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Founding executive, building the company and teams from inception with initial capital of C$3 billion invested in wind and solar power facilities across North America. Developed a high performing and collaborative team, responsible for implementation and continuous improvement of a new ERP system, all accounting, FP&A, Tax strategy, planning and compliance, insurance, cash management, budgets, forecasting, internal controls, and compliance reporting.Accomplishments:• Led three bond financings, replacing existing inefficient capital, raising C$1.7 billion, improving returns on operating portfolio by 100 bps• Completed related complex restructuring of acquired entities, putting in place tax efficient structures that also easily facilitate requirements of first secured lenders• Established a cross border structure to facilitate new US growth• Sell down of 49% of operating portfolio at well over 100% of target price and return• Drove associated corporate restructuring, saving C$8 million in taxes• Added more than US$10 million in value through creatively restructuring multiple US entities• Establish and restructure more than C$300 million in corporate banking facilities• Establish new ERP and associated systems• Produce more than 10 audited financial statements for shareholders and lenders at project and consolidated corporate levels• Led an audit tender, reducing costs by more than 50% and improving efficacy of audit• Investigating additional options to optimize capital structure to fund aggressive US growth

• Advising a small and fast growing clean energy debt and equity finance company o Sourcing, completing due diligence and negotiating funding for distributed clean energy and energy efficiency projects, o Strategy development for new products, and o Portfolio management and matching with issuance of green bonds.• Leveraging relationships to advise a developing U.S. based utility platform, specifically o Ascertained requirements of infrastructure investors to match the client’s needs for a US$2 billion equity raise, o Advised on a US$14.5 million subordinated debt investment in a PPA restructuring, and o Established meetings with Ontario Energy Board and electric utilities to explore investment opportunities and regulatory requirements.• Developing business and financing strategy with a team of renewable energy developers exploring several projects throughout North America.• Analyzed transaction structure and risk assessment for a carbon fund investing across North America.• Designing strategy on wind farms optimization business for global engineering firm.

• I led a power generation business, with overall responsibility for more than 550 MW of clean and renewable energy• Led complex transitions through significant growth, more than doubling the number of projects under management• Initiated a number of firsts in the Canadian wind industry, ensuring each enhancement provided a strong return to the company• Optimized financial and operational performance by taking calculated risks, implementing innovative enhancements and creative financing structures• Enhanced financial performance with new revenue sources and achieved cost efficiencies, distinguished by market leading availability of plants• Ensured the long-term sustainability of older projects by negotiating new contracts and undertaking significant capital programs• Commanded 7 direct plus 65 indirect reports

• Led relationships and contact with all external stakeholders, including investors, rating agencies, lenders, bankers, to answer all questions on the company• Led the successful sale of the company in conjunction with the Board, with assets in wind, hydro, biomass and landfill gas, in absence of CEO• Managed interface with auditors and completed all public company disclosure documents within tight timelines and a change over in key staff