Connacher Oil and Gas Limited announces the appointment of Mr. Scott Carrothers as Treasurer. Mr. Carrothers replaces Grant Ukrainetz who was promoted to Vice President, Corporate Development in December 2007. Mr. Carrothers will be based at Connacher's head office in Calgary, Alberta and will report to Mr. Richard Kines, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Carrothers has been employed in the energy industry for over 20 years with private as well as senior and medium sized public companies. He has worked in the oil sands, conventional upstream, midstream and refining sectors. He has extensive experience in the areas of treasury management, capital markets financings, bank financings, structured finance, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.
Mr. Carrothers holds a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from the Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of New Brunswick. He is also a Certified Financial Analyst and a Professional Engineer.