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Management Team
Rod Ruston
President & Chief Executive Officer
Rodney J. Ruston became President and Chief Executive Officer of North American on May 9, 2005 and took the Company public with a listing on both the NYSE and TSX on November 22, 2006. In 2007, Mr. Ruston joined Northern Alberta Institute of Technology’s President’s Advisory Committee. Previously, Mr. Ruston was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ticor Limited, a publicly-listed, Australian natural resources company with operations in Australia, South Africa and Madagascar. Mr. Ruston has spent his entire career in the natural resources industry, holding management positions with Pasminco Limited, Savage Resources Limited, Wambo Mining Corporation, Oakbridge Limited, and Kembla Coal & Coke Pty. Limited. He was Chairman of the Australian Minerals Tertiary Education Council from July 2003 until May 2005 and received his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Wollongong and Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) from the University of New South Wales in Australia.
David Blackley
Chief Financial Officer
David Blackley became Chief Financial Officer on June 10, 2009, prior to that he served as NACG's Vice President, Finance. He has extensive experience leading accounting and financial reporting teams and overseeing the design and implementation of internal financial controls and processes. Previously Mr. Blackley served at Lafarge Canada Inc. as Vice President, Finance of the North American Aggregates and Concrete division. A Chartered Accountant, Mr. Blackley holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Rhodes University in South Africa.
Bernie Robert
Vice President, Corporate
Bernie Robert was appointed Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Business Strategy in November 2008, prior to that he held the role of Vice President, Business Development and Estimating. Bernie brings a wealth of experience to the position with over ten years at NACG in various roles including Controller and Director, Business Development.
Chris Yellowega
Vice President, Business Services and Construction
Chris Yellowega joined NACG in 2008 as Vice President, Major Mining Projects and was subesquently appointed Vice President, Operations in 2009. Mr. Yellowega brings extensive oilsands development and operations experience, having previously served at the Athabasca Oilsands Project Expansion (Albian Sands) as Superintendent responsible for leading the expansion project team for upstream operations. A Mining Engineer, Mr. Yellowega is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the Alberta Chamber of Resources and is recognized as a Registered Professional Engineer.
Joe Lambert
Vice President, Oil Sands Operations
Joe Lambert joined NACG in 2008 as General Manager of Mining after an extensive career in the mining industry and was promoted to Vice President, Oil Sands Operations in September of 2010.
Prior to that, Joe's career began in the gold industry where he spent 17 years in roles of increasing responsibility in engineering and operations both open pit and underground. Joe's more recent contracting and oil sands experience included positions as General Manager with Ledcor and Mine Development Manager, Oil Sands with Shell. Joe graduated from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with a B.S. in Mining Engineering in 1986.
