Enel North America’s senior management group is a tightly-knit team representing diverse experience and skills. Most have been working together for five or more years. Their backgrounds and principal office locations are shown below.
President and CEO of Enel North America, Inc. since 2005, Mr. Volpe has been responsible for the introduction of geothermal activities into the Company’s U.S. portfolio, as well as the expansion of wind and hydropower projects.
Mr. Volpe worked previously in Corporate Strategy at Enel S.p.A. His main activity was to assist the Group CEO, whom he reported to, on projects of strategic relevance. He managed high–profile tasks involving key stakeholders and the Board of Directors.
Prior to joining Enel, Mr. Volpe was a senior consultant at Bain & Company in Italy where he served clients in various industries (luxury goods, financial services, postal services, ICT companies) focusing on strategy, business planning and organization. He was previously a manager at Decathlon Logistics in Marseilles, France.
Mr. Volpe holds an MBA from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business and graduated cum laude in Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering from Politecnico of Milan, Italy.
Pascal J. Brun, based out of ENA’s Canadian corporate office in Montreal, is responsible for overseeing business development and administration of Enel’s Canadian investments. Those investments include the Star Lake hydroelectric project and St. Lawrence wind farm in Newfoundland and the St. Felicien biomass facility in Quebec.
Mr. Brun also oversees the development of new projects in Canada including the significant expansion of wind projects in Alberta.
Mr. Brun joined Enel in 1988. Previously, he was the Vice President with the SNC Group (now SNC/Lavalin), a large Canadian engineering and construction firm.
Mr. Brun holds an MBA from the University of Montreal and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Applied Sciences from Laval University.
Stephen Champagne is responsible for legal affairs and business development at ENA.
Mr. Champagne joined the Company in 2004. Mr. Champagne spent 16 years as a partner at Curtis Thaxter LLC in Portland, Maine where he worked as outside counsel for ENA. In various capacities, Mr. Champagne has worked on the acquisition, development and financing of over 100 renewable energy projects. He has also advised utilities on their restructuring activities and foreign countries on renewable energy policy.
Mr. Champagne holds a JD degree and bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota. He also served as a judicial clerk for Justice David A. Nichols of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
VICTOR A. ENGEL Vice President, Engineering and Regulatory Affairs
Victor Engel is responsible for the management and coordination of all hydroelectric engineering and construction activities.
Mr. Engel leads ENA’s Technical Services Group which supports project operations with engineering, construction, permitting, regulatory affairs, safety and economic analysis needs. Mr. Engel was previously a project manager and design engineer for Rivers Engineering Corporation.
Mr. Engel holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts.
Marco Fossataro is responsible for ENA’s financial accounting, planning, control and risk management.
Mr. Fossataro joined ENA in 2006 after serving at Enel’s corporate headquarters as the Head of Group Purchasing Control. As a former manager at KPMG Consulting, Mr. Fossataro assisted clients from various industries (chemical, transportation, consumer goods, telecommunications and real estate) with business planning, control, purchasing and logistics.
Mr. Fossataro holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and London Business School. He graduated cum laude from La Sapienza University of Rome with a degree in Business Administration.
Daniel Pease is responsible for the operation, maintenance, engineering, construction, and regulatory compliance for ENA’s North American project portfolio. In addition, Mr. Pease supervises the Company’s human resource and information technology functions. Mr. Pease directs contract negotiations for major procurement, construction and engineering projects and works closely with the business development team on their undertakings.
Mr. Pease joined the company in 1986. He was formerly a construction manager with the Walsh Construction Company where he was in charge of heavy civil construction projects.
Mr. Pease holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Connecticut.
MICHAEL I. STORCH Executive Vice President, Strategy and Development
Michael Storch leads ENA’s business development team and is responsible for all aspects of Business Development in North America including the structuring of transactions related to acquisitions and greenfield development projects.
Mr. Storch joined the Company in 1987. Throughout his tenure he’s had various responsibilities including management of operations, accounting, finance, administration and investor relations. Mr. Storch was formerly the Vice President of G.O. Holdings Management, Inc and the Senior Audit Manager for Price Waterhouse.
Mr. Storch holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Baruch College in New York.
