Meet Our Executive Management
Paul Ziff, CEO, founded Ziff Energy Group in 1982 and co-led the
international expansion of Ziff Energy Group, which is now active in 40+
countries. He conceptualized the theme of ‘World Asset Types’. Mr. Ziff has
three decades of assessment experience for the oil and natural gas industry. A
specialist on natural gas industry strategies and upstream corporate
performance, Mr. Ziff conceived and directed a wide range of benchmarking
studies and consulting projects in upstream corporate performance. Prior, he
directed energy research for a major investment firm, gas pricing analysis for a
key Alberta government agency, and energy lending analysis for a major bank. Mr.
Ziff is an honors graduate of Harvard University, and attended the Université de
Paris (Sorbonne) and the Institut d'Études Politiques.
paul.ziff@ziffenergy.com
403.234.4276
W.P (Bill) Gwozd, P.Eng,
Senior Vice President, Gas Services, has over three decades of natural gas experience regarding long-term gas supply, gas demand, and gas price outlooks. He oversees
long-term forecast assessments, semi-annual client debriefings, customized consulting, and the expert witness testimony service offerings. Focus is on long-term natural gas
price outlooks for LNG, LDC, Pipeline, industrial, producer, and power companies. He is a frequent guest contributor to various TV stations, radio, newspapers, conferences,
and magazines.
bill.gwozd@ziffenergy.com
403.234.4299
Juan Carlos Alba,
Senior Vice President, E&P Services, is the General Management
Executive for the E&P Services business unit within Ziff Energy. Mr. Alba has been with Ziff Energy for over a decade and is a member of the firm’s
Executive Committee. Prior to his current position, Mr. Alba was responsible for international business development with E&P companies, including National Oil
Companies. Prior to Ziff Energy, he led a niche-consulting firm providing project procurement, materials management, and complex logistics solutions for oil and gas companies in several
Latin American countries. Mr. Alba is experienced in project management, supply chain management, life-cycle-cost analysis, and value engineering. He has a Bachelor degree in
Economics and an International Marketing MBA from the University of St. Thomas. In June 2008, Mr. Alba delivered a paper on Benchmarking Production
Efficiency and Uptime Reliability at the 19th World Petroleum Congress in Madrid.
juancarlos.alba@ziffenergy.com
713.985.5189
Richard M. Tucker, Vice President, Marketing & Client Relations,
is responsible for marketing Ziff Energy Group’s E&P Services to upstream oil & gas producers in the US and Internationally. He has 35 years of experience -- 13 with
Ziff Energy Group -- providing consulting services to the energy industry, upstream and downstream. During the 1990’s, Mr. Tucker was a Vice President with Petroleum
Information Corporation (now IHS Energy), responsible for managing a number of commercial energy databases utilized by natural gas producers, pipelines, marketers and
local distribution utilities. During the late 1970’s and 1980’s, Mr. Tucker consulted to electric utility clients as Senior Managing Consultant with DRI/McGraw-Hill’s
Energy/Utility Consulting Practice, and prior as Utility Economist with Chase Econometrics. Mr. Tucker built and forecast with econometric models of electricity demand,
as well as forecasting industrial production and prices as Senior Economist-Industry Economics with Evans Economics, a macro-economic forecasting firm. Mr. Tucker
graduate Summa Cum Laude, with Departmental Honors in Economics from Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College), and attended graduate studies in Economics at
the University of Chicago and Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
richard.tucker@ziffenergy.com
713.985.5183
Dennell Griffith, Controller,
has more than 25 years financial experience in the oil & gas industry. Her
diverse experience encompasses Inventory Controller of O.C.T.G. and drill bits,
as well as Traffic Controlling for LPG’s. Ms. Griffith began her financial
career with Ziff Energy Group in the year 2000 and was promoted to Controller in
2006. Her current responsibilities are overseeing all financial aspects for the
firm, including reporting to the Executive Committee. Ms. Griffith graduated
from Mount Royal College with an Advanced Accounting Certificate and was the
recipient of the Mount Royal College Part-Time Student Scholarship. As a
life-long learner, she continues to pursue management courses.
dennell.griffith@ziffenergy.com
403.234.4280
Gareth Slater, Director, Information Systems,
has over fifteen years of information systems management & support experience.
Mr. Slater has been heading Ziff Energy Group’s Information Systems & Technology department since 1995,
and is responsible for overall management of Ziff Energy's global technology infrastructure and corporate data systems.
Gareth is also responsible for the design and development of software and database systems for Ziff Energy’s custom
benchmarking and data analysis tools, which are used to support numerous projects for clients around the world.
gareth.slater@ziffenergy.com
403.234.4288
Jennifer Hodgkinson, Human Resources Generalist, Intermediate,
has over 5 years of Human Resources experience. Her specialities include leadership and engagement, performance management, employee relations and coaching as well as recruitment, selection and employee development. Jennifer has a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources & Labour Relations and also holds certifications in office administration and automated accounting. She is currently working on obtaining her CCP (Certified Coach Practitioner) designation followed by her CHRP designation in the years to come.
jennifer.hodgkinson@ziffenergy.com
403.234.6561