Junior producer Potash Ridge Corp., Toronto, has appointed Andrew Squires as director. The company said he brings over three decades of international resource development experience in the energy and natural resources industries. The company said that prior to starting Osum Oil Sands, Squires worked for his own consulting firm providing services for clients including Exxon, Aera, BP, Pemex, PetroCanada, PanCanadian, and Chevron. He had past work experience with Dominion Exploration, Paramount Resources, Pioneer Natural Resources, and Amoco.
Squires is currently an executive advisor for Osum; president of AXS Industries, a global energy investment advisory firm; and a board member of American Lithium Corp. and IBIS Resources Corp., and is actively engaged in a number of start-ups and financings in the energy storage, oilfield equipment, and aerospace fields. He holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta.