Board of Directors
The Company’s Board of Directors is comprised of seven members, six of which are independent. Each of the Company’s Compensation and Governance Committee, Audit Committee and AI and Cyber Security Committee are comprised entirely of independent directors.
Chairman
Chief Executive Officer
Trevor Haynes
Trevor Haynes co-founded Black Diamond Group in 2003 and has been the President, Chairman 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 30 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 several 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 believes sport is a force for good, which provides an immeasurably positive impact to youth. He is a Governor of the Canada Sports Hall of Fame and Order of Sport for Canada, a member of the Business Council of Alberta, a past Chair of the Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC), and Past Chair and a Founding Funder of the Fig Tree Foundation. He also currently serves as Director of PTW Group Inc. and is the Chairman and Director of Claryn Equities Inc.
Trevor is a Henchman in The Clan of Gallant Canadians, which is a Regimental award within The Calgary Highlanders of the Canadian Armed Forces, honouring and recognizing both serving soldiers and civilian members of the Regimental Family. He also holds an Honourary Colonel's Challenge Coin from The Calgary Highlanders of the Canadian Armed Forces, a recognition designed to pay tribute to those who have provided the Regiment with service and honour.
He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto.
Lead Independent Director
Member: Compensation and Governance Committee
Robert Wagemakers
Robert Wagemakers has been a Director of Black Diamond Group since 2006 and is a Lead Independent Director and a member of the Compensation and Governance Committee. Rob has been in the oil and gas sector since 1974. He previously held the positions of Vice President of Marketing with Nabors Drilling, a division of Nabors Canada, and Vice President of Operations with Command Drilling. He held the position of President of Partner Rentals from 1997 to 2000. Leading up to that role, he held management positions with several drilling companies. He is a Director of Citadel Drilling, a private company and is a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Independent Director
Chair: Audit Committee
Member: AI and Cyber Security Committee
Robert Herdman
Robert Herdman has been a Director of Black Diamond Group since 2012 and is the chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the AI and Cyber Security Committee. Bob is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and was formerly a senior partner at Price Waterhouse and Price Waterhouse Coopers in Calgary, providing extensive service to public companies operating in a number of different industries. After enjoying a 34-year career with the firm, he retired from practice in 2010.
Bob currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Chinook Energy Inc. and Blackline Safety Corp., both public companies. He is also a Director of two entities in the banking and insurance industry that are owned by Desjardins Group. He has served on a number of committees overseeing the practice of accounting in Alberta and as a director for a number of not-for-profit organizations. He graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Calgary.
Independent Director
Chair: Compensation and Governance Committee
Brian Hedges
Brian Hedges has been a Director of Black Diamond Group since March 2021 and is the Chair of the Compensation and Governance Committee. He served as President and CEO of Russel Metals from 2009 until his retirement in 2019 and is currently on the Board of Directors of Russel Metals. Prior to being appointed as the President and CEO of Russel, Brian was the Executive Vice President and COO from 2008 to 2009. Prior to that, he was the Executive Vice President and CFO from 1994 to 2007. Brian’s long tenure at Russel saw him spearhead an evolution of the company, where Russel successfully integrated 32 acquisitions, improved asset management and returns, re-started, and significantly grew the common share dividend payments.
Brian received an Honors Commerce Degree at Carleton University in Ottawa and is a Chartered Accountant.
Independent Director
Member: Compensation and Governance Committee
Edward H. Kernaghan
Edward H. Kernaghan has been a Director of Black Diamond Group since March 2018 and is a member of the Compensation and Governance Committee. He brings extensive financial, governance and capital markets experience that is complementary to the Black Diamond Group Board composition.
Based in Toronto, Ontario, Edward has over 15 years of experience in the financial services business. He held the position of Executive Vice President at Kernaghan Securities, a firm he started along with his father, Ted Kernaghan, in 2001. He is currently a partner at Kernaghan & Partners and is President of Kernwood Limited which, together with family members, owns over 10 million shares of Black Diamond.
He also currently serves on the board of five other TSX listed companies. Edward is a graduate of the University of Toronto with a Master of Science in Theoretical Physics, and he has a Bachelor of Science, Honors degree from Queens University.
Independent Director
Chair: AI and Cyber Security Committee
Member: Audit Committee
Leilani Latimer
Leilani Latimer has been a Director of Black Diamond Group since March 2021 and is a chair of the AI and Cyber Security Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. She has a track record of growing B2B, SaaS and enterprise software companies with extensive experience in the travel technology sector. During a 25-year career with Sabre Inc., Leilani held numerous leadership positions throughout the organization across the full commercial continuum. She also led Sabre’s global enterprise sustainability strategy and launched the travel industry’s first Green Hotels program.
Leilani holds a BA from UC San Diego, a certificate in Management for International Executives from UC Riverside, and a certificate in Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School. She also holds certification with the National Association of Corporate Directors.
Director
Member: Audit Committee
and AI and Cyber Security Committee
Steven Stein
Steven Stein has been a Director of Black Diamond Group since 2007 and is a member of the Audit Committee and the AI and Cyber Security Committee. Steven was also a founding shareholder of Black Diamond Group, and an Officer of the company from 2007-2016. Recently, he’s invested in a waste and water management company, Terra Water, and is involved in a power rental startup company, Remote Power Inc.
From 1990 until 2005, he was actively involved in the operations of the Outland Group, and its predecessor companies, of which he was a founder. He holds a bachelor’s degree (with honors), from Queens University. Steven completed a graduate designation through the Institute of Corporate Directors.
