Awarded by the Board of Directors of the International Business Broker’s Association to recognize tenured commitment to the profession and its leading professional association. The Oil & Gas Advisor’s founders, Don Hankins, Keith Chapman, Gary Papay and John C. Johnson, are passionate leaders in the profession. Each has been selected to receive this prestigious honor.

IBBA, the world’s largest association for professional business brokers and mergers and acquisitions intermediaries, has grown to more than 1,200 active intermediaries across Canada, Mexico, Asia, Europe and the United States. This group is the leading association for business brokers and intermediaries providing resources, education and professional development.