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This list showcases the top United States based Vice President operating in the Energy space. If you think a Vice President is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Martin Dunagin
Vice President, Corporate Tax of Hess Corporation
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About Hess Corporation: Hess Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and drilling company.
Alex Sagebien
Vice President, Environment, Health and Safety of Hess Corporation
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About Hess Corporation: Hess Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and drilling company.
Jay Wilson
Vice President, Investor Relations of Hess Corporation
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About Hess Corporation: Hess Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and drilling company.
Howard Paver
Senior Vice President, Strategy, Commercial and New Business Development of Hess Corporation
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About Hess Corporation: Hess Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and drilling company.
Kevin Wilcox
Vice President and Exploration and Production Controller of Hess Corporation
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About Hess Corporation: Hess Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and drilling company.
Richard Lynch
Senior Vice President, Global Drilling, Completions and Development of Hess Corporation
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About Hess Corporation: Hess Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and drilling company.
Brian Truelove
Senior Vice President, Offshore of Hess Corporation
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About Hess Corporation: Hess Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and drilling company.
Brian Truelove
Senior Vice President, Offshore of Hess Corporation
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About Hess Corporation: Hess Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and drilling company.
John M Cosgrove
Vice President of Riverstone Holdings
Mr. Cosgrove is a Vice President of Riverstone, focused on fundraising, investor relations and communications. He is based in New York. Prior to joining Riverstone in 2010, Mr. Cosgrove was a Market Specialist at SecondMarket, where he focused on transfers of Limited Partnership interests. Before joining SecondMarket, Mr. Cosgrove worked as an Analyst at Cogent Partners. Mr. Cosgrove graduated with an A.B. in Government from Harvard College.
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About Riverstone Holdings: River Stone is a private investment firm founded in 2000.
Yakov Tsveig
Vice President of Riverstone Holdings
Vice President at Riverstone Holdings LLC.
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About Riverstone Holdings: River Stone is a private investment firm founded in 2000.
Jim Dewbre
Senior Vice President – Land of Southwestern Energy Company
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About Southwestern Energy Company: Southwestern Energy is a production company that engages in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas.
John Williams
Vice President of Marketing & Technical Service of Aspen Aerogels
As VP of Marketing & Technical Services at Aspen Aerogels, Mr. Williams is the primary technical point of contact for applications within the refining, petrochemical, power, and LNG industries. An aerospace engineer by training, his expertise is in the design and analysis of thermal, structural, and fluid systems.
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About Aspen Aerogels: Aspen Aerogels provides thermal management and energy conservation insulation solutions for a variety of industries.
John Williams
Vice President of Marketing & Technical Service of Aspen Aerogels
As VP of Marketing & Technical Services at Aspen Aerogels, Mr. Williams is the primary technical point of contact for applications within the refining, petrochemical, power, and LNG industries. An aerospace engineer by training, his expertise is in the design and analysis of thermal, structural, and fluid systems.
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About Aspen Aerogels: Aspen Aerogels provides thermal management and energy conservation insulation solutions for a variety of industries.
Frank Bruno
Vice President Business Development of Power Kiosk
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About Power Kiosk: Connecting Buyers And Sellers Of Gas And Electricity
Bruce Stanas
Vice President, Fuel Sourcing of Wheelabrator Technologies
As vice president of fuel sourcing, Bruce Stanas is responsible for developing and overseeing Wheelabrator’s fuel sourcing structure, which is primarily focused on managing existing waste suppliers, identifying new sourcing opportunities and actively supporting and participating in the development of individual marketplace market plans. Working closely with plant and market managers, Stanas ensures plant sourcing needs are satisfied while enhancing the overall pricing quality of our customer portfolio. Prior to joining Wheelabrator, Stanas began his career at BFI’s regional office in the market development group holding various positions, culminating in his role as vice president, northeast region market development. Transitioning to Allied and Republic through merger activity, he held various positions of increasing responsibility including regional vice president and senior municipal and government affairs manager. Bruce received his undergraduate degree in facilities management and MBA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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About Wheelabrator Technologies: Wheelabrator is an industry leader in the safe and eco-friendly conversion of municipal solid waste and other renewable waste fuels
Michael O’Friel
Senior Vice President, General Counsel of Wheelabrator Technologies
As senior vice president & general counsel, Michael F. O’Friel is responsible for all of Wheelabrator’s legal affairs. In this role, Mr. O’Friel also oversees all aspects of human resources and government affairs, including issues management and oversight of the company’s state and federal legislative activities. His principal responsibilities as general counsel include managing all legal issues associated with operations, project development, environmental compliance and financings. Since joining the company in 1991, Mr. O’Friel has held various legal positions, leading to his promotion to general counsel in 1999. Prior to joining Wheelabrator, he worked for a private law firm. Mr. O’Friel graduated with a Juris Doctorate from Boston College Law School and an undergraduate degree in Government from Harvard University.
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About Wheelabrator Technologies: Wheelabrator is an industry leader in the safe and eco-friendly conversion of municipal solid waste and other renewable waste fuels
Michael Smith
Senior Vice President, Distributed Energy of Constellation Energy
Michael Smith leads Constellation Technology Ventures (CTV), the venture capital investing arm of Exelon Corp., where he oversees CTV’s portfolio of investments in the energy technology space. Mike has worked in various legal, regulatory and commercial roles in the US and European energy sectors and has a strong background in the strategic development and implementation of renewable and sustainable energy product offerings. Mike earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Miami and a JD from the Duke University School of Law.
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About Constellation Energy: Constellation Energy is a leading supplier of energy products and services to wholesale and retail electric and natural gas customers.
David Wurzer
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Connecticut Innovations
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About Connecticut Innovations: Connecticut Innovations provides strategic capital and operational insight to to companies in high-tech industries
Karin Lawrence
Senior Vice President of Connecticut Innovations
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About Connecticut Innovations: Connecticut Innovations provides strategic capital and operational insight to to companies in high-tech industries
Lauren Carmody
Vice President of Marketing & Communications of Connecticut Innovations
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About Connecticut Innovations: Connecticut Innovations provides strategic capital and operational insight to to companies in high-tech industries
Lauren Carmody
Vice President of Marketing & Communications of Connecticut Innovations
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About Connecticut Innovations: Connecticut Innovations provides strategic capital and operational insight to to companies in high-tech industries
Steven Sterin
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Andeavor
Steven Sterin is Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer for Tesoro Corporation. Mr. Sterin joined Tesoro in 2014, bringing more than 15 years of financial leadership in the chemicals industry to his role. As CFO, Mr. Sterin guides the Company’s financial strategies and leads more than 650 employees in the following areas: controller, corporate analytics, credit, internal audit, investor relations, taxes, treasury and information technology. Prior to Tesoro, Mr. Sterin was senior vice president and chief financial officer for Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty material company, for seven years. During this time, he was also president of Celanese’s Advanced Fuel Technologies business. Mr. Sterin joined Celanese in 2003 as director of finance and controller for the company’s chemical business and also served as corporate controller and principal accounting officer before being appointed CFO. In 2012, the Dallas Business Journal recognized him as CFO of the Year for large public companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Prior to Celanese, Mr. Sterin spent six years with global chemicals company Reichhold, Inc. in a variety of financial positions, including director of tax and treasury in the Netherlands, global treasurer and vice president of finance for one of the company’s divisions in North Carolina. Mr. Sterin holds a Master of Professional Accounting degree and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting, which he earned concurrently at the University of Texas at Austin. He is also a certified public accountant in Texas.
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About Andeavor: Andeavor, a Fortune 100 company, is an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products.
Brendan Keane
Senior Vice President, Capital Markets of Dividend Finance
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About Dividend Finance, Kinsale Capital Group: Dividend Finance is a Technology-enabled finance platform supporting the energy transition with lending and other financial solutions.
Brian Sax
Senior Vice President of ACN
Brian Sax is a successful professional in the world of network marketing that, as an IBO, has achieved SVP status at ACN. He has goals to do a whole lot more in the future, including: making a difference in thousands of people’s lives, helping to open many more countries for ACN, assisting more people to achieve the Regional Vice President (RVP) and SVP levels within the Company, and helping ACN to become the largest network marketing company in the world by the year 2021.
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About ACN: ACN is the world’s largest direct seller of telecommunications, energy and other essential services people use every day.
De La Rey Venter
Executive Vice President of Shell Oil Company
De la Rey Venter is the EVP for Integrated Gas Ventures at Shell, accountable for a large part of Shell’s natural gas assets. He started his career in the mining industry. Since joining Shell in 2002, he has held many diverse positions around the world including VP Commercial in Qatar, EVP Gas & Power Africa, Global Head of LNG and EVP Upstream Joint Ventures. He holds degrees in Accounting, Finance and Investment Management and an MBA from IMD. Mr. Venter currently resides in Houston with his wife and son. He enjoys reading, classical music and traveling with his family and serves as board member of the Houston Grand Opera.
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About Shell Oil Company: Shell Oil Company is an oil and gas company that explores and produces energy products.
Joe W. Laymon
Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Services of Chevron
Joe W. Laymon is vice president of Human Resources, Medical, Security, Diversity and Ombuds for Chevron Corporation, a position he has held since 2008. He is responsible for human resources, medical services, security, diversity and ombuds. Previously Laymon served as group vice president of Corporate Human Resources and Labor Affairs for Ford Motor Company from 2000 to 2008 and was responsible for global human resources, labor negotiations, medical, security and aviation. Prior to joining Ford, Laymon worked for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with assignments in Zaire and Washington, D.C. Previous to USAID he held several senior human resources positions at Eastman Kodak Company, including vice president of Human Resources for U.S. and International Operations. Laymon is on the board of directors of Molex, Inc.; BoardRoomIQ.com; and the United Way of the Bay Area. He also is on the board of trustees of Clark Atlanta University and is a national trustee of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Laymon is a member of the Human Resources Network in the Petroleum Industry and the HR Policy Association. Laymon was born in Mississippi in 1952. He began his career at Xerox Corporation in 1979 as an industrial relations specialist and went on to hold a number of senior human resources and labor positions over 17 years, including chief labor negotiator. In 1975, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Jackson State University and in 1977 a master’s degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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About Chevron: Chevron is an integrated energy and technology company with subsidiaries that conduct businesses under Chevron, Texaco and Caltex brands.
Hugh Connett
Vice President of Chevron
Hugh Connett is president of Chevron Global Gas, responsible for Chevron’s global marketing and trading activities for natural gas, LNG, and LPG/NGL businesses. Prior to being named to his current role in 2018, Hugh was president of Chevron Pipeline & Power business unit. In this role, he was responsible for providing technical, commercial, operational, and energy management support services that allow the pipeline and power functions to more effectively deliver expertise to the enterprise. Connett joined Texaco in 1996 managing the company’s gas supply and midstream assets with the Texaco Star Center, and has served in various commercial and project management roles with Global Supply and Trading, Bridgeline Holdings joint venture, Global Gas and Downstream organizations. He previously served as a Reservoir Engineer with Mitchell Energy. Connett graduated from Pennsylvania State University with bachelor’s degrees in Petroleum Engineering and Liberal Arts in 1982.
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About Chevron: Chevron is an integrated energy and technology company with subsidiaries that conduct businesses under Chevron, Texaco and Caltex brands.
Pierre R. Breber
Executive Vice President, Downstream & Chemicals of Chevron
Pierre R. Breber, 51, is executive vice president of Downstream and Chemicals, a position he has held since January 2016. He is responsible for directing the company’s worldwide manufacturing, marketing, lubricants, chemicals and Oronite additives businesses. He also oversees Chevron’s joint-venture Chevron Phillips Chemical Company. Previously Breber was executive vice president of Gas and Midstream where he was responsible for commercializing Chevron’s natural gas resources and oversaw the company’s shipping, pipeline, power and energy management, and supply and trading operations. With more than 25 years of service, Breber has served in a number of leadership positions with increasing responsibilities including managing director, Asia South Business Unit; Chevron vice president and treasurer; vice president, Finance, Chevron Downstream; and manager, Finance and Business Services, Chevron Upstream Europe Business Unit. Breber serves as a board member of the United Way of the Bay Area. Breber joined Chevron in 1989 as a financial analyst. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1986 and 1987, respectively, and a master’s degree in business administration from Cornell University in 1989.
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About Chevron: Chevron is an integrated energy and technology company with subsidiaries that conduct businesses under Chevron, Texaco and Caltex brands.
Jeanette L. Ourada
Vice President and Comptroller of Chevron
Jeanette L. Ourada, 50, is vice president and comptroller of Chevron Corporation, a position she has held since April 2015. She is responsible for corporatewide accounting, financial reporting and analysis, internal controls, and Finance Shared Services. Previously Ourada served since 2013 as general manager of the Finance Shared Services organization supporting Chevron’s global operations with shared service centers in Argentina, the Philippines and the United States. Prior positions include: 2012, assistant treasurer, operating company support and intercompany financing; 2009, general manager, investor relations; 2007, general manager, finance, Chevron Asia South Business Unit, Bangkok, Thailand; 2005, manager, forecasting and reporting, Chevron International Exploration and Production Company. Ourada is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Ourada joined Chevron in 2005 upon the merger with Unocal Corporation. She earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Oregon State University in 1987 and a master’s degree in business administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1992.
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About Chevron: Chevron is an integrated energy and technology company with subsidiaries that conduct businesses under Chevron, Texaco and Caltex brands.
Jennifer Hartsock
Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Baker Hughes
Jennifer Hartsock is vice president and chief information officer overseeing the corporate information technology organization at Cameron International. Hartsock joined Cameron in March of 2015 after spending 17 years with Caterpillar. She served most recently as group CIO for their construction industries segment where she led business-aligned IT strategies, business application support and development, global SAP support centers of excellence, and business transformations. Hartsock graduated from Illinois State University with a bachelor’s degree in applied computer science. She has also completed the management for the 21st Century (Mini-MBA) program at Bradley University, the Caterpillar Leadership Development Program and is a certified Caterpillar Six Sigma Black Belt.
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About Baker Hughes, Cameron: Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Jack Hinton
Vice President, Health, Safety, and Environment of Baker Hughes
Jack Hinton is Vice President, Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) for Baker Hughes Incorporated. With 38 years of experience, he is widely known across the industry for strategic insights that are efficient, effective, and yield step-changes in HSE management. Before Hinton joined Baker Hughes in 2005, he was a dean and professor at the Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics, and Strategic Research for two years. He previously spent 26 years at Texaco serving in leadership roles that included Director of Environment, Health, and Safety; and Vice President of International Petroleum. Hinton presently sits on the Management Committee of the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers, is a member of the Kazakh-British Technical University Business School Advisory Board, and serves as Chairman of the Board of Advisors for the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. He holds a Doctorate degree in occupational health and a Master of Science degree in environmental science, both from the University of Texas. Hinton also received a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and chemistry from Trevecca Nazarene University.
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About Baker Hughes, Baker Hughes: Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Andy Esparza
Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer of Baker Hughes
Andy Esparza is Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Baker Hughes Incorporated. He has more than 30 years of HR management experience, specializing in helping organizations improve their HR strategies. Esparza previously served as an executive HR consultant, providing services to chief executive officers and senior executives. He worked at Dell Inc., from 1997 to 2010 where he served in various leadership roles including Chief HR Officer, Vice President of Human Resources for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions, and Vice President of Staffing. In addition to his human resources experience, Esparza is a member of the boards of directors for the Campanile Foundation at San Diego State University and the Andy Roddick Foundation. Esparza earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from San Diego State University.
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About Baker Hughes: Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Morag Watson
Vice President of BP
Morag Watson is the Vice President of Digital Innovation at BP. In this role, Morag leads a team focused on identifying the application of emerging digital technology innovation to meet business requirements. She works closely with the BP business segments and functions to accelerate the efficient adoption of new technologies and deployment at scale. Morag’s expertise has been instrumental in the Technology Innovation system at BP from ideation to development, application and standardization Most recently, Morag served as the Director of Global IT Operations and Infrastructure for the America’s region. She also held a senior business unit leadership role in BP’s Alternative Energy business responsible for exploring and developing a new part of the renewable energy portfolio, focusing on low carbon power opportunities. Prior to this, Morag was the CIO and Vice President of the Exploration and Production business of BP where her responsibilities included being accountable for all aspects of digital technology and infrastructure supporting the Upstream activities worldwide. Over Morag’s twenty five-year tenure at BP, she has held other leadership positions including a wide range of roles in strategy, planning, and architecture in addition to the development of leading edge technologies. Outside of the technical arena, she was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer and later Vice President, for the North America Commercial Fuels Marketing business. Morag’s diverse skills and experiences have taken her to roles based in many different countries, including the US and UK, as well as Venezuela and Colombia Morag’s career has seen numerous accolades, including the BP Upstream Technical Achievement Award in 1999 and 2000, BP IT Helios Award in 2001, and the BP Performance Innovation Award in 2003. In addition, she was externally recognized by winning the Association for Women in Computing (AWC) award for Top Women in Technology. Morag currently serves on the board of Intel Capital, Price Waterhouse Coopers Exchange and BPs Diversity & Inclusion Council. She is also the Executive Sponsor of BP Women International Americas Business Resource Group which is focused on creating a greater pipeline of talent and opportunities for women in technical industries through the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) program. Morag holds an MSc in Management from Stanford University where she was sponsored by BP under the Sloan Program, a BSc in Mathematics and Computing from Aberdeen University and an LTCL from the Trinity College of Music in London.
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About BP: BP delivers heat, light and mobility products and services to people all around the world.
Gregory Lampert
Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer of General Cable Americas of General Cable
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About General Cable, Omni Cable: General Cable develops, designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes copper, aluminum, and cable products.
E. Brian Moriarty
Senior Vice President, Global Sales of General Cable
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About General Cable: General Cable develops, designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes copper, aluminum, and cable products.
Kurt Drake
Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer of General Cable
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About General Cable: General Cable develops, designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes copper, aluminum, and cable products.
Brian Robinson
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of General Cable
Brian joined RelaDyne as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in October of 2019 with 28 years of global experience as a finance executive including multiple CFO roles overseeing accounting & financial planning, investor relations, capital structure management and tax.
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About General Cable, RelaDyne: General Cable develops, designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes copper, aluminum, and cable products.
Robert Kenny
Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer of General Cable Europe & Africa of General Cable
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About General Cable: General Cable develops, designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes copper, aluminum, and cable products.
Michael Dionisio
Vice President, Supply Chain and Marketing of Devon Energy Corporation
Mike Dionisio, 41, is vice president of supply chain and marketing. He joined Devon in 2008 and has held positions of increasing responsibility in both groups. Dionisio previously worked at ExxonMobil in a variety of downstream business roles. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Oklahoma and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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About Devon Energy Corporation: Devon Energy is oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
Jeff L. Ritenour
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Devon Energy Corporation
Jeff Ritenour, 44, was elected to the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer in April 2017. He has been with Devon since 2001, serving in various leadership roles, most recently as senior vice president of Corporate Finance, Investor Relations and Treasurer. Before joining Devon, Ritenour was with Ernst & Young in Dallas. He is a certified public accountant and holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in business administration, both from the University of Oklahoma. He serves on the board of directors of EnLink Midstream Partners, LP, and EnLink Midstream, LLC.
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About Devon Energy Corporation: Devon Energy is oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
Sandeep Bharatwaj
Senior Vice President of D. E. Shaw & Co.
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About D. E. Shaw & Co.: The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development firm.
Rose-Louise Kealey
Senior Vice President of D. E. Shaw & Co.
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About D. E. Shaw & Co.: The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development firm.
George L. Pita
Executive Vice President and CFO of Mastec
George Pita became our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2014, upon the retirement of our previous Chief Financial Officer C. Robert Campbell. Mr. Pita joined MasTec in February 2013, as its CFO-Operations. From June 2007 until joining MasTec in 2013, Mr. Pita served as EVP and CFO to Stuart Weitzman Holdings, a manufacturer, designer and retailer of fine women’s footwear and accessories. From April 2002 to June 2007, Mr. Pita served in various capacities at Perry Ellis International, including as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2004 – 2007. From 1989 – 2002, Mr. Pita served in a variety of financial and operations positions at Sunglass Hut International, including Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Pita earned his Bachelors in Business Administration and Accounting from the University of Miami in 1983 and has been a certified public accountant for approximately 30 years. Mr. Pita also serves or has served in various charitable and other capacities, including current appointments at the University of Miami Accounting school advisory board, as well as a board member of Easter Seals of South Florida. From 2008 to 2010, Mr. Pita served as a special advisor to Atlas Acquisition Holdings, Corp., a special purpose acquisition corporation.
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About Mastec: MasTec is an infrastructure engineering and construction company.
Amardeep Jenkins
Vice President of Operations of ChargeNet Stations
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About ChargeNet Stations: ChargeNet Stations specializes in the fields of SaaS, cleantech, electric vehicle supply equipment, and distributed energy resources.
Norman Jetmundsen, Jr.
Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Vulcan Materials Company
Norman Jetmundsen is the Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Vulcan Materials Company. Mr. Jetmundsen joined Vulcan after a twenty-year career with Bradley, Arant, Rose & White, where he was a partner.
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About Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel.
Ejaz Khan
Vice President, Controller and Chief Information Officer of Vulcan Materials Company
Ejaz Khan is the vice president, controller, and chief information officer of Vulcan Materials Company. Beginning in 1979 as a personnel systems specialist, Mr. Khan has held a number of positions in several of the Company’s divisions during his thirty years with Vulcan. Mr. Khan has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master’s degree from Wharton School of Business.
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About Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel.
Christina Alvord
Vice President, Corporate Planning and Performance Improvement of Vulcan Materials Company
Ms. Alvord serves as the vice president of corporate planning and performance improvement. Ms. Alvord joined Vulcan in August 2016. Prior to joining Vulcan, Ms. Alvord held various executive management positions across the United States at GE Aviation, including president of both GE Aviation-Unison Industries and GE Aviation-Middle River Aircraft Systems. She most recently served as general manager, engine component repair and general manager, turbine airfoils center of excellence in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ms. Alvord earned her MBA from Harvard University. She has Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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About Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel.
Kevin Halcomb
Vice President, Tax of Vulcan Materials Company
Kevin Halcomb is vice president of tax for Vulcan Materials Company. Since joining Vulcan in 2009, Mr. Halcomb has served in several tax positions of increasing responsibility. Prior to joining Vulcan, he spent the first ten years of his career as a consultant in Ernst & Young’s business tax services practice. Mr. Halcomb is a graduate of the University of Alabama where he earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in tax accounting. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel.
Charles Lockhart
Vice President, Compensation and Benefits of Vulcan Materials Company
Charley Lockhart is vice president of compensation and benefits for Vulcan Materials Company with responsibility for administration of the executive compensation, retirement and health and welfare programs of the Company. Mr. Lockhart rejoined Vulcan in 1985 as benefits manager after serving as vice president in the trust division of a large regional bank. Mr. Lockhart had previously served in the Vulcan corporate employee benefits office from 1979 to 1982. Mr. Lockhart holds a B.S. Degree in Finance from the University of Alabama, an M.B.A. from Samford University and is a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (C.E.B.S.). He is a member of the International Society of Certified Employee Benefits Specialists, the Southern Employee Benefits Conference, and the Alabama Compensation Association.
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About Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel.
Wes Burton, Jr.
Vice President & Treasurer of Vulcan Materials Company
Wes Burton joined Vulcan Materials Company in May 2011 as vice president and treasurer. Prior to joining Vulcan, Mr. Burton was most recently a management consultant with the Enterprise Performance Management Strategy practice group of Accenture LLP, managing director for Marsh USA, Inc. and senior vice president and treasurer at Saks Incorporated. Mr. Burton began his career with fourteen years of corporate finance experience at two different banks, covering the building products, business services, and retail industry sectors. Mr. Burton earned a B.S. degree in management (business/finance) from Georgia Tech.
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About Vulcan Materials Company, Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel.
Larry Miller
Vice President, Human Resources – Construction Materials of Vulcan Materials Company
L Miller joined Vulcan Materials Company as VP Human Resources in 2000.
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About Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel.
James Averitt
Vice President, Risk Management of Vulcan Materials Company
Jim Averitt is Vice President of Risk Management for Vulcan Materials Company. Mr. Averitt joined Vulcan in 1984 and has served in a variety of Risk Management positions of increasing responsibility. Mr. Averitt earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from The University of Montevallo. He has also achieved the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation from the American Institute for Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters. Mr. Averitt has served as an officer of the Alabama Chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society, and is a member of the Alabama Chapter of CPCU. Mr. Averitt also serves on the Marsh Client Advisory Council. He has formerly served as Chairman of the Product Liability Committee of the Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance, on the Tort Litigation Group of the Chemical Manufacturers Association, and the FM Global Risk Management Executive Council.
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About Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel.
Mary Carlisle
Vice President, Business Development of Vulcan Materials Company
Ms. Carlisle serves as the vice president of business development. Ms. Carlisle joined Vulcan in May 2006. Ms. Carlisle has held various leadership roles within the Company’s accounting and finance departments. In her most recent role, she served as vice president of finance for the Southern and Gulf Coast Division. Ms. Carlisle earned her MBA from the University of Alabama. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Spanish from the University of Virginia.
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About Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials Company is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel.
Mark Petry
Executive Vice President, Land & Acquisitions of Jagged Peak Energy
Mark R. Petry was appointed as our Executive Vice President, Land in November 2016, and has served as Jagged Peak Energy LLC’s Vice President, Land since May 2013. Prior to that, he served as Vice President, Business Development and Land Administration for Laramie Energy II, LLC since September 2007. His prior experience includes Rocky Mountain Land Manager at Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, various positions, including Vice President, Land, at Western Gas Resources, Inc. and various land and accounting positions at Ladd Petroleum Corporation. Mr. Petry graduated with honors from the University of Wyoming with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance and is a Certified Professional Landman (CPL). Mark is a member of the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL) and the Denver Association of Petroleum Landmen (DAPL).
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About Jagged Peak Energy, Laramie Energy II: Jagged Peak is a pure play growth-oriented, independent oil and natural gas company.
Chris Bairrington
Vice President of Jagged Peak Energy
Chris R. Bairrington was named Jagged Peak’s Vice President of Operations in November 2016. He previously served as Engineering Manager of Jagged Peak’s predecessor. Prior to that, he was the Senior Operations Engineer of Ute Energy. He also has experience as a Senior Operations Engineer of Bill Barrett Corporation and Production Engineer of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation. Mr. Bairrington holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University.
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About Jagged Peak Energy: Jagged Peak is a pure play growth-oriented, independent oil and natural gas company.
Charlie Gates
Executive Vice President of Power Operations of Calpine
Charlie Gates joined Calpine as Executive Vice President of Power Operations in April 2016. Previously, Mr. Gates had served as Senior Vice President and Chief Fossil/Hydro Officer for Duke Energy Corporation since August 2014. He had been Duke’s SVP of Power Generation Operations since July 2012, when Progress Energy merged with Duke. Mr. Gates had served in a similar capacity for Progress since January 2012 after being promoted from Vice President of Fossil Generation for Progress Energy for the Carolinas and Florida. He was previously General Manager of Progress Energy Florida from the time the company merged with Carolina Power & Light Company in 2001 to 2006. Mr. Gates began his power industry career with Carolina Power & Light in 1982 as an associate engineer and moved up through increasingly responsible positions to become General Manager of five fossil-fuel plants in 2000. Mr. Gates’ other industry leadership roles include serving as Chairman of the Generation Council for the Electric Power Research Institute. He earned bachelor’s degrees in chemical engineering from North Carolina State University and in political science from the University of North Carolina.
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About Calpine: Calpine Corporation is America’s largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources.
W Thaddeus Miller
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Calpine
W. Thaddeus Miller joined Calpine Corporation in August 2008 as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary. Mr. Miller brings almost 30 years of legal experience to Calpine, with more than 25 years having been in the energy industry. He recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Texas Genco Inc. until 2006. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Miller was a consultant to Texas Pacific Group, a private equity firm. From 1998 to 2002, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Orion Power, an independent power producer. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Miller was Vice President of Goldman Sachs & Co., where he focused on wholesale electric and other energy commodity trading. Before joining Goldman Sachs & Co., Mr. Miller was a partner in a New York law firm. Mr. Miller earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Merchant Marine Academy and his Juris Doctorate from St. John’s School of Law. In addition, he was an officer in the United States Coast Guard.
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About Calpine: Calpine Corporation is America’s largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources.
Kevin McMahon
Sr Vice President Internal Audit & Chief Compliance Officer of Calpine
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About Calpine: Calpine Corporation is America’s largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources.
Todd Thornton
Senior Vice President, Origination and Development of Calpine
Todd Thornton has served as Calpine’s Senior Vice President of Origination and Development since May 2014. In this role, he leads development and origination activities throughout our central and eastern regions. Previously, Mr. Thornton was appointed to the position of Vice President of Commercial Development in January 2013, responsible for greenfield and brownfield development efforts. From 2009-2013, he served as Vice President, Finance and Treasurer, responsible for corporate and project finance, treasury operations, investment analytics, debt compliance and commercial credit. Mr. Thornton joined Calpine in 2000 through Calpine’s acquisition of SkyGen Energy, where he served in various financial roles. Mr. Thornton earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Northern Illinois University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
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About Calpine: Calpine Corporation is America’s largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources.
Alex Makler
Senior Vice President, West Region of Calpine
Alex Makler has served as Senior Vice President of our West Region since May 2014.
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About Calpine: Calpine Corporation is America’s largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources.
Steven Schleimer
Senior Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs of Calpine
Steven Schleimer has been Calpine’s Senior Vice President for Government and Regulatory Affairs since January 1, 2014.
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About Calpine: Calpine Corporation is America’s largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources.
Jeff Koshkin
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of Calpine
Jeff Koshkin has served as Calpine’s Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since August 1, 2015.
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About Calpine: Calpine Corporation is America’s largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources.
Michael E. Adams
Senior Vice President of Georgia-Pacific
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About Georgia-Pacific, Georgia-Pacific: Georgia-Pacific creates long-term value by using resources efficiently to provide innovative products and solutions.
Tyler Woolson
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Georgia-Pacific
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About Georgia-Pacific: Georgia-Pacific creates long-term value by using resources efficiently to provide innovative products and solutions.
Tye Darland
Senior Vice President & General Counsel of Georgia-Pacific
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About Georgia-Pacific: Georgia-Pacific creates long-term value by using resources efficiently to provide innovative products and solutions.
Mark Luetters
Executive Vice President of Building Products of Georgia-Pacific
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About Georgia-Pacific: Georgia-Pacific creates long-term value by using resources efficiently to provide innovative products and solutions.
Julie Brehm
Senior Vice President of Human Resources of Georgia-Pacific
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About Georgia-Pacific: Georgia-Pacific creates long-term value by using resources efficiently to provide innovative products and solutions.
Christian Fischer
Executive Vice President of Georgia-Pacific
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About Georgia-Pacific: Georgia-Pacific creates long-term value by using resources efficiently to provide innovative products and solutions.
W. Wesley Jones
Executive Vice President of Operations Excellence & Compliance of Georgia-Pacific
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About Georgia-Pacific: Georgia-Pacific creates long-term value by using resources efficiently to provide innovative products and solutions.
Kathleen A. Walters
Executive Vice President of Consumer Products of Georgia-Pacific
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About Georgia-Pacific: Georgia-Pacific creates long-term value by using resources efficiently to provide innovative products and solutions.
Jorge Acevedo
Senior Vice President of Constellation Technology Ventures
Prior to his current role, Acevedo was senior vice president, Retail Strategy. In that role, he oversaw retail pricing, analytics, sales strategy and acquisitions, sales operations, and dedicated support for Constellation’s power and gas business. Previously, Acevedo served as vice president of finance for Constellation where he oversaw the wholesale trading and retail business segments, financial forecasting, project analysis, performance indicators and financial reporting.
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About Constellation Technology Ventures: Constellation Technology Ventures, the venture capital arm of Exelon Corporation
Martin H Truong
Senior Vice President of General Counsel & Secretary of SunEdison
Truong has served as SunEdison’s Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since April of 2013 and was promoted to Senior Vice President in May of 2014. Mr. Truong joined SunEdison in February 2008 and has held various roles of increasing responsibility, most recently serving as SunEdison’s Assistant General Counsel with legal responsibilities for Emerging Markets, Solar Materials and intellectual property licensing and monetization. Mr. Truong’s extensive energy industry and leadership experience will enable him to provide valuable guidance to our board of directors.
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About SunEdison: SunEdison is the largest global renewable energy development company.
Alexis Georgeson
Vice President, Communications and Government Relations of Redwood Materials
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About Redwood Materials: Redwood Materials is a battery recycling startup that makes electric vehicles and sustainable materials for circular supply chains.
Paul McGuire
Vice President of Sales & Marketing of SunStream Technology, Inc
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About SunStream Technology, Inc: Designs and manufactures handheld pico-solar panels to charge mobile phones for the 1.5 billion people who live off-grid in Africa
Zhanna Golodryga
Senior Vice President and Chief Digital & Administrative Officer of Phillips 66
Zhanna Golodryga is SVP of services and CIO for Hess Corporation, a leading global independent energy company engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. Golodryga, who joined the company in 2012, leads the IT and services function. In 2014, Golodryga was promoted to her current role, which added responsibility for managing the company’s service organizations, including global supply chain, global business transformation program and global office services. She is also responsible for information management, enterprise architecture, infrastructure and cybersecurity across the business. Golodryga has worked for more than 30 years in information technology, 28 of which were in the oil and gas industry. Before joining Hess, she served 11 years as VP and CIO at BHP Billiton Petroleum.
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About Phillips 66: Energy manufacturing and logistics company
Jack P. Williams
Senior Vice President of ExxonMobil
Born in Mansfield, Ohio, Jack Williams graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Engineering degree. He joined Exxon in April 1987 as a drilling engineer in New Orleans, Louisiana. After his initial assignment in the drilling organization, Mr. Williams held various technical, supervisory, and planning positions, including two years in the U.S. upstream planning organization. In 1997, Mr. Williams began a series of operations management assignments, including operations superintendent for the company’s East Texas field areas and operations manager for the company’s Gulf Coast and offshore California properties. Mr. Williams was then transferred to Anchorage, Alaska, to oversee the company’s North Slope and Cook Inlet interests. Following this assignment, he moved to Malaysia to serve as the deputy production manager for the company’s South China Sea operations. In 2005, Mr. Williams moved to Dallas, Texas, where he served as an upstream advisor for Exxon Mobil Corporation. Two years later, Mr. Williams became the vice president of engineering for ExxonMobil Production Company. Following this work in production, he became the vice president responsible for Asia projects in ExxonMobil Development Company. In 2010, Mr. Williams was named president of XTO Energy Inc. He held this position for three years before returning to the ExxonMobil Production Company as executive vice president. In 2014, Mr. Williams was elected senior vice president of Exxon Mobil Corporation. Mr. Williams is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and a member of the Board of Visitors for the Vanderbilt School of Engineering.
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About ExxonMobil: ExxonMobil is an international oil and gas company, providing energy that helps underpin growing economies.
Alex Volkov
Vice President & Head of Global LNG Marketing of ExxonMobil
Alex Volkov is Vice President (VP), Global LNG Marketing, ExxonMobil Upstream Oil & Gas Company. In his role, he has global responsibility for ExxonMobil’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) portfolio and marketing of LNG for ExxonMobil’s projects and joint ventures. Prior to this, Alex was VP, International Gas, ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing and Chairman, ExxonMobil Gas Marketing Europe. He was responsible for ExxonMobil’s natural gas marketing activities in Europe, Russia, Caspian region, Malaysia, Thailand, and Australia. Before this, Alex was VP of Exxon Neftegas Limited in Moscow, Russia, where he was responsible for ExxonMobil natural gas marketing activities, including commercialization of Sakhalin-1 gas resources.
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About ExxonMobil: ExxonMobil is an international oil and gas company, providing energy that helps underpin growing economies.
John Perisich
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of Primoris Services Corporation
John Perisich has been senior vice president and general counsel of Primoris since February 2006. Prior to that, he served as vice president, general counsel and Secretary of Primoris. Mr. Perisich joined ARB in 1995. Prior to joining Primoris, Mr. Perisich practiced law at Klein, Wegis, a full service law firm based in Bakersfield, California. He received a B.A. degree from UCLA in 1987, and a J.D. from the University of Santa Clara in 1991.
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About Primoris Services Corporation: Primoris, through various subsidiaries, has grown to become one of the largest construction service enterprises in the United States
Chris Perron
Senior Vice President, EPC of Nexamp
Chris Perron is responsible for Nexamp’s engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services. Under his leadership, Nexamp’s EPC team has built more than 35 MW of solar projects. Previously, as Nexamp’s Director of Procurement and Operations, Chris focused on process improvement and managing complex projects from sales through construction and closeout. Prior to joining Nexamp, Chris worked at Home Depot’s corporate headquarters and field operations division, where he held multiple management level positions, including operating several stores ranging from $18-$45M. Previously, Chris served in the U.S. Army as an Infantry Officer, serving in operations in Kuwait, Bosnia and Kosovo, and is currently an Engineer Officer in the Massachusetts Army National Guard. Chris earned a BS in Economics and Systems Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy and an MBA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is NABCEP Entry Level and OSHA 30 Certified.
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About Massachusetts Army National Guard, Nexamp: Nexamp transforms the new energy economy with proven solutions for solar energy development, ownership, and operation.
Chris Clark
Senior Vice President, Business Development of Nexamp
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About Nexamp: Nexamp transforms the new energy economy with proven solutions for solar energy development, ownership, and operation.
William Thompson
Senior Vice President of Nexamp
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About Nexamp, United States Coast Guard: Nexamp transforms the new energy economy with proven solutions for solar energy development, ownership, and operation.
Eric Grimshaw
Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of ONEOK
Eric Grimshaw is vice president, associate general counsel and corporate secretary of ONEOK and ONEOK Partners. Prior to joining ONEOK in 2002, he served as vice president, general counsel and secretary at Syntroleum Corporation from 1997 to 2002. Before joining Syntroleum, he was a partner with the Tulsa law firm of Pray, Walker, Jackman, Williamson & Marlar. Grimshaw is a past president and chairman of Tulsa Opera. He also is a past chairman of Junior Achievement of Greater Tulsa and past secretary of the Oklahoma Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence. He was a member of the board of directors of XETA Technologies, Inc., a provider of advanced communication technologies located in Tulsa, until the company was sold in 2011. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Oklahoma Bar Association and Tulsa County Bar Association, and is a member of the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals and the National Investor Relations Institute. A Tulsa native, Grimshaw earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 from the University of Colorado in Boulder and received his Juris Doctorate in 1977 from the University of Tulsa.
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About ONEOK: ONEOK is a midstream service provider and own one of the nation’s premier natural gas liquids systems.
Brien Brown
Vice President, Chief Information Officer of ONEOK
Brien Brown is vice president and chief information officer. He joined ONEOK in 2009 as director, corporate applications. From 2006 to 2009, Brown worked for SAP Americas, following 14 years at CITGO Petroleum Corp., where he held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility, including manager, information technology applications. He began his career in 1989 as an auditor and certified public accountant for Price Waterhouse, now PricewaterhouseCoopers. Brown earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting and management information systems in 1989 from the University of Oklahoma in Norman.
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About ONEOK: ONEOK is a midstream service provider and own one of the nation’s premier natural gas liquids systems.
Charles Kelley
Senior Vice President, Natural Gas of ONEOK
Chuck Kelley is senior vice president, corporate planning and development, responsible for business development, financial forecasting, strategic and long-range planning, and capital investment economic analysis. Before being named to his current position in February 2015, he was vice president, commercial development for ONEOK and ONEOK Partners. From 2008 until 2014, Kelley served as senior vice president of ONEOK Energy Services Company, responsible for wholesale origination, business development and transportation and storage. He joined ONEOK in 2000 as manager of Midwest marketing for ONEOK Energy Marketing & Trading Company and later served as director of marketing and vice president of origination. Prior to joining ONEOK, Kelley held executive positions at both Tartan Energy Resources and Panda Resources, Inc. He also held various positions with Enron Corporation. Kelley is a former member of the Midwest Energy Association where he has served as director of the energy management committee. He is a current member and past board member of the Natural Gas and Energy Association of Oklahoma. Kelley also is a member of the board of directors of the Oklahoma Aquarium Foundation and is a volunteer with Challenger League youth sports and Special Olympics Oklahoma. A native of Illinois, Kelley earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance, with honors, in 1980 from DePaul University, College of Commerce, in Chicago.
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About ONEOK, ONEOK: ONEOK is a midstream service provider and own one of the nation’s premier natural gas liquids systems.
Wesley Christensen
Senior Vice President, Operations of ONEOK
Wes Christensen is senior vice president, operations, ONEOK and ONEOK Partners. He is responsible for all field operations and technical services. Christensen previously served as senior vice president of natural gas liquids operations of ONEOK Partners. Prior to ONEOK’s acquisition of Koch Industries’ natural gas liquids assets in 2005, he was vice president of operations of Koch Pipeline Company, LP. He also held various positions with Koch Hydrocarbon Company in Medford, Oklahoma, and in Sidney, Montana, where he began his career in 1980. He is a board member of the Mid-Continent Gas Processors Association and a member of the Pipeliners’ Club of Tulsa. He is a past member and president of the Medford Chamber of Commerce. Christensen is a native of Sidney, Montana.
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About ONEOK: ONEOK is a midstream service provider and own one of the nation’s premier natural gas liquids systems.
Sheridan Swords
Senior Vice President, Natural Gas Liquids, ONEOK Partners of ONEOK
Sheridan Swords is senior vice president, natural gas liquids of ONEOK Partners, responsible for natural gas liquids gathering, fractionation, storage and pipelines. Prior to assuming this position, Swords was president of the natural gas liquids gathering and fractionation segment. Swords began his career in the energy industry as a division engineer for Koch Gathering Systems Company in 1992. He held various positions with Koch companies, including operations management and commercial and commodity trading. Prior to joining ONEOK Partners in 2005, Swords was vice president of the Mid-Continent of Koch Hydrocarbon, LP. A native of Kansas, Swords earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering in 1991 from Kansas State University in Manhattan.
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About ONEOK: ONEOK is a midstream service provider and own one of the nation’s premier natural gas liquids systems.
Dinyar B. Mistry
Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer of PG&E Corporation
Dinyar Mistry is Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer for PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company. In this capacity, he oversees PG&E’s talent acquisition strategy, employee development, labor relations, and diversity and inclusion programs, among other responsibilities. His expertise in governance, process improvement and controls informs his leadership of PG&E’s Human Resources organization. Mistry joined Pacific Gas and Electric Company in 1994 and has held positions of increasing responsibility in the Finance and Regulation organizations at both the Utility and PG&E Corporation. He has served as Vice President and Controller of Pacific Gas and Electric Company; as Vice President, Regulation and Rates; as Vice President, Internal Audit and Compliance; and most recently as Vice President and Chief Risk and Audit Officer. Prior to his arrival at Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Mistry was a senior manager at KPMG. In addition to his professional career, Mistry supports economic empowerment and human rights endeavors. He is a board member of First Graduate, a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization dedicated to helping economically disadvantaged high school students become the first in their families to graduate from college. Mistry holds a Bachelor of Commerce in accounting and financial management from Bombay University, a Master of Business Administration from Texas Christian University and a Master of Science in taxation from Golden Gate University. He is also registered as a Certified Public Accountant in the state of California.
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About PG&E Corporation: PG&E is an investor-owned electric utility with publicly traded stock that is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building.
Karen Austin
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer of PG&E Corporation
Austin has served as a director since June 2014. She has been Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Pacific Gas & Electric Company, a natural gas and electric utilities company headquartered in California, since June 2011. Before joining PG&E, Austin worked for Sears Holdings Corporations as Senior Vice President and President of Consumer Electronics from January 2009 to May 2011 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer from March 2005 to January 2009. Austin joined Kmart Corporation in 1984 and served, before its merger with Sears, Roebuck and Co. in 2005, as its Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer from April 2002 to March 2005 and Vice President, Applications from January 2000 to April 2002. Austin brings to the Board extensive experience in management, engineering and technical operations, her information technology expertise and her deep knowledge of technology company operating environments. Austin holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Trine University. Austin is a member of our Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.
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About PG&E Corporation: PG&E is an investor-owned electric utility with publicly traded stock that is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building.
Anil K. Suri
Vice President and Chief Risk and Audit Officer of PG&E Corporation
Anil K. Suri is Vice President and Chief Risk and Audit Officer for PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company. He is responsible for overseeing the company’s enterprise and operational risk management, internal audit, SOX compliance, market and credit risk management and insurance. Suri joined PG&E in 2010 after owning and operating a risk management consultancy in New York, where he advised utility industry senior management in the renewables, fuel supply and new generation markets, and managed market and credit risk of generation assets, pipelines and regulatory assets for utilities and other energy providers. Prior to that, Suri founded the electricity hedging business as Managing Director of Wells Fargo Bank N.A. He served as CEO of E-lecTrade, Inc., which provided electricity procurement, sales, structuring and trading services for the energy industry, and was a founding partner of The Risk Partners, LLC, where he marketed risk advisory and risk transfer services to utilities, pension funds and insurance companies. Suri has also worked as a scientist at Yale University and as an oceanographer at Harvard University, where he earned his PhD in fluid turbulence. He holds an MBA in finance from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi.
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About PG&E Corporation: PG&E is an investor-owned electric utility with publicly traded stock that is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building.
Kathy Kay
Vice President, Business Technology of PG&E Corporation
Kathy Kay is Vice President of Business Technology at Pacific Gas and Electric Company. In this position, Kay leads a team of technology professionals focused on partnering with PG&E’s lines of business to deploy technologies aimed at enabling business strategies.Prior to joining PG&E, Kay was Enterprise Chief Technology Officer and an executive sponsor of the Diversity Program at SunTrust bank in Atlanta. Prior to SunTrust, Kay was Senior Vice President of Business Technology Services for Comerica Bank in Michigan.Kay started her career at General Motors, where she spent more than two decades in various positions. She began as an Associate Programmer and Systems Analyst, and worked in progressively more responsible roles, concluding with her role as Director of Application Development and Support for OnStar.Kay holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Wayne State University and a master’s degree of engineering in management of technology from Rensellaer Polytechnic Institute.
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About PG&E Corporation: PG&E is an investor-owned electric utility with publicly traded stock that is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building.
Julie Kane
Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer of PG&E Corporation
Julie M. Kane is Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer for PG&E Corporation. Julie joined PG&E in May 2015 as part of the Company’s commitment to achieving a best-in-class ethics and compliance program. She oversees the company-wide compliance program, including the programs and systems designed to prevent, detect, and mitigate non-compliance. She also leads the Company’s ethics and compliance training and culture-building efforts. Julie reports directly to the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of PG&E Corporation and to the Boards of Directors Audit Committees, and the PG&E Corporation Compliance and Public Policy Committee. Before PG&E, Julie worked at Avon Products, Incorporated as Vice President and General Counsel of Avon North America and Corporate Legal Functions. Prior to her role with Avon, she held a number of senior roles with Novartis Corporation and its affiliates over a 25-year period, culminating in her role as Vice President, Ethics and Compliance for Novartis Corporation. Julie’s other Novartis roles included Vice President, Ethics and Compliance and Corporate Citizenship for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, and Vice President, Health, Safety and Environment and Chief Environmental Counsel for Novartis Corporation. Julie holds an undergraduate degree in political science from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, and a law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law. She is a member of the California state bar.
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About PG&E Corporation: PG&E is an investor-owned electric utility with publicly traded stock that is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building.
Daniel Stoddard
Senior Vice President, Nuclear Operations of Dominion
Daniel G. “Dan” Stoddard is senior vice president–Nuclear Operations. He came to Dominion in July 2006 as director–Nuclear Station Safety & Licensing, and was named site vice president-North Anna Power Station later that year. He assumed the post of vice president–Nuclear Operations in February 2010, and was promoted to senior vice president–Nuclear Operations in May 2011. Prior to joining the company, Stoddard was plant general manager at Progress Energy’s H.B. Robinson nuclear station in Hartsville, S.C. He held several positions at Robinson starting in August 1992. As a member of the U.S. Navy, Stoddard served as commissioned officer and master instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy from 1989 to 1992 and as a commissioned officer on the USS James K. Polk from 1987 to 1989. Stoddard is a licensed professional engineer and a member of the American Nuclear Society. A 1984 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a bachelor’s degree in marine engineering, Stoddard earned his master’s degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Virginia.
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About Dominion: Dominion is an electric power and natural gas company.
Michele Cardiff
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Dominion
Michele Cardiff is vice president, controller and chief accounting officer. She oversees the accounting function and services for all of Dominion’s operating companies. Cardiff joined Dominion in 1996 as a senior accountant and became manager-Corporate Accounting in October 2000. In October 2005, she was named director-Corporate Accounting. She became assistant controller for the Services Company in November 2008 and controller-Dominion Generation in June 2009. She was named vice president and general auditor in September 2012 and vice president-Accounting in January 2014. She assumed her current post in April 2014. Prior to joining Dominion, Cardiff worked for public accounting firm Deloitte & Touche and held an internal auditing position at Reynolds Metals. She also worked as a consultant for IBM. She is a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Cardiff earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Virginia Tech.
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About Dominion: Dominion is an electric power and natural gas company.
Janis Salin
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of Tetra Tech
Salin joined us in February 2002 and was named Vice President and General Counsel in November 2002. She was elected Secretary in November 2003. For the prior 17 years, Salin was a Principal with the law firm of Riordan & McKinzie (which was acquired by Bingham McCutchen LLP in July 2003), and served as Managing Principal of that firm from 1990 to 1992. She served as our outside counsel from the time of our formation in 1988. Salin holds B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles.
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About Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech provides innovative solutions focused on water, the environment and energy for the government and commercial clients.
Kevin McDonald
Senior Vice President, Corporate Human Resources of Tetra Tech
McDonald joined us in 2004 through the acquisition of Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation. He is responsible for all areas of human resources (HR), including executive compensation, employee benefits, succession planning, human resources information systems, and employment law compliance. Prior to leading our corporate HR organization, McDonald was the HR Director for one of our subsidiaries. He has more than 30 years’ experience in the engineering and construction services industry. McDonald earned a B.S. degree in Management from the University of Scranton and an M.B.A degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
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About Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech provides innovative solutions focused on water, the environment and energy for the government and commercial clients.
Leslie Shoemaker
Executive Vice President, Water, Environment & Infrastructure of Tetra Tech
Shoemaker has served as President of Water, Environment & Infrastructure (WEI) since April 2015. Shoemaker leads WEI across our global operations including developing and implementing new strategies for expanding our water and environmental services. She leads a team that focuses on designing the most efficient sustainable infrastructure solutions for our clients, providing innovative solutions to address demand for water supplies, and interdisciplinary solutions to address wastewater and environmental restoration needs. Shoemaker joined us in 1991 and has previously served in various technical and management capacities, particularly in the field of integrated water management and modeling. She has led large scale watershed and master planning studies, led the development of modeling tools, and published in the field of watershed and stormwater modeling and decision-making. Shoemaker led and coordinated Tetra Tech’s Growth Initiatives programs that for more than a decade have linked our scientists and engineers across our operations. From 2005 to 2014, she focused on our Strategic Planning process including oversight of our business development. Shoemaker holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics from Hamilton College, a Master of Engineering Degree from Cornell University, and a Doctorate in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Maryland.
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About Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech provides innovative solutions focused on water, the environment and energy for the government and commercial clients.
Richard Lemmon
Senior Vice President, Corporate Administration of Tetra Tech
Lemmon joined our predecessor in 1981 in a technical capacity, and became a member of its corporate staff in a management position in 1985. In 1988, at the time of our predecessor’s divestiture from Honeywell Inc., Lemmon structured and managed many of our corporate functions. In 1990, he was promoted to Director of Administration. Lemmon was elected a Vice President in November 1995. He serves as our Risk Manager and is also responsible for Human Resources and facilities.
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About Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech provides innovative solutions focused on water, the environment and energy for the government and commercial clients.
Steven Burdick
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Tetra Tech
Burdick was named Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in July 2011. He served as Tetra Tech’s Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller from January 2004 to March 2011 and our acting Chief Financial Officer between March 2011 and July 2011. He joined Tetra Tech in 2003 as Vice President, Management Audit. Prior to Tetra Tech, Burdick served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Aura Systems, Inc., and as Chief Financial Officer for TRW Ventures. Prior to this, Burdick held the position of Senior Manager with Ernst & Young LLP in Los Angeles. Burdick holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from Santa Clara University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech provides innovative solutions focused on water, the environment and energy for the government and commercial clients.
Brian Carter
Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer of Tetra Tech
Carter joined Tetra Tech as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer in June 2011. He previously served as Vice President of Finance and Administration for Wedbush, Inc., a privately held financial services holding company, from September 2009 to June 2011. Carter was Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis, for AECOM Technology Corporation during 2008 and 2009. He was Executive Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis and Management Accounting for IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. from 2002 to 2008, and he previously held finance and auditing positions with Huntington Bancshares, Inc.; Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.; and Ernst & Young LLP. Carter holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Miami University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech provides innovative solutions focused on water, the environment and energy for the government and commercial clients.
Craig Christensen
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer of Tetra Tech
Christensen joined us in 1998 through the acquisition of our Tetra Tech NUS, Inc. operating unit and was named vice president in November 2002. Christensen is responsible for the company’s information services and technologies, including the implementation of our enterprise resource planning system and management of the shared services organization. Previously, Christensen held positions at the NUS, Brown and Root Services, and Landmark Graphics subsidiaries of Halliburton Company, where his responsibilities included contracts administration, finance, and system development. Prior to his service at Halliburton, Christensen held positions at Burroughs Corporation and Apple Computer. Christensen holds B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from Brigham Young University.
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About Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech provides innovative solutions focused on water, the environment and energy for the government and commercial clients.
Ronald Chu
Executive Vice President, Resource Management & Energy of Tetra Tech
Chu has served as the President of Resource Management & Energy (RME, formerly TSS) since June 2007. He has more than 16 years of experience with us and has served in various technical and management capacities, including project and program manager, office manager, regional manager and Chief Operating Officer for TSS. Chu was named a Vice President in 2001 and has served as president of several subsidiary companies during his tenure. He began his career as a civil/sanitary engineer in 1981 and entered the environmental consulting field in 1984. His career has included management of major assessment, engineering, and remediation programs for major oil and gas companies, Fortune 100 manufacturers, energy suppliers, and government agencies. Chu is a registered professional engineer in several states and has authored numerous technical articles. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University and a Master of Science Degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Southern California.
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About Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech provides innovative solutions focused on water, the environment and energy for the government and commercial clients.
