About Superior Plus
Building on Our Success
Superior is a leading North American distributor of propane, compressed natural gas, renewable energy and related products and services, servicing approximately 936,500 customer locations in the U.S. and Canada. Through its primary businesses, propane distribution and CNG, RNG and hydrogen distribution, Superior safely delivers clean burning fuels to residential, commercial, utility, agricultural and industrial customers not connected to a pipeline. By displacing more carbon intensive fuels, Superior is a leader in the energy transition and helping customers lower operating costs and improve environmental performance.
Above all, our success depends on the talented and dedicated people at Superior Plus.
Vision
At Superior Plus, we have a proven track record of creating value for shareholders. Our goal is to operate and grow our businesses to generate stable cash flows and to be leaders in their industries and to provide sustainable returns to shareholders.
Diversification
Our businesses offer expansion opportunities in Canada, the United States and international markets.
Management Team
Executive Management & Divisional Leadership
Allan MacDonald
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. MacDonald joined Superior Plus as President and Chief Executive Officer in April 2023. Prior to joining Superior Plus, Mr. MacDonald was the Chief Executive Officer of the Bragg Group of Companies, where he led a portfolio of public market investments as well as operating companies in the Agriculture, Airline Services, and Telecom sectors. From 2009 to 2020, Mr. MacDonald held a number of increasingly senior roles at Canadian Tire Corporation, the most recent being Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer from 2013 to 2020. Mr. MacDonald holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from Henley Management College in England and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Acadia University.
Grier Colter
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Colter has joined Superior Plus Corp. effective September 11, 2023 as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Colter brings approximately 25 years of experience to the Company with specific expertise in finance, capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining Superior Plus Corp., Grier was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lifeworks Inc. and part of the focused transaction team that executed the sale of the company to Telus Corporation in 2022. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer of ECN Capital Corp. and a key member of the management team that transformed the company through several transactions. Mr. Colter has also served in senior level positions at large publicly traded companies including Canadian Tire Corporation and Barrick Gold Corporation. Mr. Colter earned his Chartered Accountant designation with Ernst & Young LLP. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a bachelor of business administration with honours from Wilfrid Laurier University.
Darren Hribar
Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Mr. Hribar joined Superior Plus as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel in 2015. He was previously a partner with Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, an international legal practice. Mr. Hribar holds a Bachelor of Arts, Political Science (Distinction), from the University of Lethbridge and an LLB from the University of Alberta. He was admitted to the Alberta bar in 1997.
Kirsten Olsen
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Ms. Olsen joined Superior Plus as Chief Human Resources Officer in October 2023, bringing more than 20 years of international HR experience with expertise in supporting large-scale change, talent management and M&A. Prior to joining, Ms. Olsen was Chief Human Resources Officer for Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp, a renewable energy and utility company. From 2007 to 2019 she held a number of increasingly senior HR and Talent roles at GE. She holds a Master of Industrial Relations from the University of Toronto and an Honours Bachelor of Arts from Huron College at the University of Western Ontario.
Ash Rajendra
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Mr. Rajendra joined Superior Plus in 2021 as Vice President and Chief Information Officer. He has held various executive and advisor roles with companies such as IBM, Supreme Cannabis., Just Energy and MDS. Mr. Rajendra brings over 25 years of experience focusing on IS strategy, systems, controls, governance, project management, mergers and acquisitions, and change management. He holds Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree and Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Queen's University.
Natasha Cherednichenko
President, Certarus
Natasha initially joined Certarus in October 2020 as the Chief Operating Officer, and was appointed as President of Certarus in July 2024. Prior to joining Certarus, she held a variety of operational and functional leadership roles at Schlumberger and TETRA Technologies. Her 20+ year energy industry career includes experience in multiple regions including the USA and Canada, Latin America, Australia, and the UK. Natasha holds Bachelor of Chemical Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce degrees from Monash University in Australia and a Masters in Oil and Gas Management from Heriot-Watt University in Scotland.
Tommy Manion
Head of Superior Plus Propane
Tommy joined the Superior Plus family in August 2019 and most recently served as Vice President of Operations for the Southeast, New York, Midwest and West Regions. With a 33-year career in the propane industry, he brings extensive experience spanning from family-owned independents to major retailers. Prior to joining Superior, Tommy was the Director of Operations for the Northeast US at Amerigas Partners, LP, where he built a strong rack record of developing and leading high-performing teams through change and process improvement. Tommy holds a Bachelor of Engineering Science degree and a Master of Engineering degree from the University of Louisville.
Rick Carron
President, Superior Propane
Mr. Carron joined Superior Propane in December 2011 as Vice President, Sales. He was appointed Senior Vice President of Sales and Operations in 2019. Since joining Superior, Mr. Carron has developed a best in class sales team that has increased commercial and residential sales impact and driven a significant contribution to our success as an organization. Prior to joining Superior, he was Vice President, Sales at Evoco Inc., and held executive and senior leadership positions over a 15-year period, including key roles with Direct Energy and Bell Canada. Rick holds a BA in Economics from the University of Calgary.
Shawn Vammen
Senior Vice President, Superior Gas Liquids
Mr. Vammen joined Superior Gas Liquids in 2008. With over 20 years of experience in the natural gas liquids industry, Mr Vammen has held positions of increasing responsibility at Mobil Oil Canada, Gibson Energy, and Sempra Energy Trading. He was Vice President, Supply and Marketing at Superior Gas Liquids from 2010 to 2014, prior to moving into his current position. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree from the University of Alberta.
Steve Quinn
Senior Vice President, Portfolio Performance & Transformation
Mr. Quinn joined Superior Plus Corp. as Senior Vice President, Portfolio Performance and Transformation in July 2024. Mr. Quinn brings a broad range of leadership skills to Superior with more than 20 years of experience in operational performance management, large scale transformation and portfolio strategy. Prior to his recent executive roles leading the strategy, planning and transformation functions of one of Canada’s largest retailers, Mr. Quinn worked as a strategy and operations consultant advising public and private companies in retail/wholesale distribution, business services, pharma, government, and financial services. Mr. Quinn holds an Honours BA (economics) from York University and MBA from the Schulich School of Business.
Superior Plus
Harry Kanwar
Vice President, Risk and Compliance
Brian DeMille
Vice President, Finance
Erin Seaman
Vice President, Tax
Divisional Management
Management Team – Energy Distribution
U.S. PROPANE DISTRIBUTION
Chris DeFilippo
Vice President, Marketing & Business Development
Andy Desmann
Vice President, Finance
James Devens
Vice President, Operations
Steve Murk
Vice President, Human Resources
Jeff Stanton
Vice President, Operations
To contact us:
Tel: 1-855-588-4326
CANADIAN PROPANE DISTRIBUTION
Jason Fortin
Senior Vice President, Business Transformation
Erol Bahadir
Vice President, Logistics & Customer Care
Sam Mazzotta
Vice President, Marketing
Dominic Palladino
Vice President, Sales
Brian Seppala
Vice President, Regional Operations
Mike Stoutley-Henderson
Vice President, Finance & Corporate Development
Gavin De Mello
Senior Director, Human Resources
To contact us:
Tel: 1-87-SUPERIOR (873-7467)
WHOLESALE PROPANE DISTRIBUTION
Mehri Salimova
Vice President, North American Supply and Logistics
To contact us:
Tel: 1-888-849-3525
CERTARUS
Aashish Christian
Vice President, Operations
Chi Fang
Vice President, Technology
Dan Messina
Vice President, Renewable Natural Gas
Delfino Escalante
Vice President, Health, Safety & Environment
Denyel Sears
Vice President, Finance
Jon Ozirny
General Counsel
Marie Vernon
Vice President, Human Resources
Marshall Zurovec
Vice President, Business Development (USA)
Richard Cheng
Vice President, Hydrogen
Ryan Hesketh
Vice President, Engineering
Ryan Hyland
Vice President, Business Development (Canada)
To contact us:
Tel: 1-403-930-0123
Company Specific Websites
For more information please visit our websites at:
U.S. Propane Distribution www.superiorpluspropane.com
Canadian Propane Distribution www.superiorpropane.com
Wholesale Propane Distribution www.superiorgasliquids.com
Certarus www.certarus.com