ZIGURDS R. VITOLS
President & CEO / Director
Mr. Vitols has served as a Division President, Mid South Division, of Martin Marietta Material Inc. Martin Marietta, an America n based company and a member of the S&P 500 Index. During Mr. Vitols’ earlier career, he served as the Northeast Regional Manager for W. R. GRACE & Co, a publicly traded company which produces specialty chemicals and materials and operates in over 40 countries. He was with Martin Marietta for 16 years and 17 years with W. R. Grace & Co. Mr. Vitols has a Masters of International Business (MBA) from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland & studied Civil Engineering Technology at Mohawk College, Hamilton, Canada.
DARREN URQUHART / CPA, CA
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Urquhart is a chartered professional accountant with twenty years of experience working in public practice and industry. Mr. Urquhart operates his own public practice accounting firm offering chief financial officer and accounting services to TSX Venture Exchange listed companies in Vancouver. He has also served as director for some of his corporate clients. Mr. Urquhart began his career working as an audit accountant with Grant Thornton LLP, then later worked as a senior tax accountant with Lohn Caulder Chartered Accountants. Mr. Urquhart obtained his chartered accountant designation in 2001 and is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia. In 1995, Mr. Urquhart graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor degree of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering.
W. JOE O’ROURKE
Vice President Sales and Marketing
Mr. O’Rourke has served Select Sands Corporation since March of 2019. After earning his BA in Government from The University of Texas at Austin in 1995, Mr. O’Rourke began his professional career serving as a Legislative Aide to Congresswoman Kay Granger (TX 12thDistrict) on Capitol Hill where he handled oil & gas and public lands policy for Congresswoman Granger. In 2000, Mr. O’Rourke returned to Texas entering the private sector where he h as consulted, managed, directed. Mr. O’Rourke previously served as Business Development Manager for Rainbow Ceramics, a ceramic frac sand supply company in Houston, Texas. Mr. O’Rourke is 3rd generation in oil & gas upstream; the grandson of a petroleum landman, and the son of a successful oil & gas operator. A native Houstonian, Mr. O’Rourke is the President of the Irish Society of Houston. He has also been a member of SPE, the Society of Petroleum Engineers, and is a Royalty Owner.
TRACY MACHA
Financial Controller and Secretary
Ms. Macha has served as Corporate Controller for Select Sands America Corp. since April 2017. Tracy brings 25 years of accounting, financial reporting, and treasury management experience to this role, while overseeing the corporate accounting function, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and corporate accounting policies. She is also responsible for the implementation and adequacy of internal controls, and policies and procedures for the company. Prior to joining Select Sands, Ms. Macha served in various leadership roles such as Assistant Corporate Controller and Plant Controller within the oil & gas, private equity, and manufacturing sectors. She has extensive experience and knowledge around all aspects of financial reporting, forecasting, and treasury management. Tracy obtained her Bachelors in Business Administration, with a major in Accounting & Taxation, from the University of Houston (Texas) in 1995.
