Changemakers and visionaries for our energy future

Doug Wonnacott, Chair

President & CEO, R. D. Wonnacott & Associates

Doug Wonnacott has more than 35 years of experience in the chemical industry, where he managed industrial chemical, explosives, fertilizer, and agricultural chemicals businesses that provide products and services to the oil & gas, mining & smelting, water treatment, pulp & paper and agriculture industries. Most recently, Doug served as President, CEO, and Director at Canexus; prior to that he was COO of AgriProducts at Viterra.

Doug brings a focus on safety, customer engagement, operational excellence and financial performance to VoltaGrid. In addition to public and private company boards, Doug has also served on numerous industry association boards.

Doug holds a BA in economics (Honours) and MBA from the University of Western Ontario.

Tyson Birchall, Director

Managing Director, Longbow Capital Inc.

Tyson is the Managing Director of Longbow Capital Inc., a leading energy and clean-tech private equity investment manager based in Calgary, Alberta. Prior to joining Longbow in January 2009, Tyson was Vice President, Investment Banking at Tristone Capital Inc., a global energy specialist investment bank where he was directly involved in the execution of advisory mandates with total value exceeding $10 billion relating to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and corporate restructurings.

Tyson is a CFA Charterholder and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) degree from Acadia University. Tyson has completed the Canadian Securities Course and Partners, Directors and Senior Officers Course through the Canadian Securities Institute (CSI).

James R. Jackson, Director

Managing Director, Sustainable Energies Group, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

As Managing Director in the Sustainable Energies group at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), James R. Jackson focuses on direct private investments in the Commodities and Alternative Fuels portfolio. Prior to joining CPPIB in 2017, James spent 18 years at several small and mid-cap E&P companies in various operational, business development and senior management capacities.

In addition to the VoltaGrid board, James also sits on the board of Encino Acquisition Partners LLC, a Texas headquartered E&P operator in the Ohio Utica formation and California Resources Corporation, an independent energy and carbon management company committed to energy transition. He holds a Bachelor of Science with distinction in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering from the University of Calgary, is a professional engineer registered in Alberta, and is a CFA charter holder.

Steven Looke, Director

Managing Partner, Walter Ventures

Steven Looke is a managing partner at Walter Ventures, the family investment arm of Walter Oil & Gas. Steven is responsible for overseeing investments and finding new opportunities in the oil & gas and power sectors as well as outside of the energy industry. He previously spent more than 8 years in energy and industrial private equity with The Sterling Group in Houston, Madison Dearborn Partners in Chicago, and Lehman Brothers in New York.

In addition to VoltaGrid, Steven serves on the boards for Axio Energy Services, Aureus Energy Services, Bridge33 Real Estate Partners, and the Houston Methodist Research Institute. He received his undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia and his MBA from Stanford University.

Nathan Ough, Director

President & CEO, VoltaGrid LLC

Nathan Ough has an extensive background in natural gas fuel technology and generation deployment across North America. Prior to VoltaGrid, Nathan co-founded Certarus Ltd and its associated USA business unit, which included the development and expansion of the organization over the last decade to one of the leading low carbon energy solutions providers. Nathan was an executive for Certarus since its foundation and was instrumental in expanding the USA platform from no presence in 2014 to now one of the leading natural gas fuel companies nationwide.

Prior to Certarus, Nathan worked on Macquarie Capital’s Global Energy Investment Banking Team covering the energy capital markets. Nathan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Economics from the University of New Brunswick.

Greg Whiting, Director

Director, Asset Management, Pilot Company

Greg Whiting is a Director of Asset Management on the Pilot Flying J Energy midstream asset operations team. His responsibilities include oversight and optimization of plant and terminal operations.

Prior to joining Pilot Flying J Energy, Greg worked for Mitsubishi Corporation, where he focused on the development of the internal infrastructure and contracts supporting their LNG export from the Cameron LNG terminal. Greg has served in finance and structuring leadership roles with Castleton Commodities, Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch, and Enron.

In addition to VoltaGrid, Greg serves on the boards of Hyperion Water Technologies and Olympus Terminals LLC. He received his undergraduate degree in accounting from Lamar University and his Master of Business Administration from Texas A&M University.