Leadership Team

Bob Myles — President, Tartan Canada Corporation
Bob became President and CEO of Tartan Canada in September of 2011. Prior to joining Tartan, he worked for ATCO Ltd. in the gas, midstream and pipeline businesses. Bob was President of ATCO Pipelines and ATCO Energy Solutions, and most recently was responsible for ATCO's Corporate Development Business Unit. Prior to ATCO, Bob worked with Petro-Canada in their refining operations. Bob holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.


Darrel Howell


Kirby Smith — Vice President of Finance and Administration, Tartan Canada Corporation
Kirby holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree with a major in Accounting from the University of Alberta and is a Chartered Accountant. He has extensive experience in the financial operations of public and private companies. Prior to joining Tartan Canada in 2006, Kirby held various financial positions with a publicly traded international financial services company and an international accounting firm. Kirby is currently responsible for Tartan Canada’s finance and administration activities.



Kirby Smith


Jeff Dunn — Director, Business Development, Tartan Canada Corporation
Jeff brings Tartan Canada over 20 years of sales and marketing experience in the chemical and oil and gas industries with a number of Fortune 500 companies. Jeff holds a B. Sc. in Business Administration and an M.Sc. in Economics, both from North Dakota State University.






Darril Brown — General Manager, Projects, Tartan Canada Corporation
Darril's oil and gas career spans more than 35 years and includes a variety of senior management positions. Prior to joining Tartan Canada, he was Project Director, Major Projects, for Ledcor Industrial, where he was responsible for managing projects over 500 million dollars in value. His extensive project management portfolio includes Shell's Athabasca Oil Sands and Suncor's Millennium megaprojects. A key focus of Darril's current role with Tartan includes implementing the necessary processes and controls required for managing large scale projects. In addition to his project management and QA/QC responsibilities, Darril is also a key contributor to the company's strategic growth initiative.


Leon Sampson — General Manager, Tartan Industrial Contractors Ltd.
Leon has overall responsibility for Tartan Industrial's field operations. His oil and gas engineering and construction management background, spanning contracting as well as owner-operator environments, includes more than 10 years of experience in pipelines, process piping, structural steel erection and piling. Leon holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Dalhousie University, and is a registered Professional Engineer. He joined Tartan Industrial in 2006.


Leon Sampson


Dale Milne — General Manager, LML Industrial Contractors Ltd.
Dale has over 20 years of management experience in a variety of industries, including seven years in the oilfield sector. In addition to his management expertise, Dale’s professional career history includes seven years as an Engineering/Computer instructor at Lakeland College as well as an extensive background in computer software design and management. Dale holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Alberta. He has strong relationship building skills and is actively involved in a number of community organizations.
Dale Milne