Our People

Mr. William T. Hornaday - CEO and Director

Mr. Hornaday has been the Chief Executive of the Company since December 2016. Prior to, Mr. Hornaday was the Chief Operating Officer of the Company since 2005. He has worked in the energy business in North America, South and Southeast Asia, Australia, Trinidad, Middle East and South America. Mr. Hornaday has extensive experience in all aspects of operations including project management, production, facilities, drilling and business development. Mr. Hornaday is a professional engineer with over forty-three (43) years of industry experience, holds an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and is also a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calgary.

Mr. Alan Knowles - Director

Mr. Knowles has eighteen (18) years’ experience as an oil and gas analyst at Haywood Securities Inc. from 2000 to 2014 with where he covered various senior, intermediate and international oil and gas companies. Mr. Knowles is currently the interim CEO of Orca Exploration Group Inc. Prior to July 2018, Mr. Knowles was a director of Orca Exploration Group Inc. Mr. Knowles holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Calgary and holds Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designations. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Mr. Glenn Carley - Director

Mr. Carley is the President of Selinger Capital Inc., a private investment company, for more than the last five (5) years. Mr. Carley currently serves as the Chairman of Painted Pony Energy Ltd. and previously served as the Chairman of Marquee Energy Ltd. Mr. Carley has an ICD.D. designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. He holds a Masters of Business Administration degree, a Juris Doctor degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree, all from the University of Saskatchewan. Mr. Carley is a member of the Law Society of Alberta and the Law Society of Saskatchewan.

Mr. Frederic F. (Jake) Brace - Director

Mr. Brace has over 30 years of experience in strategy, finance, restructuring and transformation for numerous industries including airlines, health care, retail, E&P, electrical production, hospitality and real estate. He was formerly the President and CEO of Laser Spine Institute and, before that, Midstates Petroleum. Previous to those positions, Mr. Brace served as President of the Company in 2014, Chief Administrative Officer of The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., and Chief Financial Officer of UAL Corporation. Mr. Brace currently sits on the board of Anixter International and RLH Corporation. He was previously on the boards of various public and private companies including Midstates Petroleum, iHeartMedia, Sequa, GenOn Energy, Standard Register, Edison Mission Energy, Bally Total Fitness, Neff Rental, Sirva, Galileo International and Bearing Point among others.

Mr. William T. Hornaday - CEO and Director

Mr. Hornaday has been the Chief Executive of the Company since December 2016. Prior to, Mr. Hornaday was the Chief Operating Officer of the Company since 2005. He has worked in the energy business in North America, South and Southeast Asia, Australia, Trinidad, Middle East and South America. Mr. Hornaday has extensive experience in all aspects of operations including project management, production, facilities, drilling and business development. Mr. Hornaday is a professional engineer with over forty-three (43) years of industry experience, holds an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and is also a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calgary.

Mr. Glen R. Valk - VP Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Valk has over 30 years of finance experience with international exploration and production companies in Canada, Indonesia and the United States, including ConocoPhillips, Gulf Indonesia, and Gulf Canada. Mr. Valk is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta. Mr. Valk joined Niko as Corporate Treasurer in August 2012 and was appointed to his current position effective January 1, 2013.