Mr. Nieuwenburg was appointed Senior Vice President, Synthetic Crude in November 2007. Prior to this, he held the position Vice President, Synthetic Crude since July 2002, responsible for the newly formed Synthetic Crude Business Unit in the Canadian Oil & Gas Division. Mr. Nieuwenburg joined Nexen in 1981 and has held various positions of increasing responsibility including Vice President, Exploration and Production, Canadian Oil & Gas. In 2001, he was appointed an officer and Vice President, Corporate Planning and Business Development.

Gary is a Mechanical Engineering graduate of the University of Manitoba.