Canadian businessman Clayton Riddell has an estimated net worth of $3.1 billion as of March 2013 according to Forbes. In addition to being the founder, Riddell currently serves as the chief executive officer and president of Paramount Resources which is based in Alberta, Canada.

Clayton Riddell was born in 1937 in Canada. He attended the University of Manitoba where he finished his degree in Geology.

He is known to be a part owner of the high-end restaurant Catch and of the Calgary Flames which are part of the National Hockey League. He holds stakes in several energy companies. However, he holds the largest holdings in Paramount Resources which he founded in 1974. Currently, he is the owner of MGM energy, Trilogy Energy Trust and Perpetual Energy Inc.