Kiren Singh, CFA, ICD.D
Former Vice President Risk Management and Treasurer, Gibson Energy, Calgary
BOARD VALUE PROPOSITION
Corporate Governance
- Broad governance experience as executive officer in private ($2B+) and public ($5B) corporations and infrastructure projects ($2.5B+). Led more than $4.5B corporate financings and structured and executed more than $11B of global project financings and insurance programs representing publicly traded and privately held corporations. Board member and committee chair for private (125 employee) and complex ($1B revenue and 780 employee) crown corporations. D Designation
Executive/Leadership
- Executive and finance officer in $5B publicly traded TSX listed energy company; Chief Financial Officer in privately held $2B+ E&P, Lead Finance executive on public company Commodity Trading Risk Management, Disclosure and Counterparty Credit Committees. MBA Degree
Strategic Planning and Execution
- Extensive executive and board level experience in development of strategic vision, objectives, KPI’s, capital budget and financing plan.
Financial Expertise
- Executive responsible for developing financing plans, projections and KPI’s for capital expenditures; execution of financing and risk management transactions in private and public debt, equity; syndicated and institutional loan, derivative, insurance and reinsurance capital markets. CFA Designation
Enterprise Risk Management
- Senior most risk executive responsible for public company commodity trading, financial (interest rate and currency), counterparty credit, and construction, operating and business interruption (insurance) risks. Board oversight responsibility as Chair Audit and Finance and Risk Committees for enterprise wide risks. CRM Designation
International Industry Experience
- Diverse Energy (E&P, midstream, integrated), Agriculture, Tourism, and Technology sectors; across publicly traded, privately held and crown corporations; operating in Canada, USA and international markets. USA/Canada Dual Citizen
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Capital Markets / Financial / Commodity Trading / Risk Management / Enterprise Risk Management / Energy / Technology / Agriculture / Tourism / Regional Banks / Industry Association / Professional Association / Advertising / Oil & Gas Equipment Services / Integrated Oil & Gas / Oil & Gas Exploration / Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing / Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation / Application Software
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Canada / United States
BOARD EXPERIENCE
Dynamic Risk Assessment Systems Inc., June 2018 – present
- Chair, Finance and Risk Committee
- CAD/USA industry leading engineering and technology firm providing asset integrity and risk management solutions to the energy industry covering 75% of transmission / midstream pipeline mileage in Canada and 50% of operators pipeline mileage in the USA for more than 20 years.
Agriculture Financial Services Corp (AFSC), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, May 2017 -Present
- Member, Risk Committee
- Financial services corporation providing loans and financial risk management solutions to agriculture producers and processors in AB. Revenues in excess of $1B; loan portfolio of ~C$2.5B and ~780 employees
Travel Alberta, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, February 2017- Present
- Chair, Audit & Finance Committee
- Award winning provincial crown Destination Marketing Organization supporting $8.8B tourism industry in AB with an annual budget of ~$45M and ~80 employees
Financial Executives International (FEI), 2016-2017
- FEI Canada is the all industry professional membership association for senior financial executives
- All industry professional membership association for senior financial executives
BIOGRAPHY
Gibson Energy, 2012-2017
- Vice President Risk Management and Treasurer
- ~$5B TSX:GEI midstream energy transportation and services company in USA/CAD ~3,500 employees
- Led financing for $1.3B secured institutional loan with high yield notes and $500M syndicated credit facility; issued $230M public equity and $100M convertible debentures; repaid and refinanced $550M notes at lowest rate ever in the CAD HY market saving $35M annually in interest
Opti Canada, 2008-2010
- Vice President and Treasurer, reporting to Chief Executive Officer
- Publicly listed TSX:OPT integrated oil sands upgrading company (acquired by CNOOC for $2.1B)
- Led financing for US$825M and $200M in debt and equity capital markets; negotiated amendments under bank facility; structured and placed first ever operating and business interruption insurance program
Value Creation Inc., 2005-2008
- Chief Financial Officer
- Privately held oil sands development and upgrading company ($2B JV with BP)
- Structured and sourced $122M Asian, Canadian and European private equity funds and flow-through shares, and US$425M TLB facility. Raised $115M private equity and structured US$450M bank facility and IPO for subsidiary.
Mobil and Exxon Mobil Corporation, 1991-2005
- Corporate Treasurers
- ~$350B NYSE: XOM multinational energy across value chain
- Project finance: structured risk allocation for US$2.5B PNG gas project; structured and executed financing for $2.5B Canada/US gas pipeline project; Led insurance placement for $4.5B Canada offshore oil project; led financial completion for US$1.5B Venezuela heavy oil infrastructure project
EDUCATION
- ICD.D, Institute of Corporate Directors, 2017
- Chartered Financial Analyst, CFA Institute, 1999
- Master of Business Administration, 1996
- Bachelor of Commerce (Finance), 1987
- Executive Education Programs:
- Mergers and Acquisitions: University of Chicago (Booth School of Business), 2007
- Negotiation and Influence Strategies: Stanford University, 2003
- Strategic Leadership: University of Pennsylvania (The Wharton School), 1994