Leadership Team

Mr. Baines is the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Tidewater Midstream. Mr. Baines has spent over 27 years at midstream and infrastructure businesses, and brings a strong background in operations, finance, and corporate development. Mr. Baines brings a deep understanding of the business and industry and a track record of success in optimizing and growing companies. Prior to joining Tidewater, Mr. Baines was President and Chief Executive Officer of Campus Energy Partners, a new energy infrastructure and supply company. Mr. Baines has also held several senior positions at AltaGas, including Senior Vice President, Strategic Projects, Vice President of Field Gathering and Processing, Vice President of Business Development and Vice President of Finance, and was Chief Financial Officer at Torq Energy Logistics.

Mr. Baines received an MBA degree from University of Alberta.

Mr. Ames assumed the role of interim Chief Financial Officer of Tidewater in January 2024, bringing over two decades of experience as a senior financial executive. Prior to his tenure at Tidewater, Mr. Ames served as CFO for a diverse range of successful public companies across the manufacturing, mining, and entertainment sectors. His distinguished career is highlighted by a consistent track record of optimizing profitability as CFO, along with a wealth of experience in effectively managing substantial financial portfolios.

Mr. Ames holds a Master of Finance and Accounting from Case Western Reserve University, is a Chartered Professional Accountant, and a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Chicilo joined Tidewater in 2022 as General Counsel and was named EVP Shared Services, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary ‎in February of 2023. He has over 20 years of experience in the energy industry including over 10 years in the midstream space. Prior to joining Tidewater, Mr. Chicilo was Associate General Counsel at Inter Pipeline Ltd. Additionally, he was a Legal Manager at Enmax Corporation and practiced in the Energy group at Blakes LLP. Mr. Chicilo obtained both a Bachelor of Commerce and a Juris Doctor from the University of Saskatchewan.

Mr. Gurevitch is the Executive Vice President, Midstream Commercial and has been with Tidewater since 2017. He is responsible for all Commercial and Marketing activity related to Tidewater’s Gas Processing, Gas Storage and NGL Fractionation businesses.

Mr. Gurevitch brings over 10 years Midstream and commodity marketing experience specifically in Natural Gas, NGL and Sulphur. Prior to joining Tidewater, Mr. Gurevitch was part of the Ethane and Natural Gas team at Plains Midstream Canada where he focused on Gas Supply and Commercial activity related to their Straddle Plant business.

Mr. Gurevitch holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and graduated from the University of Calgary in 2011.

Mr. Heaney has been with Tidewater and its affiliates since September 2021, bringing over 10 years of capital markets and energy industry experience. Previously, he was a member of the Energy & Power investment banking team at BofA Securities, where he assisted in the execution of various mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financings. Prior to, Mr. Heaney was also part of the investment banking group of Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. Mr. Heaney holds a Bachelor of Commerce, with a concentration in finance and accounting, from the University of Alberta.

Ms. Decore has over 25 years of energy industry experience in a broad range of roles, including refined products marketing & trading, mergers & acquisitions, midstream infrastructure development, and supply chain management. Most recently, as Vice President Low Carbon Fuels & GHG Offsets, she was responsible for building and operating Suncor Energy’s renewable fuels and low carbon hydrogen business. Until April 2023 she served on the boards of both Enerkem Inc., a clean technology company based in Montreal, and LanzaJet, a sustainable aviation fuels technology company based in Chicago. Previously, she was Suncor’s Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Development.

Ms. Decore has a law degree from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia.

Matt is the Executive Vice President, Downstream Operations responsible for all downstream assets at Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure.

Matt has over 22 years of energy industry experience with the past 16 years in refining across process engineering, optimization and operations management roles.

Matt holds a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer.

Prior to joining Tidewater through the 2019 acquisition of the Prince George Refinery, Matt held various roles across Western Canada with Husky Energy.

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