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New Board member for Precision Drilling Corporation
New Board member for Precision Drilling Corporation.
About this update from Precision Drilling Corporation
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nCALGARY, Dec. 5 /CNW/ - Precision Drilling Trust (\"the Trust\") is pleased\nto announce the appointment of Mr. Brian A. Felesky, Q.C. to the Board of\nDirectors of Precision Drilling Corporation (\"the Corporation\"), Administrator\nto the Trust, effective immediately.\nMr. Felesky is a partner in Felesky Flynn LLP, a tax law specialist firm\nwith 36 lawyers, and he resides in Calgary, Alberta. He is professionally\ninvolved in acquisitions, mergers, financing and restructuring of public and\nprivate corporations, partnerships and trusts, in Canada and internationally.\nMr. Felesky is also a director of Suncor Energy Inc., Epcor Power L.P. and\nFairquest Energy Limited.\nCommenting on the new Board appointment, Hank Swartout, Chairman and CEO\nof the Corporation, stated: \"I am delighted to welcome Brian to the Board. His\nappointment brings a wealth of Board experience and professional skills to the\ncompany, and further strengthens the skills available to the Trust. Brian's\nexperience will be of significant value to the Corporation and ultimately to\nthe Unitholders.\"\n\nPrecision Drilling Trust is Canada's largest energy services trust.\nHeadquartered in Calgary, Alberta, the Corporation is the leading provider of\ncontract drilling services to the Canadian oil and gas industry and provides\nits customers with access to an extensive fleet of drilling and service rigs\nbacked by a comprehensive mix of support services utilizing skilled and\nexperienced personnel.\nPrecision Drilling Trust is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under\nthe trading symbol \"PD.UN\" and in U.S. dollars \"PD.U\" and on the New York\nStock Exchange under the trading symbol \"PDS\".\n%SEDAR: 00002052E\n\n\n","length":1758,"tagName":"div"}]