worked as an engineer at Unocal (Union Oil), and president of Marathon Canada, general manager of Oil Sands with Husky and senior vice president of Exploration and Development with Penn West.

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Murray Casault

Vice President Business Integration

Murray Casault has more than 25 years’ experience working in the energy industry. As vice president of Business Integration he plays a critical role in supporting the company’s HSSE, Risk Management and Innovative & Research solutions.

Murray Casault has more than 25 years’ experience working in the energy industry. As vice president of Business Integration he plays a critical role in supporting the company’s HSSE, Risk Management and Innovative & Research solutions.

Prior to joining PetroChina Canada in 2011 as operations manager for the Heavy Oil Assets (MacKay River and Dover North Commercial projects), Casault spent 18 years at Shell Canada in a variety of leadership positions spanning oil sands and unconventional sour gas assets.

Casault graduated from Mount Royal University’s Business Administration - Management program and Southern Alberta Institute of Technology’s Power Engineering Technology program.

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Jie Fan

VP Finance

Jie Fan, Vice President Finance, has been working with China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Company Ltd. (CNODC) since 2007. His most recent role was CNODC’s Deputy Director of Finance in Beijing. Previously, Fan served as Treasury Manager for CNODC and Treasury Manager and Chief Operating Officer for CNODC affiliates.

Jie Fan, Vice President Finance, has been working with China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Company Ltd. (CNODC) since 2007. His most recent role was CNODC’s Deputy Director of Finance in Beijing. Previously, Fan served as Treasury Manager for CNODC and Treasury Manager and Chief Operating Officer for CNODC affiliates. Previous to CNODC, he worked as Manager of the Treasury Department with Toyota Motor Finance (China) Ltd., and Operating Officer, Internal Control with Citibank Beijing Branch. He has a Master’s Degree in Finance and a professional qualification in the Chinese stock market.

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Judy Mah

Vice President Corporate Development

Judy Mah has spent more than 25 years in the energy industry with major and mid-sized E&P companies. She has worked in strategy, corporate planning and financial and economic valuations at Gulf Canada, ConocoPhilips, Burlington Resources and Enerplus Corporation.

Judy Mah has spent more than 25 years in the energy industry with major and mid-sized Exploration & Production companies. She has worked in strategy, corporate planning and financial and economic valuations at Gulf Canada, ConocoPhilips, Burlington Resources and Enerplus Corporation.

She joined PetroChina Canada (PCC) as the director of Strategy & Corporate Planning in 2013 and was appointed vice president in 2014 where she was responsible for Corporate Planning, Commercial/Business Development, Regulatory and Stakeholder Affairs, and Corporate Communications. Since 2019, she is responsible for Information Technologies and Corporate Affairs, which includes Regulatory, Government & Stakeholder Affairs and Corporate Communications.

Mah graduated from NAIT’s Business Administration (Accounting) program in Edmonton and received her Bachelor of Commerce in Finance (Honours) at the University of Saskatchewan.

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Zhiquan Nie

Vice President Technical Services

Zhiquan Nie joined PetroChina Canada (PCC) in 2017 as the director of Production & Operations and was named vice president of Technical Services in 2018. Nie has worked for China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) or its affiliates and subsidiaries for more than 19 years.

Zhiquan Nie joined PetroChina Canada (PCC) in 2017 as the director of Production & Operations and was named vice president of Technical Services in 2018.

Nie has worked for China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) or its affiliates and subsidiaries for more than 19 years. He held the position of general manager, Exploration & Production, for The DAR Petroleum Operating Company Ltd (DPOC), a consortium of oil exploration and production companies operating in the Republic of South Sudan. Prior to that role, he held various operational positions of increasing scope and accountability for DPOC.

Before joining DPOC, Nie worked for CNPC International (Nile) Ltd., a subsidiary of CNPC, and Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company in Khartoum, Sudan from 1999 to 2005. Nie also has experience in China as a Reservoir Engineer for Daqing Oilfield, a subsidiary of CNPC, in Daqing, China.

Nie holds Bachelor of Engineering from Northeast Petroleum University in Daqing, China and a Master of Engineering from the China University of Petroleum in Beijing, China.

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Jan Poetsch

Executive Advisor to the CEO

Jan Poetsch joined PetroChina Canada in 2018 as Executive Advisor to the CEO. His focus is on commercial opportunities, and he is accountable for the Commercial and Supply Chain Management portfolios.

Jan Poetsch joined PetroChina Canada (PCC) in 2018 as Executive Advisor to the CEO. His focus is on commercial opportunities, and he is accountable for the Commercial and Supply Chain Management portfolios.

Prior to joining PCC, Poetsch worked for Shell as Commercial Deal Lead in the LNG Canada joint venture. He has also worked with Shell around the world in the UK, Netherlands and Russia in contracting & procurement and risk & insurance roles.

Poetsch holds a Master of Science in Finance from Texas A&M University, and a Master’s equivalent degree in Business Engineering from University of Karlsruhe in Germany. He holds designations as Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA) in Canada, Associate Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA, CGMA) in the UK, and Associate in Risk Management (ARM).

In addition to speaking German and English, he can converse in Mandarin, French, Dutch and Russian.

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Heather Scott

General Manager Oilsands

As PetroChina Canada’s general manager of Oilsands Assets, Heather Scott is responsible for developing the company’s largest resource base while respecting safety, the environment, stakeholders and business performance.

Heather Scott, general manager of Oilsands, started her 30+ year career at Petro-Canada. She has worked in both technical reservoir engineering and business roles in Natural Gas Marketing and Corporate Strategy and Planning. Working within Western Canada businesses for conventional, unconventional gas and thermal oilsands, she has led a number of divisions of including Technology and Land, Productions Operations & Engineering, and the MacKay River and Firebag InSitu Asset Teams.

Scott is registered as a Professional Engineer with The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists (APEGA). She has volunteered with Alberta Women Entrepreneurs, APEGA and the Canadian Heavy Oil Association. In addition, Scott sits on the Canadian Association Petroleum Producers’ Oilsands Executive Policy Group.

Scott holds a Bachelor of Applied Science with a major in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo.

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Tao Yang

VP Corporate Administration

Tao Yang is accountable for overseeing the Information Technology and Logistics and Administration functions at PetroChina Canada (PCC), as well as for managing the CNPC Representative Office in Calgary. An expert in comprehensive management practices, he has extensive experience in personnel management, financial management, information management, planning, marketing, and mergers and acquisitions negotiations.

Tao Yang is accountable for overseeing the Information Technology and Logistics and Administration functions at PetroChina Canada (PCC), as well as for managing the CNPC Representative Office in Calgary. An expert in comprehensive management practices, he has extensive experience in personnel management, financial management, information management, planning, marketing, and mergers and acquisitions negotiations.

Prior to taking on his current role in January 2018, Yang held the position of Executive Advisor, Commercial at PCC. In this role since mid-2016, he worked with PCC's executive team to support the company's new commercial activities, and to advise on and participate in corporate strategic planning, regular operational reviews and cost optimization exercises.

Prior to joining PetroChina Canada, Yang held numerous high-ranking positions at CNPC in China and internationally. He was Assistant to the Chairman of the Board of Directors at CNPC from 2013 to 2016, Assistant to the President of CNPC from 2011 to 2013, and Assistant to the Vice President of CNPC from 2006 to 2011. He also held a number of increasingly senior roles in HR and Administration at CNPC International Venezuela Ltd. from 1997 to 2002.

Yang holds an Executive MBA from the University of Maryland, as well as degrees in Finance and Economics, and Human Resources Management from Xi'an Petroleum University.

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