EPAC’s Board of Governors members are senior executives representing the full spectrum of our member companies, from small private producers to publicly traded independents.

The members of the Board are elected for a one-year term by the membership at the Association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). The next AGM will be held on March 18th, 2026.

The members of the Board meet eleven times a year to consider issues affecting our Association and provide strategic direction to the President and CEO.

Individual members of the Board may, from time to time, chair Board Committees that address particular issues in detail and make recommendations to the full Board.

The Association’s current Board members are

EPAC President and CEO

Tristan Goodman is President and CEO of The Explorers and Producers Association of Canada (EPAC), a national lobby group representing Canada’s oil and gas entrepreneurs.

With over 80 member companies producing a large proportion of the nation’s hydrocarbon endowment, members spend billions of dollars annually across the country and directly employ more than 50,000 people in every province and territory.

He is a leading advocate for the Canadian energy industry with governments, regulators, the news media and general public. Previously he was Senior Vice President with one of the nation’s largest energy regulators and has worked for a several multinational energy companies.

He holds a Ph.D., LL.M., LL.B. and other degrees related to natural resource management, law, environmental science and economic history.