Michael Lindsay, MBA, P.Eng.

About

Energy Industry Executive with +25 years’ experience leading major projects, EH&S, and operations. Expertise shepherding large capital programs and effecting organizational change. Champions strategic objectives, operations excellence and ESG initiatives. Experience on both owner and service sides; understanding of what’s important and how to drive improvement. Collaborative but focused approach to building and aligning teams and organizations. Proven ability to impact organizational success quickly, while supporting development and translation of strategic direction. Delivered initiatives related to company culture and operational discipline on several occasions.

Experience

• President and CEO at Questor Technology
  Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

• Chief Operating Officer at Arkos Infrastructure Partners Inc.
  Jun 2021 - Apr 2026 · 4 yrs 11 mos

• Gibson Energy (5 yrs 7 mos)
  • SVP Operations & Engineering
    Oct 2017 - Jan 2021 · 3 yrs 4 mos

     Drove significant improvement in both Canadian and US Infrastructure Operations as part of a complete company restructure, key highlights included: - Consolidation of operations - Development of technical and functional support and onboarding critical skill sets - Implementation of an operations management system  Reorganized, strengthened, and drove improvements in Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S)  Reset and drove improvement in project development and execution  Championed specific ESG initiatives and supported Gibson's overall ESG strategic objectives

  • VP Refining and Capital Projects
    May 2017 - Oct 2017 · 6 mos

  • VP Engineering and Construction
    Jul 2015 - May 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Suncor (6 yrs)
  • General Manager - Project Management
    Jul 2011 - Jul 2015 · 4 yrs 1 mo

     Oversaw central services support and project governance for all major and sustaining projects including Fort Hills, Voyageur, MacKay River 2, Beta Brent (Norway), and several other large operated and non-operated projects  Supported implementation of Suncor’s Operational Excellence Management System within Major Projects Group  Led development of Asset Development and Execution Model (ADEM); focus on simplifying processes and improving performance, especially in early project development

  • Director Sustaining Projects In Situ
    Aug 2009 - Jul 2011 · 2 yrs

     Oversaw and drove execution of sustaining and expense projects at MacKay River and Firebag in situ oil sands facilities  Established In Situ Sustaining Projects as a new area within Suncor’s Major Projects Business Unit following Petro-Canada merger

• Petro-Canada (3 yrs 1 mo)
  • Manager In Situ Core Projects
    2007 - 2009 · 2 yrs

     Established and led construction management team responsible for completion and close out of Refinery Conversion Project (RCP) at Suncor’s Edmonton refinery; ~$100 million spend, peak workforce of +800, and financial close out of $2 billion board approval.  Oversaw and drove execution of sustaining capital and growth projects associated with MacKay River SAGD facility

  • Senior Project Enginer
    2006 - 2007 · 1 yr

     Led design development for pads and pipelines portion of MacKay River SAGD Expansion Project