Mr. Sledz joined Petrominerales in January 2009 as Finance Manager, and has held management positions at two other publicly listed oil and gas companies, First Calgary Petroleums Ltd. and Mega West Energy Corp. Prior to working in the industry, Mr. Sledz spent a number of years in public accounting at KPMG in Calgary focusing on oil and gas clients and international clients in Belgium. Mr. Sledz obtained his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta in 1995 and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.