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Our Leadership

Our Strategic Visionaries

K. Scott Canon has served as a director of Green Mountain Energy Company since February 2005. Since April 2002, Mr. Canon has been the President of Ranger Capital Group, a Dallas-based investment management company. Prior thereto, Mr. Canon had served as its Chief Operating Officer since January 2001. From February 1999 to January 2001, Mr. Canon was Chief Financial Officer of Green Mountain Energy Company. From March 1992 to February 1999, Mr. Canon served in a variety of roles with the broker-dealer affiliate of Security Capital Group, a global real estate research, investment and operating management company. He was a member of the affiliate’s Board of Directors and Head of the Capital Placement Group. From October 1991 to March 1992, Mr. Canon worked for Chase Manhattan Bank and from August 1987 to October 1991 he worked for Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Canon earned a B.A. degree (Phi Beta Kappa) with High Honors in Plan II and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

 

William J. Lhota was elected as a director of Green Mountain Energy Company in August 2003. Mr. Lhota is President and Chief Executive Officer for The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA). The Authority provides public transit and mobility services for residences and visitors to Columbus and the surrounding area. Prior to joining COTA Mr. Lhota was the sole proprietor of Lhota Services, which focused on arbitration, mediation, consulting as well as teaching and lecturing on business and engineering ethics. Prior to forming Lhota Services, Mr. Lhota had a nearly 37 year career with American Electric Power (AEP). Mr. Lhota retired at the end of 2001 as President — Energy Delivery, American Electric Power and Executive Vice President, American Electric Power Service Corporation. At retirement he was in charge of AEP's power transmission and distribution systems in eleven states. Mr. Lhota is currently a director of Huntington Bancshares Inc., the Ohio State University Alumni Association, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, and an advisory director of Twenty First Century Communications a national phone service company. Mr. Lhota is also a member of the Ohio Board of Building Appeals in the Ohio Department of Commerce and the Columbus Regional Airport Authority. Mr. Lhota earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from The Ohio State University. He also earned a master's degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

 

Samantha Vickers joined Green Mountain’s board as a director in May 2009. Ms. Vickers is the Senior Vice President, Strategy & Commercial Development for BP Energy Company. Her current position includes responsibility for setting strategic direction and managing commercial and business development activities across North America. Previous to this role, Ms. Vickers held a number of international leadership roles in BP for a broad range of global businesses including oil and gas trading activities, treasury, global strategic planning and human resources. Ms. Vickers was also part of the core transaction team responsible for the creation and financial structuring of the TNK-BP joint venture in Russia. She has been working in North America since early 2007. Ms. Vickers holds a BA (Hons.) in English Literature from the University of East Anglia in England and has completed executive education with INSEAD and London Business School.

 

Evan Wyly has been a Green Mountain director since March 1999 and was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors in August 2003. He previously served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors from March 1999 to September 2000. He was a member of the management committee of Green Mountain Energy Resources, L.L.C. from August 1997 to June 1999. Since 1990, Mr. Wyly has been a Co-Founder of Maverick Capital, Ltd., a manager of equity hedge funds with $10 billion in assets, where he served as a Managing Partner through 2007. Mr. Wyly was also a director of Sterling Commerce from 1995 to 2000, Sterling Software from 1992 to 2000, and Michaels Stores from 1992 to 2000. He earned a B.A. degree from Princeton University and an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School.