Board of Governors

The IME is governed by a Board of Governors consisting of executive officers from the member companies. Each member company is permitted to designate one representative to serve on the Board. The Board is responsible for the formulation of policy based on recommendations from IME's five standing committees. The implementation of policy and programs is directed by the Institute's president and executed by the staff with the active engagement of membership.


Scott Bell - Chair

Senior Vice President Legal
Dyno Nobel Inc.

Kent Hoots - Vice-Chair

Vice President US Operations
Orica USA Inc.

Wendell Stinson

CEO
Accurate Energetic Systems, LLC

David R. Zoghby

Senior Director of Marketing
Arcwood Environmental

John Rathbun

President & CEO
Austin Powder Company

Ryan White

Ballistics Engineer
Baker Hughes, Inc

Veronica Eliasson

Colorado School of Mines

Albert vanNiekerk

Contract Drilling & Blasting LLC

Tim O'Brien

President
Detotec North America, Inc.

Achim Pabst

Vice President Global Operations
DynaEnergetics, US, Inc.

Len Smith

CEO USA and Canada
Enaex

Craig Watt

Vice President, Operations
Enserva

Michael L. Bradshaw

HSE Director
GEODynamics, Inc.

Ian McNally

President
Hilltop Energy Inc.

Patrick Valentino

Compliance Officer
Hunting Titan, Inc

Stuart Wood

Technology Manager
Jet Research Center/Halliburton

Mitch Green

Senior Vice President
Maine Drilling & Blasting

Daniel Grela

President
Maxam NA

Kyle Perry

Missouri University of Science & Technology

David Pier

MP Associates, Inc.

Ralph Hymer

Chief Operating Officer
Nelson Brothers, Inc.

Darryl Ackley

EMRTC Director
New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology

Tim Delaney

Senior Vice President
Nobel Insurance Services

Billy Anthony

Owen Oil Tools LP

Robert McClure

President
R.A. McClure Inc

Fred Cardillo

Senex Explosives, Inc.

Josh Calnan

University of Kentucky

Bill McCardle

President
W.A. Murphy, Inc.