Spearmint Energy, a renewable energy company, has hired Chris Wright as senior vice president of project technology, Jeff Jackson as senior vice president of project execution, and Nicolas Cottely as vice president of project finance.
Wright brings over 15 years of experience in renewable energy, most recently working for E3 Consulting. He has held several position across wind, solar and energy storage projects at companies including Clean Energy Associates, Black & McDonald and NextEra Energy Resources.
With approximately 15 years of industry knowledge working across renewables and data center site development, project implementation and strategic partnerships, Jackson most recently served as vice president of site development for Compute North, as well as in prior positions at Mortenson, RES Group and EDF Renewables.
Cottely has more than a decade of experience executing project finance transactions. He most recently served as an investment manager at Origis Energy and previously held managerial roles at DBRS Morningstar, Intesa Sanpaolo Sp.A. and Merck & Co. Inc.
“We are energized by the opportunities that lie ahead in the burgeoning battery energy storage market and are excited to execute on our robust development pipeline to advance energy reliability, resiliency, and safety,” says Andrew Waranch, founder, president and CEO of Spearmint.