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Mr. Sakellaris is the President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC), a leading North American energy efficiency and renewable energy company headquartered in Framingham, MA. A visionary and entrepreneur, Mr. Sakellaris founded Ameresco in April 2000. He aspired to build an entirely product-neutral and supplier-independent energy company that had the skills, capabilities and foresight to create independent energy solutions that went beyond just conservation; one that addressed a customer’s entire energy stream including supply and demand, energy efficiency and renewable energy. Early in his career, Mr. Sakellaris worked at the utility New England Electric System (NEES), where he welcomed the challenge to establish NEES Energy, a company that would promote energy efficiency, thereby avoiding the need to build new power generation plants. Mr. Sakellaris then purchased the business known as NEES Energy in 1991 and renamed it NORESCO. He built NORESCO into a an industry-leading independent energy services company before selling it to Equitable Resources in 1997, where he continued to lead NORESCO and was also appointed as a Senior Vice President of Equitable Resources (NYSE:EQT), a Fortune 500 Energy Company. Today, Mr. Sakellaris leads Ameresco, a public company, employing over 900. Ameresco continues to grow and thrive, and currently supports 63 offices in 34 states and five Canadian provinces. Ameresco combines a North American footprint with strong local operations. Specialties: Mr. Sakellaris’ dedication and influence in promoting energy efficiency dates back to his involvement with the Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI) where he championed the development of demand side management (DSM) programs that were widely implemented across the country. Additionally, he was a founding member of the National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO) where he served as the first president and advocated for the new industry.

Kevin Akers was named president and chief executive officer in October 2019. Akers served as executive vice president from November 2018 to October 2019. Prior to this role, he served as Senior Vice President, Safety and Enterprise Services, from January 2017 through October 2018. Akers also served as president of the Kentucky/Mid-States Division from May 2007 through October 2016 and served as president of the Mississippi Division from 2002 to 2007. He led the Mississippi Valley Gas transition team for Atmos Energy while serving as vice president of Northern Region Operations for Atmos Energy's Louisiana Division. From 1997 to 2001, he served as vice president of Eastern Region Operations for Atmos Energy's Kentucky Division. From 1989 to 1991, he served as senior gas engineer for the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. Akers is a graduate of the University of Alabama

Michael 'Mike' Stivala is a Board Member at SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP. He has experience at PwC and has worked as Controller at SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP and President/CFO at SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP. Michael works or has worked as MEMBER at AICPA.

International energy and infrastructure executive with +20 years of experience owning, operating, managing and developing assets and organizations in regulated and unregulated energy markets. Areas of direct exposure and senior level involvement include: - Power Generation in an array of technologies (CCGT, SCGT, coal, fuel engines, hydro, solar and wind) and sizes (from small reciprocating engines of just a few MWs each to large CCGT units of +550 MWs) - Large scale Electricity Distribution running multiple utilities in several regions ranging in size from 250,000 customers to over 4,000,000 customers - Large scale Gas Distribution and Transportation with utilities in countries as diverse as China, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia - Integrated energy businesses with generation, and electricity and gas distribution/transportation - General energy services that include upstream and downstream infrastructure development for the energy sector, including E&P, LPG and LNG activities and general fuel storage