John Ennis is a Senior Vice President serving in the role of General Counsel since 2002 and a member of GES’ advisory council. John directs and manages the legal functions of the corporation and its divisions, subsidiaries and affiliates including, without limitation, corporate compliance, litigation management, insurance and risk management, procurement and subcontractor management, policy development, and corporate acquisitions and divestments. He also leads the company’s performance-based contracting (PBC) initiatives, spearheading the development of PBC opportunities while working closely with our PBC team of engineering, technical, and operational personnel on existing PBC (cost-to-close) initiatives.
John has more than 40 years of technical and legal experience and expertise spanning environmental and corporate law, environmental consulting, in-house environmental management, environmental insurance consulting and brokerage, and petroleum exploration. His experience includes directing and managing environmental compliance programs for facilities throughout the US, including environmental and risk assessments, remediation, reserves estimation, safety audits, health and safety planning, and staff supervision. John’s unique blend of legal, environmental consulting, and environmental insurance experience and expertise is utilized extensively by GES’ clients in connection with the acquisition, redevelopment, and divestment of environmentally impaired properties.
John is a licensed Professional Geologist in the state of Pennsylvania. He is also a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. He received a Juris Doctorate degree from Temple University School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Delaware.