Robert ("Bob") M. Worsley is the founder and president of NZ Legacy, LLC, and has served as our Chairman and CEO since October 1, 2007. Prior to founding NZ Legacy in March 2002, Mr. Worsley was the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of SkyMall, Inc., which he founded in 1989, until his retirement in 2003. During his tenure at SkyMall, Mr. Worsley was successful in leading the Company through a $16 million IPO in 1996 and a $70 million sale to Newscorp's Gemstar affiliate in 2001, and growing the business to become the largest in-flight catalog company in the United States with over $85 million in annual revenues. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Worsley was a principal of ExecuShare, Inc., an executive services firm that provided time-shared financial executives for small companies. From 1980 to 1985, Mr.Worsley was an accountant with PriceWaterhouse, a public accounting firm, where he most recently held the position of Audit Manager. Mr. Worsley has a bachelor's degree in accounting from Brigham Young University. Mr. Worsley was a Certified Public Accountant for over twenty years.
Hugh W. Smith
President & Chief Operating Officer
Hugh Smith has served as our chief operating officer since March 2008 and president since October 2008. Mr. Smith joined Renegy with more than 28 years of electric utility and power plant experience, including a proven track record in operations, power generation fleet development, customer service, asset management, fuel management, and environmental affairs. Prior to joining Renegy, Mr. Smith was senior vice president of generation and development for EnergyCo LLC, where he was responsible for operations, strategic assessment of new assets, and developing policies and procedures associated with the startup of a non-regulated energy company. Previously, Mr. Smith served as senior vice president of energy resources at PNM Resources during which time he led operations of the Company's power generation fleet consisting of over 2,500 MW of coal, nuclear, gas-fired and renewable assets. From 1979 to 2003, he held positions of increasing responsibility at Tampa Electric Company, most recently as vice president of supply and trading services. Mr. Smith previously chaired the United Way Community Investment Council and served on the Board of Directors for the United Way of Central New Mexico and for the All Faiths Receiving Home. Mr. Smith graduated with a bachelors' degree in chemistry from the University of Florida.
Robert W. Zack
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Rob Zack has served as our executive vice president and chief financial officer since June 2007, and as our chief executive officer through September 30, 2007. Previously, Mr. Zack served as the president and CEO of Catalytica Energy Systems, Inc. since July 2005, and as a member of the Board of Directors since February 2006. During this time, Mr. Zack also continued to serve as chief financial officer for Catalytica Energy Systems, a position he had held since April 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Zack had served as vice president and controller of Catalytica Energy Systems since February 2002. Before joining Catalytica Energy Systems, Mr. Zack served as group vice president of finance for MicroAge, Inc. From 1995 to 1999, he served as the chief financial officer of NIENEX. Zack has held various executive and financial management roles at Active Noise and Vibration Technologies, Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and Arthur Andersen L.L.P. He earned his B.S. in accounting and his MBA from Arizona State University. He is also a certified public accountant.
Scott K. Higginson
Senior Vice President, Business Development & Public Affairs
Scott Higginson has served as our senior vice president, business development & public affairs since October 1, 2007. Previously, Mr. Higginson was executive vice president of NZ Legacy, LLC since January 2005. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Higginson was an owner of FourSquare Group, a government and public affairs consulting firm that represented clients on issues related to natural resources, healthcare, agriculture and renewable energy at the federal, state and local levels of government in Arizona and Nevada. From 1995 to 2001, Mr. Higginson was the corporate vice president of government and public affairs at DelWebb Corporation. From 1989 to 1995, Mr. Higginson served two terms on the Las Vegas City Council and was the owner of a public relations and advertising consulting business focusing on business communications and political campaign management. Mr. Higginson has a bachelors' degree in political science and journalism from Brigham Young University.
Kevin J. Lane
Vice President, Finance & Corporate Controller
Kevin J. Lane has served as our vice president, finance & corporate controller since October 1, 2007. Previously, Mr. Lane was employed by Catalytic Energy Systems as vice president, finance & corporate controller from September 2006 to September 2007, and as corporate controller and director of financial planning and analysis from 2002 to 2005. From July 2005 through August 2006, Mr. Lane served as assistant controller at PetSmart, Inc., and previously held various financial management positions at Intesys, MicroAge, Inc., and Arthur Andersen & Co. He is a certified public accountant and a graduate of Illinois State University.
Megan F. Meloni
Director, Investor Relations and Marketing Communications
Megan F. Meloni has served as our director, investor relations and marketing communications since our October 1, 2007. Prior to that, Ms. Meloni worked for Catalytica Energy Systems, Inc. (and former parent company Catalytica, Inc.) since September 1999, most recently as director, investor relations and marketing communications. Before joining Catalytica, Ms. Meloni occupied positions of increasing responsibility at Fastrac Systems, Inc., most recently as senior account manager where she headed up the client services department and served as the primary operations contact for the automobile services division. Prior to that, Meloni held positions in investor relations and corporate communications at Shaman Pharmaceuticals, Inc. She is an active member of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) and the American Marketing Association (AMA). Meloni graduated Cum Laude from the University of California, Davis with a B.A. degree in Organizational Studies and a minor in French. Fluent in French, she also spent a year studying abroad at l'Institut d'Études Politiques in Lyon, France.
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