Management Team

Paul McKendrick
CEO and Founder

Paul has over 25 years of experience in power generation development and financing, oil and gas, investment banking and commercial real estate. He was a co-founder of BowMont Capital and Advisory, which focuses on developing and financing power generation projects.

Gord Plouffe
Chief Operating Officer

Gord is an experienced drilling engineer with expertise in well planning, drilling execution, and completions across Western Canada and internationally. He has been involved in numerous drilling campaigns and brings practical field experience in delivering complex wells safely and efficiently. Most recently, Gord was managing drilling operations for a new unconventional play in the United Arab Emirates for Petronas and he has previously led drilling operations for Ovintiv, Jupiter, ARC and EnCana.

Mark Woitt
Director, Wells

Mark is an experienced EGS professional with decades of experience in well design, completions, and field operations. Most recently, Mark spent seven years with Fervo and was involved in all aspects of well design, procurement and interventions for Fervo’s EGS wells. Over his four-decade career he has been involved in the drilling and completion of numerous wells across multiple basins, providing deep expertise in well design, operational optimization, and completion technologies applicable to geothermal systems.

Gord Brasnett
Director, Geosciences

Gord is a professional geoscientist specializing in geothermal resource assessment and subsurface analysis. He has worked extensively on mapping geothermal potential across Alberta and evaluating the techno-economic feasibility of geothermal energy projects within the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Most recently, Gord was a Fellow with the Cascade Research Institute, where he integrated geophysics, reservoir characterization, and economic modelling to identify commercially viable EGS opportunities.

Phil Hosty
Director, Facilities

Phil Hosty is a senior process engineer with significant experience delivering large industrial and energy infrastructure projects. His background includes engineering, project management, and execution of complex projects requiring coordination across technical teams, contractors, regulators, and investors. He brings extensive experience in advancing projects from early-stage development through engineering and construction. Mr. Hosty has previously worked with Carbon Alpha, Jupiter Resources, Repsol, Jacobs, AMEC and Flour.

Advisors

Brian Vaasjo
Advisory Board Chair

Brian Vaasjo brings over 40 years of experience developing, financing, and operating energy infrastructure to Eonic's Advisory Board.

Brian served as President & CEO of Capital Power Corporation for 14 years (2009–2023), leading the TSX-listed independent power producer from its 2009 spin-off from EPCOR Utilities Inc. (owned by city of Edmonton) through sustained growth into one of North America's major independent electricity generators. Brian brings experience in capital allocation, growth investment, and long-term strategy at public-company scale.

Brian also brings deep expertise in power markets and offtake structuring, having spent his career negotiating or overseeing long-term power sales agreements and navigating electricity market frameworks across both Canada and the United States.

Brian is currently on the board of Hydro One in Ontario and Covenant Health and Chairs Edmonton Global. He is also a member of the University of Alberta advisory council to the dean of medicine and dentistry. Previously, Brian was on the board of Alberta Health Services and chaired the finance committee. He also served on and chaired the boards of the United Way of the Alberta Capital Region, the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) and Capital Power Income LP (previously TSX -listed). Brian also served on the inaugural board of the Alliance Pipeline and chaired the Governance Committee.

Jackson Hegland
Advisory Board Member

Jackson is the Founder, President & CEO of Modern West Advisory, a strategic carbon advisory firm specializing in greenhouse gas accounting, carbon markets, and climate strategy. He is also the Founder and Board Chair of the Methane Emissions Leadership Alliance (MELA), a national industry association representing Canada's methane mitigation technology sector.

Over nearly two decades, Jackson has helped shape the evolution of carbon markets and climate policy in Canada. He began working on carbon market design in the late 90's before spending nine years at ARC Resources, where he led the development of the company's carbon management system and sustainability initiatives, and helped design and deliver some of Canada's largest oil and gas emissions reduction projects.

In addition to serving on numerous corporate and non-profit boards over the past two decades, Jackson was a member of the inaugural Board of Directors for B Lab U.S. and Canada. As a Chair of Eonic's advisory board, he provides strategic guidance to support the company's long-term growth and corporate strategy.

Janet Annesley
Advisory Board Member

Janet advises the Company on public relations, government relationships and corporate strategy. Ms. Annesley is a nationally recognized authority on sustainability, corporate strategy, and energy transition. She previously served as Chief Sustainability Officer at Kiwetinohk Energy, an energy company that developed low- and no-carbon energy projects—and drilled the longest well in Alberta history at approximately 9.5 km. Over the past decade she has led strategy, investor relations, policy, and stakeholder engagement on some of Canada’s most complex energy and climate issues. Janet previously served as Chief of Staff to Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources and held senior executive roles at major Canadian energy companies, including Shell Canada and Husky Energy. She serves on several boards and advisory bodies, including the Transition Accelerator, Public Policy Forum, Export Development Canada and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. Janet has been recognized among The Hill Times Top 100 most influential people in Canadian politics and government.

Steve MacDonald
Advisory Board Member

Steve advises the Company on government relations and corporate strategy. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of the Emissions Reduction Alberta, where he led one of Canada’s leading clean technology funding organizations and oversaw major investments supporting emissions-reducing technologies across Alberta’s energy sector. Prior to his role at Emissions Reduction Alberta, Steve spent several decades with the Government of Alberta in senior leadership roles, developing expertise in energy policy, economic development, and government engagement. His experience provides the Company with valuable insight into public policy, regulatory processes, and strategic partnerships supporting large-scale clean energy development.

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