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David M. Diwik, Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Diwik brings more than 20 years of experience in financing and strategically
developing fast-growing, emerging industries.
Prior to joining White Energy, Mr. Diwik ran Columbus Nova's Global
Renewable Energy team. Columbus Nova
is a three billion investment firm where White Energy is a Portfolio Company. Prior to joining Columbus Nova, he
was responsible for all of Deutsche Bank's efforts in the Telecommunications
Investment Banking Practice, which included managing an 88-person team globally. His managerial responsibilities
include sitting on the North American and European Management Committees as well
as the Global Corporate Finance Compensation Committee. Before that, he worked at Donaldson
Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ), as head of Telecommunications and Media Investment
Banking for Europe. Prior to his
stint at DLJ, Mr. Diwik was a Managing Director at Salomon Smith Barney in New
York, where he orchestrated much of Salomon's privatization practice and focused
on US large-cap telecom companies.
Prior to Salomon Smith Barney, he was a Vice President in the Telecommunications
Group of Lehman Brothers, focused predominately on Latin America and Asia, and
in Lehman's restructuring group. He
was also a partner at Groton Partners, a boutique merchant bank specializing in
corporate financial advice as well as sophisticated investment opportunities.
Mr. Diwik holds an MBA in Finance from the
Wharton School of Business, and a BBA in Accounting from the University of
Wisconsin, Madison.
John Castle, Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Financial Officer
John Castle serves as the Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief
Financial Officer of White Energy. Before joining the company, Mr. Castle was
director of accounting for Dresser, Inc., a global manufacturer of highly
engineered energy infrastructure and oilfield products and services. Mr. Castle
has held financial executive positions as Chief Financial Officer at Rohn
Industries, as well as the Vice President-Treasurer and Corporate Controller of
Telxon Corporation.
Mr. Castle has also held accounting and financial management positions
at Mosler, Inc., Western Atlas Inc. and at Litton Industries Inc.
Mr. Castle is a Certified Public Accountant with a master's degree
in business administration from Xavier University and a bachelor
of science in accounting from Eastern Illinois University.
John Neufeld, Chief Risk Officer
John Neufeld serves as Chief Risk Officer of White Energy, joining
the company pursuant to its acquisition of U.S. Energy Partners,
LLC where he served as general manager. Prior to joining U.S. Energy
Partners, Mr. Neufeld was vice president of operations for ADM
Milling, a global division of the Fortune 500 agri-processing company.
Mr. Neufeld was general manager of ADM Milling's Canadian division
for eight years, a period in which the business doubled in size.
Additionally, Mr. Neufeld has held senior roles in risk management,
logistics, operations and marketing with Ogilvie Mills, Ltd., a
Canadian division of John Labalt Ltd, which was acquired by ADM
in 1992. Mr. Neufeld has served on the board of the Minneapolis
Grain Exchange and is a former chairman of the Canadian National
Millers Association.
Geoffrey B. Amend, Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions and General Counsel
Geoffrey B. Amend serves as Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions and General Counsel of White Energy. Prior
to joining the company, Mr. Amend served as Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary for Mobilepro Corp., a publicly traded
telecommunications company. Prior to joining Mobilepro, Mr. Amend
was in private practice specializing in telecommunications, internet,
and systems integration companies. Mr. Amend has served as General
Counsel to NexGen Telecommunication, Inc., DiscoveryTel, Inc.,
and Direct Partner Telecom, Inc. Previously, Mr. Amend practiced
corporate and securities law with Klenda, Mitchell, Austerman &
Zuercher, L.L.C. in Wichita, Kansas. He earned his bachelor's degree
in political science and sociology from Regis University and a
J.D. degree (with honors) from Washburn University.
Horace Ward, Senior Vice President of Business Development
With more than 23 years of management experience in both public and private corporations, Horace Ward serves as White Energy's Senior Vice President of Business Development. In this capacity, Mr. Ward is responsible for White Energy's business development. He also oversees the review of new technologies for current and future investment. Mr. Ward brings a great breadth and depth of management experience to White Energy. Prior to joining White Energy, Mr. Ward served in senior and executive management positions ranging from plant operations to CEO and Director of a public corporation. Mr. Ward has built his strong positive reputation by working with leading corporations including Rockwell International, Hughes Aircraft, Sunbeam-Oster, Milliken & Co., HEIL Environmental Industries and ROHN Industries. Mr. Ward earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Auburn University.
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