Founder of Peters & Co. Ltd., James H. T. Riddell is a businessperson who has been at the head of 5 different companies and currently holds the position of Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer for Paramount Resources Ltd., Executive Chairman for MGM Energy Corp. (a subsidiary of Paramount Resources Ltd.) and Executive Chairman of Cavalier Energy, Inc. James H. T. Riddell is also on the board of Paxton Corp., Big Rock Brewery, Inc., Paramount RXP Acquisition Corp. and Artis Exploration Ltd. and Member of American Association of Petroleum Geologists and Member of Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists.

In his past career he held the position of Chairman at Peters & Co. Ltd. and Chief Executive Officer & Director at Paramount Resources (TEC) Ltd.

He received an undergraduate degree from Arizona State University and a graduate degree from the University of Alberta.