Management Team

Dr. Suresh Narine
Executive Chairman
Professor Suresh Narine, named in 2011 as one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Leaders, is originally from Guyana. He has been a Director on the CGX board since 2012, serving variously as Co-Chairman, Executive Chairman and Executive Director (Guyana) since 2013.

Hill-York Poon
Interim Chief Financial Officer

Michael P. Stockinger
Vice President of Operations
Michael Stockinger has over 40 years of E&P drilling operations experience. Mr. Stockinger has held various senior level positions at large oil and gas companies including Anadarko Petroleum, Kerr-McGee and ConocoPhillips.

Todd Durkee
Vice President of Development
Todd Durkee has over 33 years of E&P drilling and operations experience. Mr. Durkee has held various senior level positions at large oil and gas companies including Anadarko Petroleum and Kerr-McGee.

Gary Coburn, P.G.
Interim Exploration Manager
Gary Coburn has over 40 years’ experience in exploration and production across multiple basins throughout the world including Peru, Ghana, Belize, Cameroon, Nigeria and the USA. Prior to joining CGX Energy, Mr. Coburn established an impressive record of exploration successes particularly in the “Flex-trend” (Slope) and deep water/ultra-deep water Gulf of Mexico.

Tarachandra Khelawan
Country Manager
Tarachandra Khelawan has over 35 years of experience in management and administration. Prior to becoming Country Manager in August 2013, Mr. Khelawan was the Administrative Manager from August 2010. He is a retired Senior Executive of Demerara Distillers Ltd Group of Companies, from November,