PetroShale Inc. is getting a new president and chief executive officer, namely Evan Genaud, 38, who will replace James Fair.
Fair, who has more than 34 years of oil and gas experience in both the U.S. and Canada, will continue to serve as a director of the company, which has offices in Denver and Calgary.
“Evan’s unique background of technical, entrepreneurial and financial markets experience makes him an ideal CEO to lead PetroShale,” John Fair, president of PetroShale (US) Inc., said on behalf of the board. “I look forward to working together with Evan to aggressively grow the company.”
Genaud’s experience over the past 17 years has included “technical, business development, entrepreneurial and financial markets positions in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East,” PetroShale said. After three years as global oil and gas advisor and chief engineer for HSBC, London, U.K., Genaud recently moved back to Denver.
He played an “instrumental role” helping HSBC grow its highly successful worldwide energy practice, PetroShale said.
Genaud, who is an MBA graduate of the University of Colorado and holds a B.S. in geophysical engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, also spent seven years with Anadarko/Kerr-McGee “in increasing roles of responsibility both internationally and in the Rocky Mountain region, including extensive experience in the Williston Basin,” PetroShale said.
