Our Team

NorthRiver is proud of the more than 700 employees that come to work every day ready to deliver value to customers and communities in British Columbia and Alberta.

Our team includes a diverse mix of professionals and experts that together enable NorthRiver to safely process and transport natural gas and natural gas liquids.

Pipeline technicians. Accountants. Designers. Programmers. Heavy equipment operators. Engineers. Environmental experts. Construction technicians. Facilities technicians.

With technical operations that cover a large geography, our team covers a wide range of specialties and skills.

Leadership Team

Chief Executive Officer

Brandon Anderson

Brandon Anderson has over 20 years of energy industry expertise, including leadership roles in energy markets throughout North America. Most recently, he was Senior Vice President, Commercial, U.S. Natural Gas Pipelines for TransCanada Corporation. In this role, Brandon was responsible for marketing, business development, commercial operations, regulatory strategy, and asset optimization for TransCanada’s U.S. natural gas pipeline footprint. Prior roles include President, Principal Executive Officer of TC Pipelines L.P. and Director General of TransCanada’s Mexico Gas and Power businesses, headquartered in Mexico City, as well as a variety of leadership roles for TransCanada in Calgary, Alberta.

Brandon holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary, a CFA designation, and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program. He has served on the Boards of several industry associations throughout North America.

Chief Operating Officer

John Soini

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Chief Financial Officer

Tom Medvedic

Tom Medvedic brings over two decades of energy sector expertise in increasingly senior roles for large oil field services companies. Most recently, he was President of the Canadian Division of Calfrac Well Services, a leading independent global provider of specialized oilfield solutions, after holding roles including Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, and Vice President of Operations (Canadian Division). Previously, he held several senior finance positions at global oilfield service provider Ensign Energy Services Inc. Tom holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary and is a Chartered Professional Accountant with a specialization in tax. He has served as a director of several oil and gas companies in his career and is currently is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council at the Macphail School of Energy at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.
Chief Commercial Officer

Bob Bissett

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Senior Vice President, Strategy and New Ventures

Matt Ockenden

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General Counsel, Senior Vice President Corporate Services

Tamara Trull

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Vice President, Information Technology

Jay Billesberger

Jay Billesberger is the Vice President of Information Technology at NorthRiver Midstream, a western Canadian gas gathering and processing businesses. Jay has over 20 years experience of broad-based management in systems design and development, implementation, operations and support. Key areas of success include cloud migration, digital transformation, business intelligence/analytics, industrial control integration (IT/OT Integration) and ERP cloud migration/modernization. Jay is responsible for development and execution of business strategy to build or implement systems to drive operational efficiencies. Jay holds a B.Sc. in Computer Information Systems from DeVry Institute of Technology.
Vice President, Liquids Infrastructure

James Shelford

James has a proven track record in the development and execution of liquids infrastructure strategies with a focus on LPGs and condensate. Most recently James held senior roles at AltaGas and Plains Midstream where he built and led high performing teams that managed the underlying liquids businesses and assets. During his time at Plains Midstream the company underwent a period of rapid growth via organic projects and acquisitions that created an integrated LPG solution for Plains and its customers. After seven years at Plains, James made the move to AltaGas where he led the team that secured 40,000 bbl/d of supply for the Ridley Island Propane Export Terminal while also managing the day-to-day commercial operations of the midstream business, including extraction facilities, field fractionation, field gathering and gas processing.
CALL BEFORE YOU DIG

If you are planning any type of ground disturbance in the area of our operations, please use the links below to arrange for the marking of buried facilities (pipelines). This will ensure your safety and that of our assets.

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