FUELING INDUSTRY. HEALING FORESTS. RESTORING BALANCE.

Ed Bereznicki is a seasoned C-suite executive and strategic advisor with more than 30 years of business experience spanning energy, critical minerals and investment banking. His extensive experience combines upstream and midstream large-scale oil and gas development and operations with deep capital markets. A former investment banker, his expertise also encompasses capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, and finance strategy. As CEO and director of an Alberta gas company, Ed became instrumental in the growth of Canada’s emerging helium industry. Ed has a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Alberta and a MBA from Western University’s Ivey School of Business. He is a life member of APEGA.

Kimble Garrett is an expert chief technical officer who specialises in the installation of black biomass pellet production plants, often collaborating with engineering giants Valmet. He skillfully combines excellent engineering acumen with peerless project management, overseeing facilities' development through initial planning, mechanical design, resource procurement, construction and contractor management, IT systems, and reengineering. His extensive experience is borne out in his roles as owner of Westec-America, founder of Peregrine Pro Corp., and as a highly valued Chief Technical Officer and Director for Power Wood Energy and Power Wood Green Energy Holdings Ltd. 

Michael Cook is a business development director with decades of international consulting experience for governments and FTSE-listed businesses across 60 countries. His C-suite career has focused on resolving complex trade, logistics and supply chain issues – while leveraging a wealth of board-level contacts across five continents. Critically, Michael's role for Power Wood Energy as its business development director, export consultant and valuable intermediary sees him successfully mitigate differences between Eastern and Western business cultures so our company can secure important relationships and advantages in Asia's energy sector. 

David Triggs is an experienced business consultant and director, specialising in organisational leadership, executive management and international business development. Most notably, he was Chief Executive Officer of the Academies Educational Trust, the UK’s largest group of academies, managing 76 schools until 2013. His consultancy, Seneca Leadership Ltd, focuses on director level management. David was key in developing a large waste-to-energy plant in Boston, UK. He joined the Power Wood Energy board in 2016 and was appointed to the board of Power Wood Green Energy Holdings Ltd.

Karen Wordsworth is an accomplished, experienced and vocal professional working in sustainability, renewable energy and climate change since 2000. Most notably, she was KPMG’s Director of Climate Change and Sustainability from 2011 to 2016. Karen has remained as an advisory board member for the Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research at Cambridge University since 2010. She was also head of International Business at the Met Office for eight years. Karen has been the CEO of X-Met Ltd since 2008 and joined the board of Power Wood Energy in January 2024. 

Rick Orman is a former Canadian politician and respected international businessman from Alberta. Serving in the Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 1993, he held the position of Minister of Energy (1989–1992), leading trade missions across Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Rick also established Alberta’s Natural Resources Conservation Board and Clean Air Strategic Alliance. Recognised for his service, he received the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal and the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal. Rick became a non-executive director for Power Wood Energy in 2021. 

Daryl Fridhandler is a Canadian corporate lawyer, businessman and politician who was appointed to the Senate of Canada to represent Alberta in 2024. He serves on the Senate’s Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, and Banking, Trade and Commerce Committees. A corporate lawyer based in Calgary, his expertise includes flotations, mergers and acquisitions and commercial arbitration. He chairs the Calgary Economic Development board, and has degrees from McGill, Dalhousie and New York universities. Daryl was appointed legal counsel to Power Wood Energy in 2021 and it's parent company Power Wood Green Energy Holdings Ltd. in 2026.

Delanie Bulldog leads Power Wood’s strategic engagement with First Nations and Indigenous organizations, supporting partnerships based on shared economic opportunity and responsible resource development. Her ability to build trusted relationships between industry and First Nations is based on meaningful dialogue and collaboration, often between Nations. She approaches development opportunities by respecting Indigenous governance, acknowledging community priorities and ensuring informed participation. Delanie’s experience spans Indigenous relations in energy and forestry-related environments, having supported engineering, construction and operational teams on large-scale industrial projects. 

Corey Woolard is a results-driven manufacturing expert and group operations director with extensive energy sector experience. A former Senior Vice President at Drax Biomass Inc. and CEO of Peak Renewables, he is revered throughout the sustainable energy industry for driving operational excellence. As a Lean Six Sigma specialist and qualified HSE auditor, Corey provides Power Wood Energy with robust governance, executive leadership, and strategic oversight to optimize systems and mitigate all types of manufacturing risk. 

Nikita Taratin is a highly qualified and ingenious industrial engineer who brings invaluable management experience to Power Wood Energy from Siemens, Gazprom Neft, Wintershall Holdings Engineering and GETEC Group. As a technical construction manager, his work has focused on implementing energy supply and heat exchange concepts into large-scale energy systems, renewable technologies, and heating networks. He holds Master and Bachelor of Science degrees from Germany's esteemed Technische Universities in Berlin and Clausthal. 

Greg Carpo is a respected career railroader with more than 38 years of business and operational experience in the Canadian rail industry. As a former senior vice president for Canadian National, he focused on business development, national infrastructure and network savings. Greg oversaw more than 50 industrial development and network planning projects in Alberta and Saskatchewan from inception to completion. He now serves as Head of Rail and Logistics for Dominion Railway Services providing rail facility conceptual design, site selection and industrial development guidance. 

Jon Goertzen is a highly qualified forester with extensive knowledge gained in Alberta’s forest and construction industry. As Head of Forestry at Power Wood Energy since its foundation in 2015, he is skilled in forest technology and environmental management systems – focusing on both natural resource and forest management. A member of the Association of Alberta Forest Management Professionals, Jon actively works with Alberta’s school districts to ensure proper training for forest management students using IT-based simulator systems and boreal environment experience.