Enerplus has appointed Messrs. Donald Nelson, Jim Fraser and Sheldon Steeves to its board of directors.

Nelson is a petroleum engineer and oil and gas executive who brings over 40 years of experience across the western Canadian Sedimentary Basin to Enerplus. He is currently the president of a private oil and gas consulting firm. Previously, he held numerous operations positions with a Canadian oil and gas company, serving as vice president of operations and ultimately as the president and chief executive officer for a number of years.

Fraser is also a petroleum engineer who brings over 35 years of industry operational experience and knowledge of unconventional oil plays to Enerplus. He most recently served as senior vice president in the shale division of a major Canadian oil and gas company. Previous to that, he spent over 20 years in various operational executive roles at two exploration-focused oil and gas companies in the U.S.

Steeves is a geologist with over 37 years of experience in the North American oil and gas industry. For the past 11 years, he was the chairman and chief executive officer of a private oil and gas company focused on organic growth in Western Canada. He also spent 15 years with a Canadian oil and gas exploration company, culminating in his appointment as the chief operating officer in 1997.

“The significant depth of experience across the North American energy industry of these individuals will provide valuable insight into the strategic direction of Enerplus and will be an excellent complement to our current slate of directors,” stated Douglas Martin, chairman of Enerplus.