As a co-founder and senior partner, Timothy Kozmyk has earned a reputation for excellence and innovation. He has been both an executive and entrepreneur for the past 34 years, consistently building success into his many ventures.

Mr. Kozmyk co-founded Rainmaker after a highly successful career in the energy industry. The vision of the company with its unique Business Development model captivated Mr. Kozmyk and inspired him to join Rainmaker, both as a Principal and Chairman of the Board.

Mr. Kozmyk's professional career began as a Geologist in 1980 with Kansas-based Koch Industries. Retaining progressively senior roles at Koch, he was the Vice President of Exploration for the company’s upstream exploration and production division. He directed the strategic growth and development of the company’s highly successful Canadian heavy oil and oil sands business.

Looking to build his own company, Mr. Kozmyk and a group of colleagues took over the management of the fledgling TSX-listed BlackRock Ventures in 1999. Under the stewardship of Mr. Kozmyk and his colleagues, the market capitalization of BlackRock grew organically from an initial $25 million in 1999 to $2.4 billion in 2006 when the company was purchased in a friendly acquisition by Shell Canada.

Since leaving BlackRock, he has been involved in successful ventures in petroleum, real estate development, energy services, manufacturing, management consulting services and consumer goods and services.

Mr. Kozmyk holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Liverpool and a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Geology from the University of Calgary.

In 2015, Lois Mitchell was installed as the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Canada. Mrs. Mitchell is a well-known leader in Alberta, and she extends her vast business knowledge to a wide range of volunteer and charitable causes.

Prior to 2015, in addition to being a cofounder of Rainmaker, Mrs. Mitchell acted as a Director for UBS Bank (Canada). Mrs. Mitchell participated as a member of the Board of Directors for Mitacs, developing the next generation of innovators with vital scientific and business skills. Previously, Mrs. Mitchell acted as a Chair of the Advisory Board of the Latin American Research Centre at the University of Calgary, as well as being a board member of Canada World Youth. Mrs. Mitchell also acted as the Vice Chair of the Global Business Forum, an annual executive retreat held in Banff, Alberta for 200 senior executives from around the world.

The list of organizations Mrs. Mitchell has co-chaired is extensive, ranging from her role with Calgary 2012 to the Gold Medal Plates dinner in support of current and aspiring Canadian Olympians. She is a Patron of the Special Olympics Canada Foundation, former Chair of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, past Board Chair of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, and past director of the Hockey Canada Foundation. She has also served as the Honorary Consul of Colombia for the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan for 12 years.

Clark Grue is a visionary global business leader who has advised hundreds of companies on the nuances and strategies of business expansion and diversification. His creativity and out-of-the-box thinking has guided companies and organizations to exponential growth as they embrace the global marketplace. He has been proud to apply his skills to small businesses as well as multinational, public, state-owned companies and government agencies in Business Events, Economic Development and Tourism.

Mr. Grue’s leadership has been recognized by many organizations that have engaged him to provide vision, strategy, strong governance, and business growth.

Some of the roles he has held in addition to his role at Rainmaker include:

• Chair – Meetings Mean Business Canada (current)
• Advisor – Destination Canada, Business Events (current)
• Member of the Executive Committee of the Board – Convention Centres of Canada (current)
• CEO, Calgary TELUS Convention Centre
• President, Meetings and Conventions Calgary
• Vice Chair – American Chamber of Commerce Canada
• Founder, Canada Day in London and New York
• Vice President, Trade and investment – Calgary Economic Development
• President – Association for Corporate Growth, Calgary
• Founding Director – British Trade Office, Calgary
• Vice President – Network Innovations
• Founder, FDI Canada Forum
• G20 Task Force Member – SME and Entrepreneur
• G20 Task Force – Investment and Trade

His focus on business expansion and recovery has been a key foundation for Rainmaker since its inception. His passion for volunteering has expanded his understanding of the global marketplace and allowed Mr. Grue to learn from some of the world’s top business and thought leaders.

Casey McMechan is the Vice President, Client Services of Rainmaker Global Business Development in Calgary, Canada. He is a global Business Development and Marketing expert; spending the past decade helping companies strategically enter new markets in Canada and around the world. Prior to joining Rainmaker in 2011 he worked for a prominent Malaysian media organization in Kuala Lumpur as well as the Canadian-Ecuadorian Chamber of Commerce in Guayaquil, Ecuador. This experience has sharpened his cultural and language skills. Mr. McMechan is fluent in English, French, and Spanish.

At Rainmaker Global, Mr. McMechan advises Senior Executives across multiple sectors on their exponential growth strategies. This has allowed him to develop unique, world-class analytical skills and a strong network of global professional contacts. His strong mix of structured and creative thinking are what make him a key asset to any Business Development client or initiative; especially when it comes to exploring new markets for his clients’ goods and services.