Led by Energy Industry Veterans & Network gurus
Our family believes in the success of our representatives and a sustainable energy future for our country. So we've teamed up some of the best and brightest from the energy and home based industries to make one profound powerhouse team.
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Kerry Breitbart, CEO
Mr. Breitbart has nearly 30 years of experience in commodity and energy trading, including building emerging businesses into robust, international operations. Prior to North American Power, he spent 20 years at the United Companies where he started as an employee brokering crude oil and worked his way up to President and CEO. He built United from four divisions to thirteen, and the notional value of the energy products the company brokered was in excess of $750 billion per year. United was the first broker of energy derivatives and did not have a competitor anywhere in the world for 2 years. When sold in 2005, the company was still the #1 broker of crude derivatives globally.
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Carey Turnbull, Chairman
Mr. Turnbull has 30 years of experience in the energy market and has an extensive background in the management of energy commodity price risk. Prior to North American Power, he was Senior Partner and Managing Director of energy brokerage firm Amerex, which he co- founded in 1983. While at Amerex Mr. Turnbull developed the company's regulated futures business on the International Petroleum Exchange in London, and founded its petroleum brokerage business in Asia. He was also involved with Amerex's development of natural gas and electricity derivative instruments, and the adoption of the online trading booth.
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Bill Kinneary, President and
Chief Compliance OfficerMr. Kinneary was named President of North American Power in March of 2011. He brings with him 38 years of experience in the energy industry, where he held numerous positions, ranging from utility general manager to top-level executive positions in retail marketing and electric generation companies. He has held the top executive offices in KeySpan Energy Services, KeySpan Energy Supply and Total Gas & Electric (TG&E). Among his many career accomplishments Mr. Kinneary designed and implemented the first utility energy hedging strategy in New York state, developed power pricing tactics that resulted in profits from the largest New York City power plant, and took TG&E from the brink of punitive regulatory/legal action and financial collapse to full compliance and profitability. Mr. Kinneary has served as a member of the National Energy Marketers Association's Executive Committee since 1999 including two terms as Chairman and has been proudly serving as Chairman Emeritus since 2005.
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Chris Sattler, COO
As Chief Operating Officer of North American Power, Mr. Sattler is charged with management of all operations from wholesale power procurement to retail customer acquisition. Formerly a sought-after consultant for retail energy suppliers, as well as the head of EnergyChoice LLC, a CT-based electric aggregator, he brings a wealth of industry knowledge to the North American Power executive team. As owner and founder of EnSatt Consulting he was engaged to assist the founders of North American Power with the initial set up and business plan. He shared the same vision and excitement for the company and upon completing this consulting project he joined the firm. Mr. Sattler was part of the original North American Power team and has led the company into over sixteen markets and six states.
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Taff Tschamler, Senior Vice
President, Business DevelopmentMr. Tschamler, a 16-year energy industry veteran, joined North American Power in March of 2011. In addition to business development, Tschamler will be involved in pricing and supply management, marketing, and compliance. Tschamler comes to North American Power from KEMA, where he served as Director of North American Retail Energy. While at KEMA, he ran the retail energy advisory service, retail benchmarking service, and was lead author of First to Market, an analysis of the emerging smart energy business. Mr. Tschamler received his Masters in Public Policy from the College of William and Mary in Virginia.
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Greg Breitbart, CMO
Mr. Breitbart left a career in international luxury real estate to join North American Power at its inception when the company had only three employees. Using his background in marketing, he worked to create the North American Power brand, sales channels, consumer promise and core values. Through Greg's efforts, North American Power has become one of the fastest growing energy companies in the Northeast. Greg places social entrepreneurship at the center of North American Power's marketing strategy and consistently looks for ways to utilize marketing to help drive growth while also driving change.
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Paul Rossi,
Vice President, Natural Gas DivisionFormer director of U.S. Natural Gas Commodity Operations for UBS Investment Bank, Mr. Rossi has 32 years of experience in the energy industry, including wholesale and retail energy commodities and regulated utilities. He was manager of regulatory affairs for UIL Holdings Corp., including its principal operating subsidiary, The United Illuminating Company, and active in Northeast energy markets as director of natural gas supply for Southern Connecticut Gas Company. Prior to joining Southern, he was senior economist at the New York Power Authority engaged in fuel supply and IPP project development. His experience includes regulatory and planning matters in California, before the California Public Utilities Commission and California Energy Commission in the finance and gas engineering divisions of San Diego Gas & Electric Company.
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Matt Redett,
Chief Financial OfficerMr. Redett has been involved with all aspects of electricity deregulation since 1997. He has built retail businesses from the ground up multiple times including AES NewEnergy in the UK and Juice Energy in the US. Mr. Redett was Director of Finance and Operations for the New York and Mid-Atlantic regions of Constellation NewEnergy and most recently the Director of Finance for Gamesa Energy USA, North America, a wind farm developer.
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Steven Meek,
Chief Technology OfficerMr. Meek is responsible for IT infrastructure and internal applications for North American Power. Mr. Meek previously worked as a software consultant specializing in systems architecture and application design. He has worked on a wide range of IT projects as a consultant bringing a wealth of technical knowledge to North American Power.
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Michael D'Angelo,
General CounselMr. D'Angelo assumed his role as General Counsel for North American Power in 2011, bringing with him over 19 years of legal and regulatory experience. His involvement in the energy industry for the last ten years allowed him to propel numerous companies to exponential growth while remaining fully compliant. He has held numerous public and private positions over the course of his career ranging from General Counsel to Administrative Law Judge and has spent time working in the General Counsel's office at the New York State Department of Public Service. Mr. D'Angelo is an Adjunct Law School Professor at New York Law School's Center on Financial Services Law and has held leadership roles including Co-chair of Retail Natural Gas Policy and Northeast Advocacy Team at National Energy Marketers Association ("NEM").
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John Costino, Vice President of
Sales and TrainingMr. Costino joined North American Power in 2011. During the past 17 years, he has trained more than 750,000 individuals to run home-based businesses as a national sales trainer for multiple companies, including American Communications Network (ACN), The Free Network (TFN), and Escape International. Mr. Costino's contagious enthusiasm and hands on approach has translated to more than 600 live seminars in front of audiences of thousands, and he has personally developed distribution networks totaling more than 250,000 representatives throughout his career, generating more than $7.5 million in monthly revenue from the deregulation of the telecommunications industry. In his role at North American Power, Mr. Costino consistently works to educate our team of independent sales representatives on the opportunities that exist within the burgeoning energy industry and help them achieve success.
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Bradley J. Tayles, Vice President
of OperationsMr. Tayles joined North American Power as Vice President of Operations in March 2011. He is well-known in the industry, having over two decades of network marketing experience under his belt. His personable demeanor, coupled with his unique ability to attract some of the top leaders in the industry has afforded him an admirable reputation. Prior to joining North American Power, Mr. Tayles was Vice President of Operations at Escape International and Aisle 19. In the past, he held that position at American Communications Network (ACN) and has also been President of The Free Network (TFN).