Board of Directors

The board’s role is to safeguard and advance the interests of ROR Power and its shareholders. The board has a written charter setting out its role and key functions, its primary responsibility being to provide governance and stewardship to the company. The board has appointed an executive management team to oversee the day-to-day operations of ROR Power. The board oversees and reviews management decisions and ensures the effectiveness of systems and controls and the implementation of policies. Details of these activities include the board’s involvement in the strategic planning process, identification and management of risk, succession planning, communications and public disclosure, internal controls and governance.

William Hardwick, P.Eng., Chairman of the Board

Mr. Hardwick is a seasoned professional with a significant record of achievement over the past 30 years. He has successfully worked in a diversity of roles. He is a professional engineer in the province of BC and a highly skilled project manager having completed numerous capital projects in the pulp and paper industry and the Alberta oil sands.

Richard W. Hopp (1) (2), Director

Mr. Hopp has over 30 years of experience in energy marketing and power development sectors. Prior to his appointment of President and CEO of ROR Power, Mr. Hopp was Vice President, Business Development for Elemental Energy Inc. He is a board member of Pacific Northwest Biomass Corp., which is developing a 30 MW biomass power plant in northern B.C. Mr. Hopp is a technical advisor to the Independent Power Producers Association of British Columbia. He has a BSc in Applied Economics from the University of British Columbia (1978) and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Victoria (1981).

Brett Robinson (2) (3), Independent Director

Mr. Robinson has worked extensively in the pulp and paper sector and is presently Vice President of Operations and Officer responsible for Canfor Pulp’s three plants in Prince George. He was involved in the recent negotiations of the electricity purchase agreements between Canfor Pulp LP and BC Hydro, and has a thorough understanding of the process involved for biomass power generation projects. Mr. Robinson completed his engineering degree at the University of Manitoba in 1988 and is a registered professional engineer in the province of BC.

Tejinder Singh Grewal (1) (2), Independent Director

Mr. Grewal has gained considerable financial and business experience since 1994 in various businesses related to real estate, and other sectors through his personal holding company. A native of Prince George, BC, Mr. Grewal is also a board member of OneMove Technologies Inc.

John Tapics (1) (3), Independent Director

Mr. Tapics is President and CEO of Compliance Energy Corporation. He has over 30 years of mining and electricity experience, having served as President and CEO of the Alberta Electric System Operator and as an Officer of TransAlta Corporation. Mr. Tapics is a member of the board of Compliance Energy Corporation and of Copper Mountain Mining Corporation. He graduated in 1975 with a B.Sc. Honours in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University.

Peter Zell, P. Eng. (3), Director

Mr. Zell is President of Clean Energy Consulting Inc. He has over 17 years consulting engineering experience specializing in mechanical engineering, biomass power generation and project management. Prior to founding Clean Energy Consulting Inc., he was a Principal and VP of Allnorth Consultants Ltd. and of Duncan Industrial Engineering Inc. He graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1983.

(1) Audit Committee
(2) Compensation Committee
(3) Governance Committee