Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Frederick Kozak, P.Eng., MBA as Corporate Vice President, Investor Relations.
Mr. Kozak is a Professional Engineer with in excess of 30 years of oil and gas experience, split equally between oil and gas operating companies and the financial industry. Prior to joining Pacific Rubiales, he worked in a junior E&P startup company focused on Africa, but he is best known as a top-ranked sell side equity analyst. He is recognized globally as the groundbreaking analyst on public companies operating in Colombia, having written extensively on the country from 2008-2013. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Geological Engineering from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Business Administration from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta.
Ronald Pantin, Chief Executive Officer of the Company commented:
"We are very excited to have Frederick leading our Investor Relations team. Our entire executive worked with him when he was an analyst, from the founding of the company in 2007 and no one outside of Pacific Rubiales knows the Company as well as he does. His extensive capital markets knowledge and experience as an analyst in the investment community are a great asset to the Company. Frederick replaces Chris LeGallais who retired last month. We would also like to congratulate our friend and colleague Chris on his retirement and express our thanks for his years of service to Pacific Rubiales."
