Source: American Clean Power Association (ACP)
Headline: ACP Announces 2025 Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 20, 2025 — The American Clean Power Association (ACP), the clean energy industry’s leading trade organization, has announced its new 2025 Officers, Board of Directors, and Executive Committee.
ACP’s new Board features executives from diverse industries investing in America, including leaders across solar, storage, offshore and land-based wind, clean hydrogen, and transmission, as well as manufacturers, financial firms, utilities, construction companies, and developers.
“After many years with the organization, I am honored to now serve as ACP Board Chair and eager to tackle the challenges facing the renewable energy industry,” said Laura Beane, ACP Board Chair and President of Vestas North America. “Our nation requires an all-of-the-above energy approach to drive development, strengthen U.S. energy dominance, and create generational jobs for Americans across the country. I believe this Board is well-equipped to deliver solutions that will advance our priorities and accelerate domestic energy growth to meet the surge in demand.”
The new Board and Officers were approved at ACP’s February Board meeting and will serve a one-year term. They include:
Chair: Laura Beane, President, Vestas North America
Chair-Elect: David Carroll, Chief Renewables Officer, ENGIE North America
Treasurer: Brian Van Abel, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Xcel Energy
Secretary: David Hardy, Global Chief Commercial Officer, GE Vernova Wind
“During a period of rapid demand growth and a push for American energy dominance, leadership in the energy industry has never been more consequential. The 2025 ACP Board represents a wide-ranging group of strong leaders who are meeting the moment,” said ACP CEO Jason Grumet. “Harnessing America’s diverse energy resources is essential to our national security and global power. The ACP Board encourages collaboration across all energy sectors and will drive the policies and innovations needed to contribute to an all-of-the-above energy strategy, strengthen our economy, and secure America’s energy future.”
The ACP Board has also selected a new Executive Committee. Along with the Officers, the committee will include executives from these clean energy-focused companies:
AES Clean Energy: Kleber Costa, Chief Commercial Officer
Array Technologies: Kevin Hostetler, Chief Executive Officer
Avangrid Renewables: Puneet Verma, Vice President, Federal Government Affairs
BHE Renewables: Alicia R. Knapp, President and CEO
Dominion Energy: Mark Mitchell, SVP of Project Construction
ENGIE North America: David Carroll, Chief Renewables Officer
Fluence: John Zahurancik, President Americas
Form Energy: Mateo Jaramillo, CEO and Co‐Founder
GE Vernova Wind: David Hardy, Global Chief Commercial Officer
Grid United: Alistair Vickers, Chief Operating Officer
Intersect Power: Sheldon Kimber, CEO, Founder
Invenergy: Jim Murphy, President & Co-Founder
ITC Holdings Corp.: Krista Tanner, President
LS Power: Paul Segal, Chief Executive Officer
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC: Philip A. Musser, Vice President – Head of Government Affairs
Southern Power: John L. Pemberton, Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer & General Counsel
Vestas North America: Laura Beane, President
Xcel Energy: Brian Van Abel, EVP & CFO
Ex Officio Roles
HASI: Susan D. Nickey, Executive Vice President & Chief Client Officer
Ørsted Wind Power North America LLC: Amanda Dasch, CEO Region Americas
The 2025 ACP Board of Directors also includes:
American Electric Power: Greg Hall, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer
Apex Clean Energy Inc.: Ken Young, President and Chief Executive Officer
Clearway Energy Group: Craig Cornelius, President and CEO
Cypress Creek Renewables LLC: Sarah Slusser, CEO
EDF Renewables North America: Tristan Grimbert, President & Chief Executive Officer
EDP Renewables North America LLC: Sandhya Ganapathy, CEO
energyRe: Miguel Prado, Chief Executive Officer
Eolian: Stephanie Smith, COO
Equinor: Molly Morris, President, Renewables Americas
Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC: Jason Allen, Chief Executive Officer
LG Vertech: Jaehong Park, President and CEO
MasTec Inc.: Jose Mas, CEO
Mortenson: Mark Donahue, Executive Vice President
Nextracker: Dan Shugar, Founder and CEO
Nordex Group: Manav Sharma, Chief Executive Officer – North America
Pattern Energy Group Services, LP: Hunter Armistead, Chief Executive Officer
Pine Gate Renewables: Ben Catt, CEO
Quanta Services: B.J. Ducey, President of Strategic Operations
RWE Clean Energy: Andrew Flanagan, CEO
Shell New Energies US LLC: Nick Lincon, VP Onshore Renewables North America & President, Savion
SOLV Energy: George Hershman, Chief Executive Officer
TPI Composites, Inc.: Bill Siwek, President and CEO
WECS Renewables: Theresa Eaton, CEO, Chair & Owner
Xcel Energy: Brian Van Abel, EVP & CFO