APEGA
Meet the President
George Eynon, P.Geo., FGC, FEC (Hon.) An experienced regulator, energy consultant, and board governance authority is leading APEGA into its centennial year as the association's 100th President. George Eynon, P.Geo., FGC, FEC (Hon.), said in his inaugural speech as President that "the public comes first because our mandate, under the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act, is to protect public safety and welfare." It takes members, however, to put that mandate into action. Mr. Eynon gives special credit to the several hundred volunteers who sit on statutory boards and committees. “We couldn't call it self-regulation without them.” The swearing-in took place at the Annual General Meeting, held Friday, April 26, in Calgary, to cap off APEGA AGM & Conference 2019. Now the principal of an energy consulting firm, Mr. Eynon spent about two decades in oil and gas exploration and development. Later, he served six years on the board of what's now called the Alberta Energy Regulator, the last five months of which he was a hearing commissioner. He also has six years of experience on APEGA's Council and has served on a variety of APEGA regulatory and governance committees, including the Practice Review Board and the Geoscience Subcommittee. Not long after his swearing-in, The PEG asked the new President about the centennial, the future of self-regulation and the professions, the part his background will play during his term, and more. His answers are edited for publication.
LET’S GET STARTED President George Eynon, P.Geol., is sworn in at the 2019 APEGA Annual General Meeting, April 26 in Calgary. Mr. Eynon says public awareness and ongoing improvement of APEGA’s proven model of self-regulation are critical to the continued success of the organization.
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