GARP announces Energy Risk Professional exam at Risk Priorities Summit
Created with direct input from leading energy risk experts from around the world, the Energy Risk Professional (ERP) is the first and only designation for energy risk management. The demand for professionals with comprehensive understanding of both physical and financial energy marketplaces is increasing rapidly. The ERP program is designed to comprehensively measure an energy risk professional’s ability to manage risk in a real-world environment, uniting both downstream and upstream processes and diverse energy commodities. Be at the center of the rapidly evolving energy sector. Learn more about at www.garp.org/erpexam
Glenn Labhart
With a distinguished record in the field of risk management spanning more than 15 years, Glenn Labhart is chair of GARP’s Energy Oversight Committee (EOC), the group of industry leaders responsible for overseeing the creation of the Energy Risk Professional (ERP) program.
From 1997 to 2004, Glenn was senior vice president and chief risk officer for Dynegy Inc., and was responsible for the corporate risk oversight of the foreign exchange, assets and energy commodities revenue pool. Prior to that, Labhart was head of risk management at El Paso Energy for energy trading and marketing. Earlier in his career, he worked for Tricentrol PLC, the Metallgesellscaft Corporation, and Neste Oy, the national Finnish oil company. In March 2004, he formed Labhart Risk Advisors Inc., a corporation providing expert energy risk management consulting, and analytical and business strategy services.
In addition to his work with GARP, his professional affiliations include the Mays Business School at Texas A&M and the Abilene Christian University College of Business Administration Advisory Council. He has also been a representative to the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) Natural Gas Advisory Committee, and the DEDMI (Development of Energy Derivative Market in India). Glenn holds a B.B.A. from the Abilene Christian University and is a graduate of the Rice University Executive Management Program. He is also a life member of the National Eagle Scout Association.
