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EPSA Names 2009 Officers, Executive Committee Members
The Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA), during its Fall Board of Directors Meeting, elected its chairman, other officers and at-large members of its Executive Committee for 2009.
Bruce L. Levy, President of International Power America, Inc. has been re-elected EPSA's chairman. Mr. Levy joined International Power in December 2004 when the company was known as American National Power. He previously served with GPU, Inc., an international electric utility now a part of First Energy, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
"I look forward to the challenge of guiding EPSA next year as policymakers and the industry work together to achieve our shared goals of encouraging innovation and investment in the nation's electricity sector, and to working with the incoming administration of President-elect Obama and the 111th Congress," said Bruce Levy, EPSA chairman.
"EPSA is very pleased to have such a highly qualified group of officers and executive committee members to lead us," John E. Shelk, EPSA's President and CEO, added. "We had a productive board meeting to plan for the issues likely to arise in 2009. EPSA is ready to meet those challenges and make the most of the opportunities to help a new Administration achieve key energy and environmental objectives."
EPSA also announced that:
- Clarence (Joe) Hopf, Jr., President of PSEG Energy Resources & Trade, will assume the role of EPSA's first vice chairman. Mr. Hopf joined PSEG in June 2008 and manages PSEG Power's generation portfolio as well as trading and marketing activities. PSEG is a publicly traded diversified energy company with annual revenues of more than $12 billion, and three principal subsidiaries: PSEG Power, PSEG Energy Holdings, and Public Service Electric and Gas Company.
- Jack A. Fusco, President and CEO of Calpine Corporation will become EPSA's second vice chairman. Mr. Fusco joined Calpine in August 2008. Calpine is a major independent power company, currently operating over 24,000 megawatts of clean, cost-effective, reliable and fuel-efficient natural gas and geothermal power plants providing electricity to wholesale customers in 16 states including Texas and California. Previously, Mr. Fusco had served as Chairman and CEO of Texas Genco and was CEO and co-founder of Orion Power Holdings, both independent power producers.
- Robert M. Edgell, Executive Vice President and COO of Mirant, will become the association's secretary. Mr. Edgell has been with Mirant since 2006, where he has profit-and-loss responsibility for Mirant's generation fleet and the company's commercial and marketing operations, which provide energy solutions to meet the needs of Mirant's customers. Mirant is a competitive energy company that produces and sells electricity in the United States and owns or leases approximately 10,097 megawatts of electric generating capacity.
- Zin Smati, President and CEO of GDF SUEZ Energy North America, will continue to serve as treasurer. Mr. Smati joined GDF SUEZ Energy North America (formerly named Tractebel North America) in 2001 as its Executive Vice President of Strategy. The following year he was named President and CEO of SUEZ Energy Resources NA. One of the leading energy providers in the world, GDF SUEZ is active across the entire energy value chain, in electricity and natural gas, upstream to downstream, developing its businesses (energy, energy services and environment) around a responsible-growth model.
In addition, the at-large executive committee members are:
- Ian P. McLean, Executive Vice President, Finance and Markets, Exelon Corporation. As executive vice president of finance and markets, McLean oversees Exelon's finance organization, corporate development, and power marketing group. Exelon Corporation is one of the nations largest electric companies. With nearly $19 billion in annual revenues, the company has a large portfolio of electricity generation capacity, with a nationwide reach and strong positions in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic.
- Brian Landrum, Executive Vice President and COO of Reliant Energy. Mr. Landrum joined Reliant in 1999 and in his current role is responsible for the company's four operational functions, which include retail marketing, ERCOT supply, plant operations and commercial operations. Reliant Energy, Inc. is based in Houston, Texas and provides electricity and energy services to retail and wholesale customers in the United States.
- Mark Quartermain, President, Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. Mr. Quartermain, who joined Shell in 1983, has responsibility for the companys overall operations in natural gas and power trading, marketing and energy asset management, including Shell's power generation portfolio, gas storage capabilities and emissions trading activities.
- Ronald L. Litzinger, Chairman, President and CEO, Edison Mission Group. Mr. Litzinger has held a wide range of executive positions at Edison International, Southern California Edison and Edison Mission Energy since originally joining the company as an engineer in 1986. Edison International, through its subsidiaries, is a generator and distributor of electric power and an investor in infrastructure and energy assets, including renewable energy. Edison Mission Group manages the competitive generation business of Edison International.
- David M. Velazquez, President and CEO of Conectiv Energy. Mr. Velazquez joined the Pepco Holdings Group (PHI) in 1981 and has since held a variety of positions with PHI. Conectiv Energy is the competitive wholesale subsidiary of Pepco Holdings Inc. The company manages power plant assets and buys and sells fuel and energy in the wholesale marketplace.
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EPSA is the national trade association representing competitive power suppliers, including generators and marketers. These suppliers, who account for nearly 40 percent of the installed generating capacity in the United States, provide reliable and competitively priced electricity from environmentally responsible facilities serving global power markets. EPSA seeks to bring the benefits of competition to all power customers.