Strong and Proven Leadership

Trevor Haynes co-founded Black Diamond Group in 2003 and has been the President and CEO since inception. Trevor is responsible for the overall success of Black Diamond Group, including the company’s business strategy and vision, and fostering a high integrity, high performance leadership culture. He has over 20 years of experience in the workforce accommodation, energy services and modular building industries, in various business development and leadership roles, both in North America and internationally.
 
Before co-founding Black Diamond Group, Trevor was involved in launching and building a number of successful energy services and construction companies. Prior to this, he held progressive senior roles at a multinational modular building company.
 
Over the course of his career, Trevor has devoted his time and talents to strong organizations and the community, and is currently serving as Director of PTW Group Inc. and Chairman and Director of Claryn Equities Inc. Trevor is also past Chair of the Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC), and the Fig Tree Foundation. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto.

Toby Labrie joined Black Diamond Group as the Corporate Controller in 2009 and served as Vice President of Finance and Controller between 2010 and 2015. 

In his role as EVP & CFO, Toby has senior leadership accountability for the full finance, accounting and public disclosure functions of the Company. He is responsible for maintaining access to capital markets, evaluating our capital structure, and being a catalyst for cost control. His focus also includes reducing investment in non-productive working capital and efficiently minimizing tax and interest expenses.

Prior to joining Black Diamond Group, Toby was Team Lead of Management Reporting and Budgeting at First Calgary Petroleums, a Calgary-based international oil and gas exploration company. Before that, he held positions in both the audit and financial advisory group at Deloitte.

Toby is a CA, CPA and has been a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta since 2005.  He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta.

Troy Cleland joined Black Diamond Group as the Vice President of BOXX Modular in 2005, and has achieved great success growing the Company’s space rentals and mobile storage business through asset acquisitions and organic growth.
 
In his role as EVP & COO, Troy is responsible for the oversight and leadership of BOXX Modular, and Black Diamond Energy Services.
 
Troy holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree (in finance), from Gonzaga University in Washington State.

Mike Ridley joined Black Diamond Group as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Workforce Solutions Group in 2017.

In his role as EVP & COO, Mike is responsible for executing the strategic plan for the Workforce Solutions Group including assets, branches, personnel and projects.

Mike’s experience spans twenty years in the modular and camp industries, including several senior leadership positions. He is the former President of the Modular Building Institute (MBI) and the Vice Chair for the Independent Contractors of British Columbia.

Mike holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Commerce and Economics) from the University of Toronto.

Patrick Melanson has been with Black Diamond since 2014. He has considerable experience in multiple industries including energy, manufacturing, metals and mining, retail, financial and government; and he has a proven track record of providing strategic IT planning and execution, management, mergers and acquisitions planning and integration, systems implementation, staff development, analytics and sales and operations planning for large multi-national corporations.

In his current role as EVP, Corporate Services & CIO, Patrick is responsible for Information Technology, Human Resources, payroll, office services, real estate administration and supply chain management.

Prior to joining Black Diamond Group, Patrick worked with two large multinational steel and tubulars manufacturers for whom he held North America roles as Senior Vice President of Product and Resource Management and Vice President, Chief Information Officer. Prior, he worked in senior roles at both Andersen Consulting and Deloitte Consulting.

Harry joined Black Diamond Group in 2007 and has been instrumental in the overall growth of the Company in Canada, as well as entry into the United States and Australia. Harry is responsible for the Australia operations, and International initiatives.

In his career, he has held senior executive roles, including President of a leading global modular building company,  and Chief Operating Officer of an equipment distribution company. Harry has been involved in all aspects of the industry and has operated and completed projects on every continent. He has entered new markets through greenfields, acquisition and alliance strategies. 

Harry is past President of the Modular Building Institute, and holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Calgary.

Glen Clark joined Black Diamond Group in 2004 as a vital member of the Company’s start-up team, as Vice President of Sales. His focus was on building Black Diamond Group’s remote workforce housing division.

In his current role as SVP, Commercial, Glen is responsible for the sales and marketing success and growth of the workforce business.

Glen has more than 25 years of industry experience and provides exceptional sales leadership. He has been instrumental in the growth of remote workforce accommodation companies and providing solutions to customers in both Canada and international markets.

Chris Rowe has been with BOXX Modular since 2006 and has held a number of key positions including Alberta Branch Manager and General Manager for both Canada and the United States. In his role as Vice President, BOXX Modular Chris oversees and helps ensure the success of this rapidly growing business in United States.

Chris has over 16 years of experience in the modular building and construction industry. Prior to joining BOXX Modular, he held positions at a multinational modular building company, and diverse manufacturing companies.

Michael Klukus has been with Black Diamond Group since 2008 and has held a number of senior positions within the company including Division Administration Manager, General Manager, and Division Vice President for the Camps and Energy Services divisions.

In his role as VP, Operations, Mike is responsible for leading operational excellence, efficent project delivery and maintaining asset quality and integrity.

Rick Geisel joined Black Diamond Group as Vice President, Energy Services, United States in 2017.
 
In his VP role, Rick is responsible for developing and implementing business strategy, measuring operational performance and driving financial results.
 
Rick’s experience spans 24 years in the oilfield industry, including leading two energy service companies he founded. He is a former member of the YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization) Lonestar chapter in Dallas.