Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> August 21, 2000
YOOK L. MAH joined Benson Petroleum Ltd. in 1993 and in September, 1996,
became President and Chief Executive Officer. He has a B.Sc. in Chemical
Engineering with distinction from the University of Calgary. Upon
graduation, he joined Amoco Canada Petroleum Ltd., leaving the company
in 1976 in the capacity as Senior Operations Engineer. For the next two
years, Mr. Mah consulted with an engineering firm performing property
and corporate evaluations for various oil and gas companies. In 1978 he
joined Norwich Resources Canada Ltd. as Chief Engineer, moving to the
position of Vice President, Operations (1984-1988), spending two years
in the company's Denver, Colorado officer as Manager of Engineering and
promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer (1988-1993). Mr. Mah
is currently a member of the Association of Professional Engineers,
Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA). Profile
Mr. Mah: Benson is an active, growing junior oil and gas company that is
headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, in Canada. It
