Rodney J. Ruston

RODNEY J. RUSTON became President and Chief Executive Officer of North American
Energy Partners Inc. on May 9, 2005 and took the company public with a listing
on both the NYSE and TSX on November 22, 2006. In 2007, Mr. Ruston joined the
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology’s President’s Advisory Committee.
Previously, Mr. Ruston was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of
Ticor Limited, a publicly listed Australian natural resources company with
operations in Australia, South Africa and Madagascar. Mr. Ruston has spent his
entire career in the natural resources industry, holding management positions
with Pasminco Limited, Savage Resources Limited, Wambo Mining Corporation,
Oakbridge Limited and Kembla Coal & Coke Pty. Limited. He was Chairman of the
Australian Minerals Tertiary Education Council from July 2003 until May 2005 and
received his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of
Wollongong and Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) from the University of New South
Wales in Australia.