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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.

Peter Faricy brings career experience spanning more than 20 years of leadership transforming consumer-sales channels, creating exceptional customer experiences, accelerating innovation, and infusing operational rigor into the companies he works with to bring them to new heights. Peter is the former Chief Executive Officer of Global Direct-to-Consumer for Discovery, Inc., where he oversaw the company’s DTC businesses including Motor Trend, Food Network Kitchen, Magnolia, DPlay, Eurosport Player and GOLFTV.Prior to joining Discovery, Faricy spent 13 years with Amazon, most recently as Vice President of Amazon Marketplace, where he was responsible for the growth of millions of third-party sellers worldwide. Previously, Faricy oversaw Amazon’s music and movie product categories in North America, including customer experience and vendor management. Prior to Amazon, Faricy held management roles at Borders Group, Ford Motor Company, and McKinsey & Co. He currently serves on the boards of Seattle Prep High School and Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He received an MBA with distinction from the University of Michigan and a BA in Business Administration from Michigan State University.

Amber Maiden is a Chief Executive Officer at Ecotality Inc and is based in Woodbridge, Virginia. She has worked as Civil Rights Investigator at Fellowship of Christian Firefighters, Human Resources Compliance Manager at UDC, and Civil Rights Investigator at City of Alexandria. Amber works or has worked as Chief Executive Officer at Alchemy Enterprises Consulting Group. She attended GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY between 2000 and 2004, Northwestern University between 1990 and 1993, and George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School between 1993 and 1996.