Barnwell Industries announces planned CEO succession

Barnwell Industries is pleased to announce the CEO and President positions will transition from Alexander Kinzler to Craig Hopkins effective April 1. Kinzler has served as CEO of Barnwell since December 2016, having previously served in various senior leadership positions at the company since December 1997, and having worked at the company since 1984. Hopkins joined Barnwell affiliate Octavian Oil Ltd. in February 2017, and Barnwell of Canada in July 2020, and currently serves as the President of Octavian and as BOC’s President and COO. Kinzler will support the leadership transition and will continue to contribute to Barnwell’s success as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. On April 1, Kinzler also will become Executive Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors. Prior to joining Octavian and BOC, he held senior roles at energy companies of various sizes including Talisman Energy, Aspect Energy, Atlas Energy, and Crestar Energy. He started his career as a field production engineer with Canadian Occidental Petroleum.