Marvin Romanow
Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Nexen Inc.

Mr. Romanow was appointed Vice-President, Finance of Nexen Inc. in June 1997; Chief Financial Officer in February 1998; Senior Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer in February of 1999; and Executive Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer on June 1, 2001.

He has over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to his current position, Mr. Romanow was with Wascana Energy Inc., first as Vice-President, Planning and Development and then for five years as Vice-President, Exploration and Production. Prior to joining Wascana, he was with Amoco Canada as Manager, Finance and Dome Petroleum holding positions in Engineering, Operations, Finance and Planning.

Mr. Romanow holds a Masters of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Engineering degree with Great Distinction, both from the University of Saskatchewan.

Mr. Romanow is a Director of the Canadian Energy Research Institute and the Private Sector Sponsors of CERI. He is Nexen’s representative on the board of directors of Canexus Income Trust and the Syncrude oil sands venture.

Marvin is a native of the community of Canora in southeast Saskatchewan. He is an avid golfer and world traveller, a committed husband and dedicated father with four children aged 21, 18, 17 and 12. He is active in the community and was Calgary chair of the University of Saskatchewan’s capital campaign.