Annapolis Capital has appointed Malcolm Adams as senior vice president, technical with effect from August 2013.
Adams brings with him a wealth of experience in the Canadian oil and gas sector, including asset evaluation, deal origination and deal structuring.
Adams is a professional engineer and an ICD.D certified director with 19 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, including more than eight years in Canadian private equity.
Adams most recently held the position of vice president, corporate development at Surge Energy, where he was responsible for a team that identified, evaluated and successfully completed acquisition opportunities in western Canada and North Dakota. Prior to joining Surge Energy in 2010, Adams was a vice president with ARC Financial Corp, a Calgary-based private equity firm, where he focused on deal origination, evaluation, structuring and execution for more than eight years. From 1997 to 2001, Adams was a senior exploitation engineer at ARC Resources, where he was responsible for optimising waterflood properties and assisting in the technical evaluation of acquisitions. Adams began his career in 1994 with Shell Canada as a reservoir engineer.
Adams has served as a director on the boards of seven oil and gas and alternative energy companies.