Ryan Gritzfeldt is the Chief Operating Officer of Veren, a role he has held since 2018. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Marketing and Innovation and Vice President, Engineering and Business Development East from 2010 until 2018. Additionally, he was Engineering Manager, Southeast Saskatchewan from 2006 until 2009. Mr. Gritzfeldt has worked in the oil and gas industry since 1998, having held a variety of roles with companies such as Shelter Bay and Talisman Energy Inc., in addition to Veren. Mr. Gritzfeldt is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta and Saskatchewan. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in industrial systems engineering from the University of Regina.