GMP FirstEnergy’s open house Nov 23 proved the perfect way to kick off the festive season. Readers may recall that GMP Securities combined its energy businesses with Calgary-based FirstEnergy Capital to create GMP FirstEnergy this past September. The new corporation is a leading independent global energy investment bank with offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, New York, London, Houston, Miami, Dallas, Hong Kong and Beijing.
Who is who in the patch gathered for the seasonal celebration including: Harris Fricker, GMP CEO and president; John Chambers, vice-chairman and president of GMP FirstEnergy; Nicholas Johnson, vice-chairman, co-head, Energy Investment Banking; Kevin Overstrom, vice-chairman, co-head, Energy Investment Banking; Jim Davidson, deputy chairman of GMP FirstEnergy; Deborah Starkman, GMP Capital Inc. CFO; Canada Action’s Cody Battershill; Steel Reef’s Lane McKay; Lakeview Energy’s Kelvin Johnston; Niels Veldhuis, The Fraser Institute president and CEO with colleague Kria DeVries; TD Wealth’s Jon Cornish with Kiran Cornish; Scott Land’s Gregg Scott and his son Ryan Scott; Crescent Point Energy president and CEO Scott Saxberg; legal ace Lonnie Balbi; and GMP FirstEnergy’s Beverley McCartney, Kathy Hnatiuk, Breanna Richard and Oana Stanculescu.
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The who is who in the ‘patch’ gathered in the offices of the newly merged GMP FirstEnergy for a seasonal celebration. Pictured, from left, are Canada Action’s Cody Bettershill, Steel Reef’s Lane McKay, Lakeview Energy’s Kelvin Johnston and GMP FirstEnergy’s Nicholas Johnson.

Pictured at the GMP FirstEnergy seasonal celebration held Nov 23 are GMP FirstEnergy’s Breanna Richard (left) and Oana Stanculescu. The festive fete was attended by a veritable who is who in the patch.

The Fraser Institute’s Kira DeVries is pictured with institute president and CEO Niels Veldhuis at the newly merged GMP FirstEnergy seasonal celebration held Nov 23.

TD Wealth’s Jon Cornish and Kiran Cornish were among the hundreds of guests in attendance at the newly merged GMP FirstEnergy seasonal celebration held Nov 23.

Pictured at the newly merged GMP FirstEnergy seasonal celebration held Nov 23 are GMP FirstEnergy’s Kathy Hnatiuk with Crescent Point Energy president and CEO Scott Saxberg.

Pictured at the newly merged GMP FirstEnergy seasonal celebration held Nov 23 are GMP FirstEnergy deputy chairman Jim Davidson (left) and president John Chambers.

GMP FirstEnergy CFO Deborah Starkman (left) and Beverley McCartney were among the hundreds of guests in attendance at GMP FirstEnergy’s seasonal celebration held Nov 23.
