John D. Prunkl: Mr. Prunkl is President of
Primary Energy Ventures and serves on the Board of PERC. In this position he is
responsible for day to day operations, engineering and optimization of existing
plants. The operations team is also accountable for the engineering, procurement
and construction of all new facilities. Prior to joining Primary Energy, in 2001
he co-founded and was a principal of MetroGen LLC, an energy company focused on
aggregating standby generators in New York City and dispatching them into the
electric marketplace during emergency periods. Prior to founding MetroGen, Mr.
Prunkl was Vice President, Operations for Illinova Generating Company, the
independent power subsidiary of Illinova Corporation. Mr. Prunkl had overall
profit and loss responsibility for all domestic and international projects in
operation and under construction. He also served as President of Illinova
Resource Recovery, a subsidiary specializing in the generation of electric power
from industrial waste byproducts. Before joining Illinova Generating in 1996,
Mr. Prunkl held several management positions at GE Power Systems where his key
responsibilities involved leading major commercial and technical negotiations
for varied projects, including gas and steam turbines, combined cycles and
turnkey power plants in the Asian and U.S. Markets. Mr. Prunkl received his MBA
from J.L. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University in 1999 and his
Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Auburn University in 1990.
He also holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Mathematics from Huntingdon College.
V. Michael Alverson: Mr. Alverson is CFO and
Vice President of Shared Services. In this position, he is responsible for the
principle administrative functions of the company including accounting,
treasury, human resources and information technology. In addition, Mr. Alverson serves as the Investor Relations contact for Primary Energy Recycling Corporation (TSX-PRI.UN). Mr. Alverson has more than
thirty years experience in the energy industry. In 1996 he was one of the
founding members of Primary Energy, Inc., a subsidiary of NiSource Inc and
predecessor to Primary Energy, where he has held several different executive
positions, including responsibility for engineering and construction of project
facilities, operations and maintenance, project finance and general
administration. From 1973 to 1996 he served in various capacities with Northern
Indiana Public Service Company (“NIPSCO”), as subsidiary of NiSource Inc, where
he began his career. Mr. Alverson held various technical positions, including
Manager of Plant Engineering, all involved with the engineering, construction
and upgrade projects of coal fired power plants. He also served as NIPSCO’s
Director of Special Markets, which interfaced with the utility’s largest
industrial customers on all aspects of gas and electric service and with
cogeneration issues. Mr. Alverson received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from
the University of Missouri — Rolla, and an MBA (Magna Cum Laude) from the
University of Notre Dame.
Craig Bennett: : Mr. Bennett is Associate
General Counsel, has over twelve years experience practicing law and seven years
of experience in the energy industry. Mr Bennett is in-house counsel responsible
for litigation management, contracts, regulatory compliance and shares
responsibility for legal support to business development, M&A and governance
matters. Mr. Bennett was previously in-house counsel for Infilco Degremont,
Inc., an engineering firm and supplier of water treatment and waste water
filtration equipment for industrial and municipal customers globally. Prior to
Infilco Degremont, Mr. Bennett was in-house counsel at Trigen Energy Corp in
White Plains, New York where he was responsible for contracts, labor issues,
M&A and internal investigations and lobbying. Prior to joining Trigen Mr.
Bennett served as the legal advisor to the Adjutant General of New Jersey
focusing on federal and state administrative law and began his legal career
prosecuting for the Army Judge Advocate General’s Corp. Mr. Bennett graduated
from Bryant University with a BS in Business Administration and Delaware School
of Law with a Juris Doctor. He is a Lieutenant Colonel Judge Advocate in the US
Army Reserves. |