Relentless Resources announces appointment of management team for cannabis operations and option grants

TSX-Venture Exchange: RRL – CALGARY, April 11, 2018 /CNW/ – Relentless Resources Ltd. (“Relentless” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce the appointment of four new officers of the Company. Effective as of April 11, 2018, Relentless appointed Stanley J. Swiatek as Chief Executive Officer, Craig Kolochuk as President, Jeff Swainson as Chief Financial Officer and Tara Johnson-Ouellette as Vice President, Compliance and Regulatory Affairs.

Mr. Swiatek is the former Chief Executive Officer and a current member of the board of directors of Sundial Growers.  Mr. Swiatek was an early Applicant (78th) under Health Canada’s Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR). Mr. Swiatek is a founder of Sundial Growers and was instrumental in building it into the second largest Licensed Producer in Alberta, with operations also in British Columbia. Mr. Swiatek is a stakeholder that worked with the Alberta Provincial Government Cannabis Roundtable, as well as the Health Canada Cannabis Roundtable. He has over 40 years’ experience in construction, development and commercial greenhouse agricultural operations. In December 2017, Mr. Swiatek joined the board of directors of Grunewahl Organics, a Pre-licensed Health Canada Applicant. In March 2018, Mr. Swaitek joined the board of directors of Relentless.

Mr. Kolochuk has 20 years of experience in the Canadian oil and gas industry, holding roles in land, business development, acquisitions and divestitures, and management. He was a co-founder of Cardinal Energy Ltd. and played a significant role in acquiring over $800 million of high quality oil and gas assets, ultimately building a publicly traded, dividend paying entity with a market capitalization of nearly $1 billion at its peak.

Mr. Swainson has 10 years of public company accounting, finance, business development and capital markets experience. He began his career with an international accounting firm and, after receiving his Chartered Accountant designation, transitioned into the oil and gas industry. Mr. Swainson was most recently the Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of a high growth Montney focused exploration and production company, which grew to a market capitalization of approximately $400 million at its peak.

Mrs. Johnson-Ouellette has 20 years of experience in regulatory and compliance, project execution, and business process management. She has spent most of her career in the oil and gas industry, predominantly with start-up companies.  She transitioned into the cannabis space in late 2015, working as Manager of Operations for Sundial Growers.

Mr. Swiatek replaces Dan Wilson as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Wilson will continue to serve as Chairman of Board of Directors of the Company and, effective as of April 11, 2018, Mr. Wilson was appointed as Vice President, Oil & Gas Operations.

Mr. Swainson replaces Hugh Thomson as Chief Financial Officer. Effective as of April 11, 2018, Mr. Thomson was appointed as Vice President, Finance – Oil & Gas Operations.

The Company also announces that, pursuant to the terms and conditions of its stock option plan, it has granted, in the aggregate, 9,750,000 stock options to directors and officers of the Company. The options expire five years from the date of grant and each option will allow the holder to purchase one common share in the capital of the Company (“Common Shares“). The options vest immediately and are exercisable at a price of $0.1425 per Common Share.

About Relentless Resources Ltd.

Relentless is a Calgary based emerging oil and natural gas company, engaged in the exploration, development, acquisition and production of natural gas and light gravity crude oil reserves in Alberta. Relentless’ Common Shares trade on the TSXV under the symbol RRL.

Relentless’ primary corporate objective is to achieve non-dilutive growth and enhance shareholder value through internal prospect development, strategic production acquisitions and prudent financial management. The Company looks to pursue the corporate objective by developing a diversified portfolio which will include a cannabis-focused investment strategy.