Thomas Bugg - President and Director

Thomas Bugg - President and Director

Thomas Bugg has been involved in both the oil industry and with technology business for the last 25 years. During that time he has been involved in various public and private companies, including several acquisitions and consolidations of companies.

Mr. Bugg was one of the original founders of Ensign Drilling Limited, currently one of the largest drilling contractors in North America. Subsequent to that time Mr. Bugg was involved in several private companies including small oil and gas companies and oil tool manufacturers before commencing Beau Canada Exploration Ltd. as a public company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Acting as the Chairman, CEO and President he oversaw operations, which included drilling and developing several heavy oil fields, drilling and developing gas and light oil fields. He took the company from no production in 1988 to over 18,000 BOE by the year 2000.

In the late 1990s, Beau Canada took over majority interest of Genoil and under Mr. Bugg’s leadership changed the company’s mandate to become a technology company focused on the development of small economic upgraders. Mr. Bugg was initially President and CEO of Genoil and following Beau s purchase in late 2000, Mr. Bugg continued to manage the operations of the Corporation until December 31, 2004, whereafter he acted as a consultant to the Corporation until June 30, 2006.

Mr. Bugg has been intimately involved with the oil and gas, and in the upgrading industry in particular for the last 5 years working on the development of heavy oil upgraders.

Mr. Bugg has served on the board of several private and public companies and has additionally served on the Board of Governors for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.

Mr. Bugg received a Bachelor of Commerce in 1972 and a Bachelor of Law in 1973, both from the University of Saskatchewan.