Mohsin Y. Meghji
Mohsin Y. Meghji, our Chairman since inception, has also been the Managing Partner of M-III Partners L.P. since February 2014. His career of more than 25 years has focused primarily on identifying the financial, operational and strategic changes needed to revive troubled companies and working with the relevant constituencies to implement those changes. He has accomplished this through management and advisory roles in partnership with some of the world’s leading financial institutions, private equity and distressed hedge fund investors. Mr. Meghji’s most recent corporate role was as Executive Vice President and Head of Strategy at Springleaf Financial (now known as OneMain Financial), as well as Chief Executive Officer of its captive insurance companies, from January 2012 to February 2014. Springleaf was listed on the NYSE in late 2013. Mr. Meghji co-founded Loughlin Meghji + Company, a privately-held financial advisory firm which became one of the leading restructuring boutiques in the U.S. Mr. Meghji was a Principal and Managing Director of Loughlin Meghji + Company from February 2002 to October 2011.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Meghji was with Arthur Andersen & Co. from 1987 to 2002 in the firm’s London, Toronto and New York offices, ultimately as a Partner in the Global Corporate Finance group. He has served as a director on a number of corporate boards including Mariner Health Care Inc., Cascade Timberlands, LLC from and MS Resorts Inc. He is also a director of the Equity Group International Foundation, which provides funding for underprivileged, high-potential students in Kenya. Previously, he has served on the Boards The Children’s Museum of Manhattan, as well as HealthRight International. Mr. Meghji is a graduate of the Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada and has taken executive courses at the INSEAD School of Business in France. He has previously qualified as a U.K. and Canadian Chartered Accountant. Mr. Meghji is well-qualified to serve as a member of the board of directors and as a member of the investment committee, audit committee, compensation committee and nomination and governance committee due to his extensive experience in business, finance, and operations.
John Paul (JP) Roehm
John Paul (JP) Roehm, our Director, Chief Executive Officer, and President, has over 20 years of heavy civil and energy engineering and construction experience in IEA’s industry ranging from Project Superintendent, Project Engineer, Estimator, Project Manager, and VP of Business Development prior to becoming IEA’s President and CEO in February of 2015. He was employed for over twenty years at IEA’s present opco White Construction, Inc which IEA acquired in 2011. During the period 2011 through early 2015, he guided IEA’s Business Development and corporate growth strategy and also served on IEA’s previous M&A team developing targets, performing due diligence and participating in SPA negotiations. He served a leading role on the RMT-IEA integration team during the 2013 acquisition of RMT Inc. He pioneered IEA’s expansion into renewables, which has resulted in a ten-times growth of the company over nearly as many years. In his tenure as President and CEO, the business has performed at record levels of revenue and EBITDA as well as the business attaining an industry leading market share of the wind EPC market while producing safety performance superior to IEA’s industry peers and competitors. Mr. Roehm’s holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Mr. Roehm’s prior long term, senior level experience with renewable energy and his experience in developing and implementing successful corporate growth strategies in the renewable sector will make him a valuable member of the board of directors.
John Eber
John Eber is a recognized leader in the renewable energy investment sector, ranked fourth on the global “Top 100 Power People of 2017” list. He recently retired from his 30-year career at JPM Capital Corporation as CEO/President and currently serves on the IEA board of directors and bid review committee. He also served on the AWEA board of directors from 2007 to May of 2018 and the ACORE board of directors for a portion of 2018. Throughout his tenure at JPM, Mr. Eber gained immeasurable experience in all aspects of team management, financial controls, and the renewable energy industry—and more specifically, investment analysis, capital raising, deal origination, project financing, and project development.
One of Mr. Eber’s most notable accomplishments involves the driving of over $18 billion in renewable energy tax equity. This equity included financing for various projects including more than 18,400 MWs of wind power from 153 wind farms in 23 states; 2,000 MW of solar power projects; and 17 geothermal projects totaling more than 300 MW. He also brings a wealth of expertise in risk management, personnel performance and development, and tax equity investments, which enables a deep understanding of business opportunities that attract developers, financial investors, and their investment/credit committees. Mr. Eber holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Bradley University - Foster College of Business and an MBA in Finance from DePaul University - Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business.
Charles Garner
Charles Garner has served as the Managing Director and General Counsel of M-III Partners, L.P. since April 2015. Previously, Mr. Garner was the founder and Managing Director of Long Mountain Advisers, LLC, a financial advisory firm, from April 2014 to April 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Garner served in an of counsel capacity with Duval & Stachenfeld LLP from May 2011 to May 2014. Mr. Garner began his career at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where he remained through partnership in the Corporate/Banking Group. Mr. Garner also has served as Executive Vice President of IDT Corp. (NYSE: IDT) and as Chief Executive Officer of its IDT Ventures division, as well as Executive Managing Director of Island Capital Group, LLC. Mr. Garner previously served as director of the Company from March 2018 to May 2018. Mr. Garner holds a B.A. in Urban Studies and Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from the New York University School of Law.
Derek Glanvill
Derek Glanvill has been a Senior Advisor to Oaktree’s GFI Energy Group since April 2015 and he currently serves as the Executive Chairman of its Engineering & Construction portfolio companies, including Remedial Construction Services, L.P. (RECON), Kirlin Group and Sachs Electric, as well as consultant to IEA. Prior to joining Oaktree, Mr. Glanvill served as President and Chief Operating Officer of McCarthy Holdings, where he spent more than 20 years creating and expanding high-margin businesses. Mr. Glanvill currently serves on the boards of Black & Veatch, DPR Construction, Mestek Inc., and OmegaFlex. Previously, Mr. Glanvill was senior executive at Sverdrup (now Jacobs Engineering) as well as President of a subsidiary of an international construction conglomerate based in South Africa. Mr. Glanvill received a B.S. in civil and structural engineering from the University of Natal in South Africa. Mr. Glanvill is qualified to serve as a member of the board of directors and as a member of the investment committee and bid review committee because of his business strategy experience as a senior level executive and his service as a board member for other companies in the energy and construction sector.
Peter Jonna
Peter Jonna serves as a Senior Vice President of Oaktree Capital’s GFI Energy Group, which he joined in April 2013, and is responsible for sourcing, executing, and overseeing control investments in leading companies in the energy and utility sectors. Mr. Jonna currently serves on the boards of Shoals Technologies, MaxGen Energy Services, Sterling Lumber Company, Array Technologies, and IEA. Prior to joining Oaktree, he was an investment analyst in the Americas investment team of the UBS Infrastructure Asset Management strategy, investing directly in energy, power, and transportation infrastructure assets. Mr. Jonna earned an M.S. in civil engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Jonna is qualified to serve as a member of the board of directors and as a member of the investment committee because of his broad business and financial background in sourcing and investing in the energy and utility sectors and his position as a board member on multiple other companies active in the energy and utility sectors.
Terence Montgomery
Terence Montgomery has served as Director and Audit Committee Chairman of IEA since August 2011 and also served as the interim CFO of IEA from September 2014 to April 2015. In addition to IEA, Mr. Montgomery currently serves as a Director and Audit Committee Chairman of Remedial Construction Services, L.P. (RECON) and Shermco Industries, Inc. His career of over 30 years has focused on leadership roles in energy, construction, and manufacturing, primarily in a corporate finance capacity. Prior to joining IEA, Mr. Montgomery served as Chief Financial Officer at InfraSource Services, Inc., where he coordinated a private equity sponsored management buy-out in 2003, an initial public offering in 2004, and subsequent follow-on stock offerings and ultimately the sale of the company to Quanta Services. Previously, Mr. Montgomery served as Director and Audit Committee Chairman of RSH Energy Holdings, LLC and Integrated Pipeline Services, Inc. and Director of Goodcents Holdings, Inc. Earlier in his career, Mr. Montgomery served as the Director of Corporate Development at Exelon and as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Reading Energy. Mr. Montgomery began his career as an auditor at Ernst & Young. Mr. Montgomery holds a B.S. in Accounting from The Pennsylvania State University and is a certified public accountant and a certified information systems auditor. Mr. Montgomery is qualified to serve as a member of the board of directors and the bid review committee because of his extensive financial expertise and experience in energy, construction, and manufacturing.
Ian Schapiro
Ian Schapiro is a Managing Director and the Portfolio Manager for Oaktree’s GFI Energy Group, which executes the Power Opportunities investment strategy. Additionally, he leads and is a co-portfolio manager of the firm’s Infrastructure Investing strategy following Oaktree’s acquisition of the Highstar Capital team. Mr. Schapiro co-founded GFI Energy Ventures, the predecessor to the GFI Energy Group, which became part of Oaktree in 2009. He presently serves on the boards of Sachs Electric Company, Remedial Construction Services (RECON), and Infrastructure & Energy Alternatives LLC. Mr. Schapiro previously served on the boards of directors of Contract Land Staff; Solomon Holdings Corp.; Osmose Holdings, Inc.; Integrated Pipeline Services; Elgin National Industries, Inc.; NORESCO; Trans-Elect, Inc.; Smart Systems International, Inc.; LPPI Holdings LLC; UtiliQuest, LLC; Trace Technology; Xantrex Technology Inc.; InfraSource Inc.; Elgar Holdings, Inc. and Cherokee International Corporation. Prior to founding GFI Energy Ventures in 1995, Mr. Schapiro was a Partner of utility consulting firm Venture Associates and of Arthur Andersen & Co. following that firm’s acquisition of Venture Associates. Previously, Mr. Schapiro was the Chief Financial Officer of a technology company and a commercial banker focused on the energy sector. Mr. Schapiro received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California. Mr. Schapiro is qualified to serve as a member of the board of directors and as a member of the compensation committee and bid review committee because of his extensive financial expertise and long-term experience investing in and serving on the boards of companies active in the energy sector.
