Management

 
Clarence Cottman
Chairman and CEO

Clancy Cottman is Chairman, CEO and Founder of Nimin Energy Corp. Mr. Cottman has over 27 years experience in the oil and gas industry with a focus on joint ventures, acquisitions and project development. He is on the Advisory Board to Nanes Balkany Partners, a hedge fund investor in small publicly traded energy companies. Mr. Cottman has held various senior management positions at PetroFalcon, Benton Oil & Gas and Sun E&P. He has negotiated numerous oil and gas contracts and arranged multiple energy financings in both North America and overseas. He holds a BA from Rochester Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of Rhode Island. Clancy is a CPL and frequent presenter at industry conferences and seminars.

 
Jonathan Wimbish, CFA
Chief Financial Officer

Jonathan Wimbish is Chief Financial Officer for NiMin Energy Corp. Prior to joining NiMin Energy Corp. in 2007, Jon was a Portfolio Manager, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Marketus, LLC, an equity-based hedge fund management company. He managed all energy investments from its founding in 2002. Jon was also a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at ING Furman Selz Asset Management and Analyst with Husic Capital. He began his career at MasterCard International and held roles of increasing responsibility including; Internal Auditor and Manager of Strategic Planning. Jon holds a BA in Economics from UCLA, an MBA from Columbia Business School and is a CFA Charterholder.

 
Scott Dobson
Chief Operating Officer

Scott Dobson is the Chief Operating Officer and has over 15 years in the industry. Mr. Dobson began his career as a production and reservoir engineer with Burlington Resources in Farmington, New Mexico where he was responsible for drilling, completion and project improvement of large development programs. From 2001 until 2008 Scott worked for Merit Energy Company in Dallas, Texas where his primary role was Region Manager. As Region Manager, he directed the operation and development of oil and gas properties in 9 of the 13 states in which Merit had assets, including Wyoming. Mr. Dobson joined Nimin Energy in 2008 as Operations Manager and has been instrumental in the execution of the company's business model and success. He was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in August 2011. Mr. Dobson graduated from Montana Tech with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering.