Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> December 15, 2003

DONALD GARDNER – SPIRIT ENERGY CORPORATION (SPI:TSX.V)

DONALD R. GARDNER is the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Spirit Energy Corp. and a Director of the Company. Prior to joining the company in January 2003, Mr. Gardner was Executive Vice President and CFO of Esprit Exploration Ltd. (formerly Canadian 88 Energy Corp.) from 1999 until 2002; Senior Vice President and CFO of Rigel Energy Corporation from 1991 until 1999; and Treasurer of Alberta Energy Company Ltd. for two years. He has 25 years' experience in the Canadian conventional oil and gas industry and serves on the Board of Directors of several public companies. He is a member of Financial Executives International. Profile
TWST: We'd like to begin with a brief historical sketch of Spirit Energy

and a picture of the things you're doing at the present time.

Mr. Gardner: Spirit Energy Corp. began in the gold mining