About

David B. Savage, President

Credentials

BA (Economics), University of Calgary 1975,
ACC, International Coaching Federation 2009,
Negotiation and management in all facets of the Canadian and American petroleum industry since 1975,
Leadership in appropriate dispute resolution since 1993,
Professional coaching since 2007,
Speaker and author to Canadian Bar, NAFTA DR Committee, University of Calgary, Petroleum Joint Venture Association, Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen, Canadian Gas Processors Association, Synergy Alberta, Association for Conflict Resolution and more.

Creating transformational collaborative organizations

Savage founded or co-founded the following:

Global Negotiation Insight Institute (GNII)

Formed in 2007 with Erica A. Fox (Harvard Program on Negotiation, Emily Gould (Empatia Resolutions) and David Gould (Certus Strategies) to bring leading edge negotiation to the world.

GNII serves people, communities, organizations and nations. Our community includes negotiators and mediators who wish to integrate insight, intuition, and ancient wisdom traditions into their daily professional and personal lives. GNII has a wisdom council with representation from USA, Canada, Australia, England, France, Germany, Holland and more.

Company to Company Appropriate Dispute Resolution Council (C2C ADR)

Formed in 2002, the C2C ADR Council received the endorsement of thirteen professional, provincial and national organizations, regulatory bodies and associations. The C2C ADR Council seeks to encourage the upstream Canadian oil and gas industry build better business relationships, to more clearly understand the problems, to train professionals in interest based negotiation and current conflict management skills, to influence industry organizations (associations, companies and regulatory bodies) to create better outcomes, reward those who engage proactively and to educate those who do not yet embrace our philosophy. Published “Let’s Talk: The Why and How to Manage Conflict and Improve productivity, Profitability and corporate Relationships”

Professional Enneagram Association of Canada (PEAC)

Formed in 2010 to bring together professionals engaged in Enneagram personality types, insights and instincts for organizations and clients across Canada.

Synergy Alberta

Formed in 2006 to encourage ongoing roundtables for industry, communities, first nations and government authorities and boards to enhance communication, collaboration and trust.

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Related Experience

Past President, Petroleum Joint Venture Association
Past Board Member of Small Explorers and Producers Association of Canada
Past Chair of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce Dispute Resolution Committee
Co-Chair of Alberta Roundtable on Interprovincial Trade (Chamber of Commerce)
Active member of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen (since 1976)
Past Chair of several Independent Petroleum Association of Canada Committees
Past Member of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Alberta Executive Policy Group

Member of industry task forces responsible for developing

CAPL 1990 and 2007 Operating Procedures
JP-05 Gas processing negotiation framework
PJVA Gas Processing Agreement

Director of:

Trails BC (provincial organization for the TransCanadaTrail)
Rosen Lake Ratepayers Association

Corporate/ Creating value and making money for shareholders:

President, Savage Management (founder,1993 to present),
Vice President, Marmac Mines Ltd. (cofounder, 2004 to present),
Vice President, Business Development, Sebring Energy (2005 – 2007),
Vice President, Business Development, TriQuest Energy (2002 – 2005),
Senior Vice President, Sommer Energy, (cofounder, 2001 - 2002),
Vice President, Joint Ventures and Land, BXL Energy (1996 - 2001),
Chief Operating Officer and Director, Westar Petroleum (1980 - 2001),
Senior Landman, Total Petroleum (1978 - 1980), and
Area Landman, Ashland Oil (1975 – 1977).

A successful negotiator, leader, entrepreneur, explorer, trail maker, capacity builder and connector.

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