This episode we are joined by Mr. John Forgeron - CEO of Compass Energy Systems - a compression, processing, and power systems company with revenues of ~ $1 billion.

Mr. Forgeron is also Chairman of Northbase Finance - a specialty finance company in the energy business.

Also, Mr. John Forgeron would like to dedicate this episode to Phil Ness. In January of 2026 Compass lost a founding partner. Phil’s impact lives on through Compass' people and facilities, and they are grateful for all he has done for the Compass team.

Mr. Forgeron joined the company in 2005 and founded several privately funded oilfield rental companies, which united under the banner of Compass Compression three years later. The company’s success continued over the next ten years and evolved beyond gas compression to become Compass Energy Systems.

In 2020, Mr. Forgeron and his partners further strengthened the company’s position in North America by acquiring Exterran Corporation’s US compression assets. This strategic move brought with it a remarkable legacy of talent, facilities, and compression history, solidifying Compass as a global leader in compression, gas processing, and power systems.

In 2020, Mr. Forgeron was behind the start of an affiliate of Compass – Northbase Finance – which offers clients flexible capital solutions for essential operating assets.

Mr. Forgeron is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta and holds a mechanical engineering degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland. He started his career in gas compression in 1991 and is a recognized industry expert. Before joining Compass, Mr. Forgeron held positions at Enerflex Systems and Toromont Industries.

Mr. Forgeron and his partners shared helped Compass win Canada’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2011.

Among other things we learned about 400MW — Building North America's Power Infrastructure.

Enjoy.

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