Brett Norris M.Sc., P.Geol
Vice President of Exploration
Mr. Brett Norris, M.Sc., P.Geol has been Vice President of Exploration at TransGlobe Energy Corporation since April 9, 2012. Prior to joining TransGlobe as Manager of Exploitation in November 2006, Mr. Norris served as Vice President of New Ventures & Geosciences of Paramount Energy Operating Corp., and Perpetual Energy Inc (also known as Paramount Energy Trust) since November 17, 2003. He was involved with the Gas-Over-Bitumen AEUB regulatory hearings in addition to conventional duties managing geoscience teams and projects. He is a professional geologist with over 24 years of diverse industry experience. He served as a Vice President of New Ventures and Geosciences of Perpetual Energy Inc since November 17, 2003. Prior to this, he worked at Nexen for 5.5 years, working in the International Division in the Yemen and Colombia operations groups, holding the position of Exploitation Manager, Colombia Operations. Before this, he worked with several companies and has consulted independently, both domestically and internationally. He started his career with Esso Resources in 1988. He is a Trustee of the CSPG Educational Trust Fund and holds membership with the Canadian Society of Petroluem Geologists (CSPG), the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). He was Director of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. Mr. Norris graduated in 1986 from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science (Geology), and in 1989 from the University of Western Ontario with a Masters of Science (Geology).