Company: Senior Management
Peter Leighton
PRESIDENT & COO
Peter is a senior executive with more than twenty years of experience in leadership roles within the energy industry. He was most recently the Chief Operating Officer and prior to that the Chief Financial Officer of Accenture Business Services for Utilities, and was also a founding executive of the predecessor company, CustomerWorks Limited Partnership. Some of Peter's other previous positions include: Development Executive for Fletcher Challenge Energy's independent power practice; Director of the Independent Power Association of British Columbia; Business Development Executive for Terasen Inc.; and Finance Executive with Amoco Canada.
Jon S. Lever
CFO
Jon has been a Certified Management Accountant since 1991, and has extensive experience in senior financial roles with private and public companies in Canada. Jon is responsible for Finavera Renewables' financial reporting, and he is involved with corporate governance and regulatory compliance matters. He has more than 20 years experience after beginning his career with the chartered accountant firm of Touche & Ross Co. Jon has been involved with several resource companies including roles as CFO of Tournigan Gold Corp. and Wealth Minerals Ltd.
Michael Thompson
Senior vp, wind energy
Michael has over 11 years experience in natural resource development and civil engineering, both in Europe and North America. During this time, he has worked for several major international civil and environmental companies, primarily in a consulting capacity. Michael has been involved in energy, mining and civil engineering project development for many large projects around the world. Immediately before joining Finavera, he managed a large team of engineers in the resource development sector at both the project and operations level for Golder Associates Ltd in western Canada. Michael holds an undergraduate degree in Natural Environmental Science and a Masters degree in Engineering Geology from the UK.Myke Clark
Senior vp, business development & Corporate communications
Myke has more than a decade of experience in communications and is responsible for investor relations, public relations, and corporate development. Prior to joining Finavera Renewables in 2006, he spent almost a decade in journalism as a radio and television reporter with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and other news outlets. Myke is also responsible for new business development for Finavera Renewables.