OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Clayton Heck - Chairman
Clayton was elected as the chairman to Sipihko Energy due to the tremendous effort made to get Sipihko Energy into Frog Lake First Nation. The decades of experience Clayton brings is in operations, collaborating with large corporations, and the relationships and connections made with many Indigenous communities across Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Clayton partnered with his brother Kevin and started Arrowhead Abandonments, to advertise their Indigenous roots (Peepeekisis First Nation). While engaging with the great leadership at Frog Lake First Nation, Clayton seen the demand and ambition for a transition from traditional energy to new clean energy and became involved with helping develop independent economic sovereignty for Indigenous people. Clayton has worked oil plays from Northern British Columbia to Southern Manitoba and everything in between. This great exposure and hands on experience has allowed Clayton to gain irreplaceable value to finding and harnessing hydrogen energy from traditional resources.
Kevin Heck
As the CEO of Arrowhead Abandonments Inc. Kevin continues to run tools to this day. Arrowhead is a 100% First Nations owned and operated business which specializes in project management and downhole tools. Arrowhead Abandonments specializes in bringing Indigenous workers together to help producers achieve maximum benefits for abandoning and reclaiming wellsite’s on First Nation land. Kevin has strong connections to the Indigenous leaders of Alberta and British Columbia. Kevin was elected to the board due to his major influence in getting Sipihko Energy to the table with Frog Lake First Nation, his passion for giving back to the communities he works in, the knowledge he has gained through decades of work in the energy industry and the relationships he has within the Indigenous communities in Canada. Kevin has the aptitude and experience to lead Sipihko to the global stage in both private and public markets.
Cliffton Cross
Cliffton is Frog Lake First Nation's (FLFN) #121 & #122 Council Member, currently serving his Nation for his second term. Cliffton is proud to say that he was born and raised, attended K-12, graduated, married, and raised a family in Frog Lake. Cliffton was previously employed with FLFN for 10 years, as FLFN's Youth and Recreation Director. Cliffton was elected to the board because of his recognized consistent efforts achieve prosperity within his community and to assist Sipihko with the planning and strategizing of hydrogen production within Frog Lake First Nation and beyond. Cliffton has assisted in the development of several of Frog Lake's development initiatives most recently, the Legacy Energy & Alternative Power (LEAP) Strategic Master Plan which includes multiple (14+) large-scale green and sustainability projects that are all in various stages of development. As Cliffton always says, "The future is always forward".
Sameen Bhullar
Energy professional with proven experience within the renewable energy sector, oil and gas sector, and mining sector. Proven ability to build strong, prosperous, professional relationships. Sameen recognized the unrealized market in clean energy, specifically hydrogen. Sameen was a major influence on gathering majority of the necessary team, Sipihko Energy, to quickly take control of the hydrogen private and public markets through First Nation leadership. Sameen represented numerous Indigenous renewable energy companies on multi-million dollar hydrogen energy projects to Chief and Councils, Ministers, MP's and the Canadian Federal Government in order receive the initial funding required to move forward on these large capital intensive projects. Sameen was elected to the board due to the relationships he has established across the energy industry and will continue his journey with Sipihko by proving the pilot project of cleanly producing hydrogen at Frog Lake First Nation and then expanding to every other nation and commercializing nationally and internationally to help communities and industry leaders provide their own clean, secure, sustainable energy at a global scale.