Management Bios
John J. Komarnicki
Chairman, CEO and Director
Mr. Komarnicki holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto and has 34 years of experience in the resources industries. He is currently Director, Chairman and CEO of Alhambra Resources Ltd. He has been Chairman of Alhambra Resources Ltd. since 2001.
Between 1999 and 2005, Mr. Komarnicki was President and CEO of Tartan Energy Inc., a Canadian based oil and gas exploration and development company focusing its activities on California, USA and Central Asia. The company was sold in 2005 to a private international energy company.
From 1989 to 1998, Mr. Komarnicki was President and CEO of Hurricane Hydrocarbons Ltd., a junior Canadian oil and gas exploration, development and production company doing business in Kazakhstan. Hurricane Hydrocarbons, later called PetroKazakhstan, was successful in winning the first major state energy privatization tender in 1995. From 1973 to 1988, Mr. Komarnicki held positions of increasing responsibility in technical and management positions in the Canadian oil and gas industry.
Mr. Komarnicki is a member of the Association of Petroleum Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta, and a past president of the Canadian Gas Processors Association. In 1998, he was recognized as the Prairie Region Entrepreneur of the Year for his achievements in developing Hurricane Hydrocarbons from a junior energy company into a significant oil producer in Kazakhstan.
Donald D. McKechnie
Vice President of Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. McKechnie is a Chartered Accountant with over 25 years of senior financial and management experience and has been involved with oil and natural gas projects in Canada, Indonesia and Ukraine. The majority of his career was spent with North Canadian Oils Limited, a natural resource and electrical cogeneration company headquartered in Calgary. Mr. McKechnie was the president of North Canadian’s electrical cogeneration subsidiary at the time that company was sold. Mr. McKechnie joined Alhambra in 2003.
Ihor P. Wasylkiw, P. Eng.
Vice President and
Chief Information Officer
Mr. Wasylkiw is a Professional Engineer with 27 years of experience in the oil, gas, mining, and securities industries. He has held both technical and managerial positions and has worked internationally.
Mr. Wasylkiw was appointed Vice-President and Chief Information Officer of Alhambra Resources Ltd. on January 7, 2006. For seven years prior to this appointment, Mr. Wasylkiw held the position of Vice President Investor Relations for PetroKazakhstan Inc., an integrated energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas, refining of oil and sale of oil and refined products in Kazakhstan.
Mr. Wasylkiw holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (Honors) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manitoba. From 1979 to 1992, Mr. Wasylkiw worked for Shell Canada Limited in various technical and managerial positions. In 1992, he joined Total Gestion Internationale in Paris, France and worked in Russian and Tatarstan where he held the positions First Deputy Director General and Advisor to the Director General.
Upon his return to Canada, Mr. Wasylkiw spent four years in the investment sector, two years with Research Capital Corporation as a Senior Oil and Gas Analyst.
Mr. Wasylkiw is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta and the Canadian Investor Relations Institute. He has been the recipient of the Canadian Petroleum Association Distinguished Service Award.
Michael J. Perkins
Corporate Secretary
Mr. Perkins was appointed Corporate Secretary of Alhambra Resources Ltd. in February 2006.
He has in excess of 25 years of experience in the areas of securities, natural resources and corporate and commercial law. Mr. Perkins obtained his Bachelor of Law Degree from the University of Alberta in 1980 and was admitted to the Bar in the Province of Alberta in July 1981.
Mr. Perkins has acted for a broad range of domestic and foreign issuers, investment banks and securities dealers, with a particular emphasis in venture capital and mergers and acquisitions, both domestic and cross-border transactions.
In addition, he has acted as a Corporate Secretary or a Director of over 25 public corporations listed on The Alberta Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange and The Toronto Stock Exchange, engaged in the mining, oil and natural gas, industrial, technology and venture capital industries.
Mr. Perkins is a member of the Law Society of Alberta, Canadian Bar Association, Calgary Bar Association, Canadian Bar Association Securities Section, Business Law Section and Member of the Canadian Petroleum Law Foundation.