Chris Neitsch has grown up living and breathing Gemini. His father Herb set up the business more than 40 years ago, naming it Gemini in honor of his twin children. Herb’s passion for manufacturing and delivering superior products and customer service quickly built him a strong reputation in the local Nisku market, and the oil field services industry.

Chris has always been fascinated by the business, visiting as a youngster and then being put to work as a teenager shoveling chips and cleaning the shop floor. Following Herb’s passing he moved into a management role in his early twenties and spent many years learning the business from the ground up. Although Chris has had a diverse career path (corporate banking, investment real estate, private industry national executive, mergers and acquisitions); the one constant has always been his involvement, passion, and strong commitment to the family at Gemini.

Chris is an active member of the Gemini team and provides hands on management and guidance within the organization on a daily basis. Under his direction, the business has grown from a 2,000 sq. ft. shop into today’s two world-class manufacturing, rotating equipment repair, & fabrication facilities with a combined 90,000 sq. ft. of work area, 12 acres of land, 160 tons of overhead crane capacity, and a best-in-class team in excess of 120 personnel strong.

He is proud to carry on the strength, tradition and innovation of the Gemini brand while he leads the business into new growth areas.

Chris Neitsch / President