Management
We have a superb team running Eveready Income Fund. Our top management brings a vast amount of experience to the job and offer tremendous value to the fund. Perhaps most importantly, each of them has a long-term vested interest in the success of Eveready.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Rod Marlin
Rod Marlin has been at the helm of the Eveready Income Fund as President and CEO since Eveready became a publicly traded income fund on March 31, 2005. Before that, he served as President and Chairman of Eveready Industrial Group Ltd. from 2002 until Eveready went public. From 1995 to 2001, he was Chairman and Director of Eveready Industrial Services Corp. Rod was the founder and President of Marlin Travel Group from 1967 until its sale in 1993.
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Jason Vandenberg
Mr. Vandenberg was appointed CFO of Eveready Income Fund on July 1, 2008. Previously, he was Eveready's VP of Finance, and prior to was Eveready’s Corporate Financial Reporting Manager since becoming a public income fund in March 2005. Mr. Vandenberg also spent six years with the national chartered accounting firm of Grant Thornton LLP. His educational background includes a Bachelor of Commerce degree with distinction from the University of Alberta and the designation of Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta.
Vice President of Operations
Wally Dumont
Wally Dumont has served as a Vice President of Operations since March 31, 2005. Before that, he was a General Manager and Regional Vice President of Eveready Industrial Services Corp. He held that post from April 1995 until Eveready became a publicly traded income fund on March 31, 2005. Wally has held various important positions during his career, the most recent being Division Manager from 1985 to 1995 with Ceda Reactor Ltd., an industrial cleaning services company.
Vice President of Operations
Glen Fleming
Glen Fleming has served as a Vice President of Operations of Eveready Income Fund since March 31, 2005. Before that, he was the Regional Vice President of Eveready Industrial Group Ltd. from 2002 until Eveready became a publicly traded income fund on March 31, 2005. He was also the General Manager of Northern Operations for Eveready Industrial Services Corp. from 1998 until Eveready went public. Before that, Glen was a Division Manager for Eveready Industrial Services Corp. (Fort McMurray) from 1998 to 2002. From 1996 to the present Glen has been the founder and president of Gato Property Management.
Vice President of Operations
Darin Hauck
Darin Hauck has been a Vice President of Operations since March 31, 2005. Before that, he held the post of Vice President of Eveready Industrial Group Ltd. He held this position from November of 2004 until Eveready became a publicly traded income fund on March 31, 2005. Darin served as the General Manager of Winterhawk Enterprises Ltd. from 1999 to 2004. He was the founder and president of Oasis Sandblasting, a painting and sandblasting company, from 1995 to 1999. Before that, Darin held the post of General Manager of Flare Distributors, a bulk and retail fuel service station, from 1985 to 1995.
Vice President of Operations
Marvin Lefebvre
Marvin Lefebvre has been a Vice President of Operations of Eveready Income Fund since Eveready became a publicly traded income fund on March 31, 2005. Marvin was the President and Chief Executive Officer of River Valley Income Fund from its inception on August 18, 2004 until March 31, 2005. Before that, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the former River Valley Energy Services Ltd. He held this position from July 2002 until it converted from a public company to River Valley Income Fund on September 30, 2004.
Marvin was also the Director and sole shareholder of River Valley Construction Ltd. from 1988 to 2000. He was also the President and Director of River Valley Contracting Ltd. and River Valley Drilling Inc. from 2000 until their amalgamation with their parent company, the former River Valley Energy Services Ltd.
Vice President of Operations
Terry Tyler
For the past six years, Mr. Tyler has acted as president of the Cat Tech group of companies (“Cat Tech”), a recognized leader in the provision of catalyst changeout services to major petroleum and chemical companies throughout the world. With Eveready’s acquisition of Cat Tech in July 2006, Mr. Tyler now serves as Cat Tech’s general manager and oversees all of Eveready’s catalyst changeout services. Mr. Tyler’s prior work experience includes over thirty years of experience in the energy sector, with much of that time in senior management roles. Mr. Tyler also possesses an esteemed educational background that includes a BBA in Marketing from Georgia Southern University, a law degree from Woodrow Wilson Law School J.D., and completion of the executive management program at Harvard University.
Vice President of Operations
Lyle Jeffries
Since 1996, Mr. Jeffries has been the owner and president of Red Deer Directional Boring Ltd. (“RDDB”), a leading provider of directional boring and punching services to customers in a wide range of industrial sectors including the oil and gas industry. With Eveready’s acquisition of RDDB in May 2006, Mr. Jeffries now
serves as RDDB’s general manager and oversees all of Eveready’s directional boring and punching services. Mr. Jeffries’ prior experience includes a life time of industry experience in directional boring and punching services. Eveready will benefit greatly from the industry experience that Mr. Jeffries will bring to his new role.
Vice President of Operations
Gilbert Sanchez
Vice President of Environmental Services
Tim Sturko
Tim Sturko was appointed Vice President of Environmental Services for Eveready on January 23, 2006. Before that, he served as a Division Manager for several Eveready environmental divisions. Before joining Eveready in 2002, Tim held operations management positions with Ceda Reactor and WasteCo Environmental Services. His focus was the environmental business, which included providing waste management, remediation and emergency response services across Canada.
Principal Unitholder Agreement
Our management has a long-term vested interest in Eveready’s performance. Many of our senior managers have signed a Principal Unitholder Agreement that:
- Requires them to reinvest 100% of their distributions back into Eveready through the DRIP
- Restricts them from selling more than 10% of their units in a year
Not only does this ensure that the management makes decisions with Eveready’s best interest in mind, it also reinvests cash back into the company.
This agreement is binding until March 31, 2010.


