Clayton Riddell

Biography

Mr. Riddell is the Executive Chairman of the Board of Paramount and has been a director since 1978.  Until May 2015 he was also the CEO and up until June 2002 he was also the President. He is the Executive Chairman of the Board of Perpetual Energy Inc. and the Chairman of the Board of Trilogy Energy Corp. both of which are public oil and gas exploration and production companies.  Mr. Riddell graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Geology and is currently a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta, the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.  He received the J.C. Sproule Memorial Plaque from the Canadian Institute of Mining (1994), the Stanley Slipper Gold Medal from the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (1999), an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Manitoba (2004), and an Outstanding Explorer award from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (2004).  In 2006, Mr. Riddell was inducted into the Calgary Business Hall of Fame and in 2008 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Research Interest

Business and Management