Philip Hodge

Westport Innovations Inc. provides low-emission engine and fuel system technologies utilizing gaseous fuels. It operates through the following business segments: Applied Technologies, On-Road Systems, Off-Road Systems, Corporate and Technology Investments, Cummins Westport (CWI), and Weichai Westport (WWI). The Applied Technologies segment engaged in designing, producing, and selling compressed natural gas (“CNG”) and liquefied petroleum gas (“LPG”) components and subsystems for natural gas vehicles of all types. The On-Road Systems segment engineers, designs, assembles and sells natural gas engine and vehicle systems for automotive, light commercial, and trucking. The Off-Road Systems segment engineering, designing, and marketing Westport proprietary natural gas technologies, including the Westport™ high pressure direct injection (“HPDI”) technology, Westport™ industrial engines and fuel systems for the off-road, large-engine applications such as mine trucks, locomotives, workboats, and petroleum exploration equipment. The Corporate and Technology Investments segment includes corporate costs such as research and development, general and administrative, marketing, interest and other charges, foreign exchange and depreciation that cannot be attributed to a particular segment and are incurred by all segments. The CWI segment serves the medium- to heavy-duty engine. The WWI segment develops, manufactures, and sells advanced, alternative fuel engines and parts that are widely used in city bus, coach, and heavy-duty truck applications in China or exported to other regions globally markets with spark ignited natural gas engines. The company was founded by David R. Demers on March 20, 1995 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Bennett Jones LLP is a Canadian law firm that offers legal counsel and business advisory services to clients across various industries. Bennett Jones is based in Calgary, CA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The firm has 400 lawyers and business advisors across Canada and internationally. Bennett Jones has exceptional experience in complex cross-border and international transactions, making it ideally suited to advise foreign businesses and investors with Canadian ventures and connect Canadian businesses and investors with opportunities around the world. The firm offers a wide range of services across four departments: corporate, litigation & dispute resolution, regulatory, and tax. The CEO of the Canadian company is Hugh MacKinnon.

Founded in 2000, JF Mackie & Co. Ltd. is an independent equity investment firm based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They provide customized portfolio management and investment services to private clients and institutional investors and financial advisory services to early stage companies

Research Capital Corp. is an independent, fully integrated national investment dealer headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2010 as Mackie Research Capital Corp. until 2021. Research Capital offers a complete range of capital markets and wealth management services to private clients, institutions and growth companies with offices across Canada.

The Explorers & Producers Association of Canada operates as an association of oil and gas entrepreneurs. It advocates on behalf of its member companies for sound government policy. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.