CALGARY, March 18, 2016 /CNW/ - Petrowest Corporation ("Petrowest") (TSX:PRW) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Tsubouchi to the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Tsubouchi appointment is effective immediately. "Mr. Tsubouchi brings a unique skill set to our Board. His strong financial and strategic planning background will be a tremendous asset to our Company", said Jim Coleman, Executive Chair of the Board of Directors of Petrowest. Upon his appointment, Mr. Tsubouchi said "I am delighted to have the opportunity to join the Petrowest board following the award of the Site C contract that provides visibility to Petrowest's successful transformation to a diversified infrastructure company in 2016 and beyond. This transformation is exciting and especially timely with the anticipated wave of infrastructure projects in Western Canada".

Mr. Tsubouchi is a 20+ year capital markets veteran who is best known for his 15 years at GMP Securities L.P. (1998 to 2013), which included roles as an Oil and Gas Analyst, co-Head of Investment Banking and on GMP's Executive Committee. Most recently (2013 to 2015), Mr. Tsubouchi served in Head of Energy Research and Investment Banking roles at Haywood Securities. In his role as oil and gas analyst, he was ranked in the top five oil and gas research analysts in industry surveys, including Brendan Woods buyside survey, and established strong relationships with institutional investors.  Prior to this, he spent 15 years in the oil and gas industry including roles as CFO of a publicly listed TSX intermediate oil and gas producer. Mr. Tsubouchi provides independent energy research and advisory services, which will not include coverage of Petrowest. Mr. Tsubouchi earned a Bachelor's degree from Saint Louis University, and an MBA degree from University of Toronto.

FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION

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ABOUT PETROWEST

Petrowest is an Alberta corporation involved in both industrial and civil infrastructure projects, as well as pre-drilling and post-completion energy services, gravel crushing and hauling for non-energy sector customers. Petrowest's primary operations are based in northwestern Alberta and northeastern British Columbia.

SOURCE Petrowest Corporation