EFCG Announces Gayle Packer as the 2025 CEO of the Year
- Socially Adept Solutions
- Sep 30
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Dana Point, CA - September 30, 2025 – The Environmental Financial Consulting Group (EFCG) is proud to announce that Gayle Packer, President & CEO of Terracon, has been named EFCG’s 2025 CEO of the Year.
Ms. Packer was presented with the award during EFCG’s Annual CEO Conference, held September 29 – October 1, 2025 in Dana Point, California. This year marks her 10th year attending EFCG’s CEO Conference, underscoring her long-standing commitment to fostering industry dialogue and collaboration. Each year, the conference brings together 250+ executives across the Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting (AEC) Industry to engage on the AEC industry’s most critical financial and strategic challenges.
This distinguished recognition celebrates Ms. Packer’s exceptional leadership and impact. Under her guidance, Terracon has not only accelerated its growth trajectory and elevated its industry profile but has done so with an unwavering commitment to employees and clients. Her leadership has been recognized through numerous honors, including the 2024 Entrepreneur of the Year Heartland Award, the 2022 EBJ Award for Social Contribution through the Terracon Foundation, and ENR’s 2022 #1 ranking in Asbestos and Lead Abatement, as well as organizational achievements such as the 2021 CCBJ Award for Industry Leadership in Disaster Response and being named one of Kansas City’s Best Places to Work in 2021.
Gayle’s commitment to the future of this industry is reflected not only in her leadership but also in her deep dedication to the sustainability of its various ownership models. With great appreciation for the value that all ownership structures bring, she has been especially passionate about the employee-ownership approach as a tangible way to help this industry succeed. Through her co-leadership of an industry-wide employee-owned firm network and her tireless work with EFCG to create opportunities for this network to connect and engage, she is ensuring employee-owned firms have the support and resources they need to thrive.
Her humility and clarity of purpose allow her to lead with vision, integrity, and heart. She has consistently invested in mentorship, continuous learning, and building up others, ensuring her leadership extends far beyond Terracon. She is a true inspiration and a driving force for the future of our industry.
Since becoming President & CEO of Terracon, Ms. Packer has led the company to continued profitable growth without compromising safety. In 2022, the company reached a revenue milestone of $1 billion, evolving through internal growth and strategic acquisitions. Today the company continues this successful strategy while expanding service offerings, embracing a strong culture of innovation and sustainability and achieving national recognition.
“It has been our absolute pleasure to work in partnership with Gayle and Terracon,” shared Julie Hasiba, EFCG Managing Partner. “Gayle’s ability to balance strategic innovation with a people-first mindset has set a new standard for excellence in the industry. She leads with empathy and foresight, and her work continues to inspire those around her and elevate the broader business community.”
“Beyond Gayle’s immense success leading Terracon, we also recognize her contributions to advancing the industry more broadly - advocating for the value and work of our industry, sharing insights across competitive lines, and serving as a consistent model and mentor to leaders at firms of every size,” added Rebecca Zofnass, EFCG Managing Partner.
EFCG extends its warmest congratulations to Gayle Packer on this well-deserved honor and looks forward to their continued leadership and contributions to Terracon’s success and the broader AEC industry.
For more information about Terracon, please visit https://www.terracon.com.
Past recipients of this award include Alexandre L’Heureux (WSP Global), Steve Lefton (Kimley-Horn), Kate Harris (Stanley Consultants), Mike Carragher (VHB), Chris Vincze (TRC), Hisham Mahmoud (Golder), and Bob Gomes (Stantec), Jacque Hinman (CH2M), and Noel Watson (Jacobs).
About EFCG
Founded in 1990, the Environmental Financial Consulting Group is the leading advisor to Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting (AEC) firms. Our mission is to provide a strategic edge to AEC firms to advance the industry through our end-to-end, integrated solutions that support executive leaders with their most critical strategic and financial decisions. For 35+ years and counting, we have served as a retained advisor to 550+ firms, advised on 240+ M&A transactions, and held more than 100 executive conferences. The relationships we have formed with the executive teams at every major AEC firm make us the most trusted corporate finance, strategic, and M&A advisor.
For more information, visit www.efcg.com or email efcg@efcg.com.
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