The Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) has confirmed that Mr. Tom Whalen has been named Interim President & CEO of the Association, effective March 15, 2018. Mr. Whalen fills the vacancy left by PSAC’s outgoing President, Mark Salkeld, who announced his departure in December. Whalen is expected to lead the Association for one year or until the recruitment process for a new president is completed.
Whalen previously served on the PSAC Board of Directors from 2014 to 2016. He was President & Managing Director of Baker Hughes Canada from December 2013 to May 2016.