Board of Directors

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 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 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 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 holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto.

Mr. Robert Wagemakers has been a Director of Black Diamond Group since 2006 and is a Lead Independent Director and member of the Compensation Committee and the Environmental, Social and Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. Wagemakers 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. Mr. Wagemakers is a Director of Citadel Drilling, a private company and is a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Mr. Robert Herdman has been a Director of Black Diamond Group since 2012 and is the chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Herdman 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, Mr. Herdman retired from practice in 2010. 

Mr. Herdman 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. Mr. Herdman graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Calgary.

Barbara J. Kelley has been a Director of Black Diamond Group since 2016 and is the chair of the Environmental, Social and Governance and Nominating Committee. Ms. Kelley has practiced law for more than 30 years and is a member of the Colorado Bar.  

From November, 2009 through May, 2015, Barbara was the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, one of 19 principal departments in Colorado State Government.  In that position, she was responsible for the leadership, management and administration of 9 mission specific divisions, including:  Banking, Civil Rights, Office of Consumer Counsel, Financial Services, Insurance, Public Utilities Commission, Professions and Occupations and Securities.  Previously, she was a  Partner at Kamlet Reichert  LLP, Denver, Colorado.  Her practice has encompassed primarily corporate and financing transactions, commercial banking, commercial real estate, as well as general commercial and business matters. She also lead the firm’s secured transactions practice area.

Prior to Kamlet, Barbara worked with a variety of companies including Morrison & Foerster, Sherman & Howard, and Tate, Kelley & Tate, as well as Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Colorado and the Federal Action Agency. She is a member of the Attorney Regulation Committee, and a former chair of the Denver Planning Board.