Leadership Team
Our Team
Steve Konopelky, B.Econ
President & CEO, Member of the Board of Directors.
Steve Konopelky is an accomplished management professional with extensive leadership experience growing business value. Over the past 25 years, working with private and public companies, Steve has managed the corporate needs of capital markets, streamlining operations and building out great teams. As a founder of ELM, Steve helped build an industry-leading team, structure capital, enhance opportunities and grow the business substantially over the past 4 years. Prior to ELM Inc., Steve co-founded and served as the President & CEO of Silver Mountain Mines, a public Canadian exploration and mining company. Mr. Konopelky served as the Vice President of a power development company for over 4 years, responsible for managing all business development initiatives.
He has proven development and consulting expertise in many sectors including power development, oil and gas, supply chain management, transload logistic facilities, real estate, manufacturing and environmental and supporting clients in their ESG initiatives. He holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Toronto and accredited designations in financial investment and risk management.
Martine Peters, CPA, CGA
Vice President of Finance
Martine Peters is a seasoned professional with more than 20 years of financial and business experience. Prior to joining ELM Inc., Martine held several progressive positions in the Finance, Business Development and Strategic Planning groups at Gibson Energy. During her tenure with the company, Ms. Peters had direct experience in the environmental services, midstream, logistics, refining and propane business sectors.
Martine has a proven track record of delivering results in finance, acquisitions & divestitures, strategic planning, business planning and business development. Martine holds a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and a Certified General Accountant (CGA).
Malcolm McKean, P.ENG., B.M.E
Vice President Liability Management
Malcolm is seasoned abandonment specialist with over 40+ years of proven expertise, reputation, and extensive network of service providers driving solutions benefiting all stakeholder groups. Known for his passion at tackling complex projects that require extensive research and precise project planning and execution, which has made him an industry leader and the “go to” person for the most difficult well abandonments. Malcolm is able to formulate programs for multiple well abandonments similar to factory production line processing for large projects or handle the difficult one-off wells that require an understanding of the legacy drilling and completion processes and regulations to solve the issues at hand. Possessing a firm understanding of regulation, policy and best practice supporting Governments, and various stakeholder groups. He has been involved long enough to see the reasoning behind regulatory changes and an understanding of the desired outcomes. As an industry leader, Malcolm has been asked to participate in industry best practices for Energy Safety Canada drafting industry recognized standards for Remediation and Decommissioning. Well respected accomplished professional who leads by example and is able to articulate solutions across various discipline throughout an organization.
Jason Schroeder
Director Liability Management
Jason Schroeder has over 25 years of progressive oil & gas experience related to liability management. He started with Abandonrite, ELM’s predecessor, in 1998 providing technical support on environmental reclamation projects. Jason’s focus has since shifted to decommissioning project management, including planning, co-ordination, and execution of field work to decommission pipelines and facilities. He excels at working closely with client representatives to ensure that their liabilities are being managed efficiently and effectively.
He leads ELM’s decommissioning group and is also responsible for managing the technical support team that is involved with decommissioning. Jason holds a Health, Safety and Environmental Technology Diploma from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.
Chris Gemmill, CRSP, NCSO, BA
Director of Operations
Chris is a Certified Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP), National Construction Safety Officer (NCSO), and COR Auditor, Chris brings more than 20 years of experience in workplace safety and security in several industries, with over a decade exclusively in the upstream Oil & Gas sector as an Occupational Health & Safety professional. He has a demonstrated history of working within corporate and field settings with extensive experience in development of Health & Safety Management Systems, specifically focused on Workplace Safety, Policy & Procedure development, Communications, Auditing, and Root Cause Analysis Incident Investigations., Mr. Gemmill continues to advocate for safety excellence in all aspects of his personal and professional life.
Kim Brauer, CMP
Director of Business Development
Kim Brauer is an accomplished Marketing, Business Development & Management professional with more than 26 years experience. She started her career as an IT Specialist in ESM & Technical sales, working across North America including Calgary, Winnipeg, Regina, Toronto, Denver, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas & Orlando. Kim then became directly involved in Oil & Gas in 2007 marketing Production Testing and multiple PSL’s of service for Completions, Production and Facilities and Drilling across the WCSB and NWT. ( Eline, Well-Intel, Pumping, Swabbing, Wireline, Fishing and Thru-Tubing). She was part owner of a startup Directional Drilling Services company where she designed the company branding, logo, website and marketing campaigns.
Kim’s designations include CMP (Canadian Management Professional), ESG Management Exec Certificate, ESG Micro-credential, Indigenous Relations Certificate and she maintains many industry required certifications. As seasoned professional who generates positive results, Kim is known in the industry as a trusted advisor and effectual leader who strives to meet the demands of an ever-changing energy sector; furthering her education on industry and trends, taking on new challenging and supporting the extended teams for success.
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Corporate Governance. The Role of the Board of Directors.
The primary responsibility of the Board is to provide governance and stewardship to the Company. Each of the members of the Board is required to exercise their business judgment in a manner consistent with their fiduciary duties. Directors are required to act honestly and in good faith, with a view to the best interests of the Company and to exercise the care, diligence, and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ELM’s office is located on Treaty 7 land and the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations, and the Métis Nation (Region 3). In the Spirit of reconciliation, we continue to develop and foster strong relationships with the people, communities, and lands where we work.
COMPETITIVE, CAPABLE, AND EXPERIENCED
ELM Inc. is an environmental liability management company that is expanding quickly and offers top-notch services to businesses across Canada at affordable prices.
Contact our team by calling 1-587-392-4000 or completing our contact form right away to learn more about our environmental management, remediation, and reclamation services.
