Director since October 2017
Chair of the Board
Mr. Sykes was the President and director of MGM Energy Corp. (MGM), a Canadian public energy company focused on the acquisition and development of hydrocarbon resources in Canada’s Northwest Territories and Arctic regions from January 2007 to June 2014. Before he joined MGM, he was the President of ConocoPhillips Canada from 2001 to 2006 and the Executive Vice-President, Business Development of Gulf Canada Resources Ltd. before that.
Mr. Sykes began his career as a lawyer and specialized in mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate law. He is past chair and member of the boards of Arts Commons and The Arctic Institute of North America and is a director of several private companies involved in the oil and gas industry.
He has a Bachelor of Arts in economics from McGill University, a law degree from the University of Toronto and a Master of Laws degree from the London School of Economics. Mr. Sykes has been honoured with a King's Counsel designation in Alberta for his contributions to the legal profession and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
