Gordon J. Kerr
Mr. Kerr was appointed to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Enerplus in 2001, just prior to the merger of EnerMark Income Fund with Enerplus Resources Fund in June of that year.
Mr. Kerr has been with the Enerplus Group since 1996, holding the positions of Vice President Finance and Executive Vice President prior to his appointment. Mr. Kerr is past Chairman of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers ("CAPP"), is a member of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and sits as Co-chair of the Coalition of Canadian Energy Trusts ("CCET"), and is a former director of Deer Creek Energy Limited. He commenced his career in the oil and gas industry in 1979 with Petromark Minerals Ltd. and Bluesky Oil & Gas Ltd., Canadian based companies that joint ventured with numerous German drilling funds conducting operations in both Canada and the United States. Mr. Kerr held various positions with Bluesky Oil & Gas Ltd. and its successor Mark Resources Inc., ultimately becoming Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary until the company's reorganization by the Enerplus Group, into EnerMark Income Fund in 1996.
Mr. Kerr holds a Bachelor of Commerce (1976) from the University of Calgary. He obtained the designation of Chartered Accountant and admission as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta in 1979.