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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Graydon L.M. Kowal, President, CEO, Director
Mr. Kowal has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Guardian since 2001. He has been active in the petroleum industry in Alberta and British Columbia for the last 15 years. This has included the start-up of several oil and gas service companies during that time. Since 1995, Mr. Kowal has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Guardian Helicopters Inc., a private helicopter company serving the oil and gas, mining, and forest industries across North America.

Scott Reeves, Corporate Secretary, Director
Mr. Reeves is a partner at the law firm of TingleMerrett LLP. He has acted as corporate and securities counsel to numerous Canadian and International public and private corporations, including oil and gas, technology, mining and industrial issuers, and has wide experience in private and public debt and equity offerings, corporate acquisitions of assets and/or shares, corporate structuring and debt financing. He has extensive experience assisting issuers intending to list and operate on Canadian stock exchanges and teaches nationally in the area of e-Commerce financing. He is currently a director and/or officer of the several Canadian public and private companies. Mr. Reeves has been with TingleMerrett LLP since 2003 prior to which he was with the Calgary office of Bennett Jones LLP. Mr. Reeves has a Bachelor of Commerce degree (hons.-1990) from the University of Alberta and a Bachelor of Laws (hons.-1995) degree from the University of Alberta and is a current executive member of the Advisory Board of the TSX Venture Exchange and the Canadian Bar Association's Southern Alberta Business Subsection executive.

Abbas Mahdi, Director
Mr. Mahdi is a geologist with 13 years of experience in production enhancement and optimizations with a large international oil & gas service and engineering company.  Mr. Mahdi specializes in the areas of fracturing and completions of unconventional resources and has a succesful track record in strategic and operational management
Carter Kowal, Director
Mr. Kowal is the Managing Owner of Kowal Construction Alta. Ltd. based in Crossfield, Alberta. Mr. Kowal brings experience in the Western Canadian exploration and construction industries to the board of Guardian. Between 1994 and 1996, Mr. Kowal was employed as an Exploration Coordinator for Kennecott Canada for northern projects and subsequently owns and operates his own successful oilfield construction firm.
Mark Rievaj, Vice President - Administration
Mr. Rievaj has been with Guardian since 2007. He has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Calgary's Haskayne School of Business with a concentration in Operations Management. Prior to joining Guardian, he was a successful financial advisor with Sun Life Financial. Mr. Rievaj manages the day to day activities of the Company and does his best to ensure that all projects are carried out on time and in a cost effective manner.
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