Board Of Directors


+ George Liszicasz

GEORGE LISZICASZ
CEO and inventor of the SFD technology

Mr. Liszicasz is the inventor of the SFD technology and has been our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since inception. Mr. Liszicasz was appointed our interim President and interim Chief Financial Officer in July 2002. Mr. Liszicasz's primary responsibilities, as the Chief Executive Officer, interim President and interim Chief Financial Officer, are to ensure the smooth running of the day-to-day operations and to further develop our SFD technology.

Prior to founding NXT, Mr. Liszicasz was Vice President of Susa Petroleum Inc. from 1993 to 1994. From 1987 to 1995, Mr. Liszicasz was President of Owl Industries Ltd., a developer of electronic controlling devices, where he had both engineering and business responsibilities. Mr. Liszicasz serves as a board member of each of our four subsidiaries; NXT Energy Canada, Inc., NXT Energy USA, Inc., NXT Aero Canada, Inc. and NXT Aero USA, Inc.


+ Brian Kohlhammer

BRIAN KOHLHAMMER

Mr. Kohlhammer is a Chartered Accountant with over eighteen years experience in financial management reporting including four years public accounting and fourteen years financial forecasting, analysis and reporting. Since December 2004, Mr. Kohlhammer has been serving as Vice President of Financial and Chief Financial Officer for Delphi Energy Corp., a public junior oil and gas company in Canada traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and based in Calgary, Alberta.

From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Kohlhammer served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Virtus Energy Ltd., a public junior oil and gas exploration and production company traded on the TSX Venture Exchange and based in Calgary, Alberta. From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Kohlhammer served as Vice President of Financial and Chief Financial Officer for Patchgear.com Inc., an Internet based B2B e commerce public company in the safety equipment sector that was located in Calgary, Alberta.


+ Douglas Rowe

DOUGLAS ROWE

Mr. Rowe has been the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Birch Mountain Resources Ltd. (TSX:BMD; OTCBB:BHMNF), a Canadian junior mineral exploration company, since 1994. Prior to that he was Chairman and President of Brougham Geoquest, Ltd., a company engaged in mineral exploration, from 1986 to 1993, and Brougham Energy Corporation, a company engaged in oil and gas exploration and development, from 1984 to 1986. Mr. Rowe also sits on the board of directors of our two Canadian subsidiaries, NXT Aero Canada, Inc. and NXT Energy Canada, Inc.

Mr. Rowe is a professional engineer with a Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Queen’s University which he obtained in 1967 and has over 30 years of industry experience.


+ M.S. (Mickey) Abougoush

M.S. (MICKEY) ABOUGOUSH

Mr. Abougoush is a professional engineer with over 38 years of experience in the petroleum industry, largely in technical and executive positions. He is a graduate of the University of Alberta with a degree in chemical engineering. Mr. Abougoush is currently the president of Teknica Overseas Ltd., an international consulting and software development company.

Mr. Abougoush started his career with Amoco and has provided consulting services to numerous oil and gas companies, government agencies and financial institutions. He has in-depth knowledge of all aspects of exploration and production, heavy oil and oil sands, reserve estimation, and enhanced oil recovery. He also has extensive research and development and high technology experience and has managed many software development projects.

Mr. Abougoush has served on a number of boards including private, public and not-for-profit organizations. Mr. Abougoush is a member of the board of CCR Technologies Ltd., trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “CRL”. He is a partner and advisory board member of Q-OGT technology fund, trading on the London Stock exchange under the trading symbol QOGT.L. He is also a member of the board of a private software development company based in Ottawa, Ontario.

Mr. Abougoush is a member of several Canadian and international technical and professional organizations, and has completed the Directors Education Program offered by the Institute of Corporate Directors.

+ Charles V. Selby

CHARLES V. SELBY

Mr. Selby is both a Lawyer and Professional Engineer, holding B.Sc. (Hons) and LL.B. degrees. He operates an independent corporate finance consulting firm and continues an associated legal practice which specializes in securities, oil and gas and international financial transactions. Mr. Selby was employed as a petroleum engineer in the energy sector in Canada, the United States and Saudi Arabia prior to practicing law.

Mr. Selby is currently an officer of Pengrowth Corporation and Pengrowth Management Limited which administer and manage Pengrowth Energy Trust, a large North American energy royalty trust. He is also a founder and Chairman of the Board of AltaCanada Energy Corp., a junior public oil and natural gas company with interests in Canada and the United States. Mr. Selby is also a Board member of Qwest Energy Partnerships and the Trustee of EOG Saskatchewan Resources Trust.


+ Thomas Valentine

THOMAS E. VALENTINE

Mr. Valentine is a Partner with Macleod Dixon LLP, where he has practiced law, both as a Barrister and a Solicitor, since his call to the Bar in 1987. He is a member of the firm’s Global Resources Practice Group and is involved in energy and energy related matters throughout the Middle East, North Africa, the CIS, Asia and South America. In 2003 and 2004 Mr. Valentine was Senior Counsel (Projects) to Qatar Petroleum, the national oil and gas company of the State of Qatar. Mr. Valentine holds a BA from the University of British Columbia, a LLB from Dalhousie University, and a LLM from the London School of Economics.