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Scott Harlan - Managing Partner

Mr. Harlan is the Managing Partner and a founding member of Rockland Capital and is on the firm's Investment Committee. He is responsible for deal origination and for the overall management, strategy and operations of Rockland Capital. Mr. Harlan has served on the board of most of Rockland's portfolio companies.

Mr. Harlan has thirty years of experience in all aspects (M&A, commercial, technical and operational ) of the electric power business. Prior to founding Rockland, he focused on the independent power acquisition and restructuring business. He acted as commercial lead for several successful power asset transactions at Cinergy Capital & Trading and El Paso Merchant Energy. While at El Paso, Mr. Harlan also acted as commercial lead on the acquisition and financings of commodity derivative agreements, managed a portfolio of debt and preferred equity investments in energy ventures and served on the board of Electric City Corporation. Earlier, Mr. Harlan was involved in the early stages of building a power marketing and trading business for Koch Industries and has over ten years of electric power marketing and power plant engineering experience with Delmarva Power.

Mr. Harlan holds an MBA from the University of Delaware and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech.

Michael Del Giudice - Partner

Mr. Del Giudice is the Chairman of Rockland Capital Management and is on the Investment Committee. He was a founding member of Rockland Capital in 2003 and has been its Chairman since inception. Mr. Del Giudice's role is to assist in shaping the company's strategic business goals, source acquisition and investment opportunities using his many connections in the energy and financial sectors, and to manage regulatory and political issues for Rockland and its portfolio companies.

Mr. Del Giudice combines a twenty-year career in senior government positions with a subsequent twenty years in investment banking and private equity. He currently serves on the boards of various companies including Consolidated Edison Inc. as lead director and formerly of Barnes & Noble, Inc. He is the former Chairman of Orange & Rockland Utilities Corp., a New York based electric and gas utility company, and led its effort to merge with Consolidated Edison in 1999. Mr. Del Giudice also previously served as a General Partner at Lazard Frères & Co., Chief of Staff to New York Governor Mario M. Cuomo and deputy Chief of Staff to New York Governor Hugh L. Carey.

Mr. Del Giudice graduated from the City College of New York (BBA 1960) and completed graduate studies at New York University.

Joseph Lambert - Partner

Mr. Lambert was a founding member of Rockland Capital in 2003, has been its Vice President since inception and is on Rockland's Investment Committee. He is located in Rockland's New York office and is responsible for sourcing acquisitions and for coordinating the legal affairs of Rockland and its portfolio companies.

Mr. Lambert brings a private equity career spanning 40 years with investment experience in both the real estate and electric power industries. Prior to joining Rockland, Mr. Lambert developed the 1,000 MW gas-fired power plant in Astoria (Queens), New York and he restructured the Project Orange plant with a debt financing and a monetization of the power sales and gas supply agreements. Previously, Mr. Lambert was Chairman of Interactive Properties Corp. for 25 years, during which his career encompassed virtually every aspect of real estate including ownership of major commercial properties, real estate financing, acquisitions, sales and sale-leasebacks.

Mr. Lambert attended Columbia University.

Shane Litts - Partner

Mr. Litts has been a lead investment professional with Rockland Capital since its inception and is on the Investment Committee. His responsibilities at Rockland include business development and deal structuring and he has been deeply involved in the commercial management and disposition of many of Rockland's portfolio assets.

Mr. Litts has worked in the power industry since 1998 and has led due diligence and commercial negotiations on many transactions. Prior to Rockland, he focused on acquisitions, divestitures and restructurings of independent power projects at El Paso Merchant Energy and had previously worked on independent power project restructuring transactions at Cinergy Capital. Earlier, Mr. Litts spent five years in the financial services industry.

Mr. Litts is a CFA charterholder and has a BA in Economics and an MBA in Finance both from the University of Texas at Austin.

Jim Maiz - Partner

Mr. Maiz has been a lead investment professional with Rockland Capital since early 2003 and is on the Investment Committee. He is responsible for the origination, evaluation and closing of Rockland acquisitions and has taken the lead on the commercial management of several Rockland portfolio companies.

Mr. Maiz has over fifteen years of experience, both technical and commercial, in the domestic energy industry. Prior to joining Rockland, his focus was on executing acquisitions, restructurings and divestitures of independent power projects at El Paso Merchant Energy, where he led and supported several successful transactions. Prior to El Paso, Mr. Maiz spent eight years with the Royal Dutch/Shell group of companies. The commercial roles he held included both power plant development at Coral Energy and the acquisition and development of domestic natural gas properties at Shell Exploration and Production Company.

Mr. Maiz holds an MBA from Tulane University and a BS in Engineering from the University of South Florida.

Dave Yeager - Partner

Mr. Yeager was a founding member of Rockland Capital in 2003 and is on the firm's Investment Committee. His primary responsibilities include business origination, structuring and financing of Rockland projects. Mr. Yeager has been deeply involved in the management of several of Rockland's portfolio companies.

Mr. Yeager has twenty years of experience, from both a commercial and banking perspective, in the domestic and international power business. Prior to joining Rockland, Mr. Yeager worked in the independent power project acquisition and restructuring business. He was one of three founders of Cinergy Capital & Trading and later as commercial lead for several successful acquisitions and restructurings of projects at El Paso Merchant Energy. In addition, he managed El Paso's European power asset group, where he brought the restructuring model to the European IPP sector. Earlier, Mr. Yeager worked in both the Project Finance and Interest Rate Derivatives Groups at TD Securities in New York.

Mr. Yeager is a CFA charterholder and holds a BS from Rutgers University and an MBA from Duke University.

Will Zapalac - Principal

Mr. Zapalac has been an investment professional with Rockland Capital since 2003. His primary responsibilities at Rockland include origination, evaluation and structuring of investments. Mr. Zapalac also plays a key role in the management of the commercial affairs of Rockland's portfolio companies.

Mr. Zapalac has over seven years of experience in the energy industry. Before Rockland, he was involved in acquisitions, restructurings and divestitures of independent power projects at El Paso Merchant Energy. During his time at El Paso, Mr. Zapalac was involved in transaction due diligence, structuring, negotiations and valuation. Previously, he worked as an engineer in the oil field services industry.

Mr. Zapalac received a BS in Engineering and an MBA in Finance both from the University of Texas at Austin.

Carla Banks - Vice President

Ms. Banks began working with the Rockland team in 2010. Her key responsibilities include commercial management of Rockland's projects and due diligence and asset valuation of Rockland's acquisitions.

Ms. Banks has over ten years of energy industry experience. Prior to joining Rockland, she focused on commercial development, forecasting, asset valuation, and strategic analysis at Complete Energy Holdings. Ms. Banks worked for five years at Dynegy, Inc., where she developed forecast and valuation models and detailed market trend analyses of potential M&A opportunities for the board of directors and executive management team. In addition, she managed personnel that supported asset management, investor relations, risk management and energy trading.

Ms. Banks holds a MA and PhD in physics from Rice University and a BS in physics with a concentration in mathematics from the University of the South in Sewanee, TN.

Robert Rapenske - Vice President

Mr. Rapenske began working with the Rockland team in January 2004. During his first two years, he was a plant manager at Prime Energy, and was instrumental in the restructuring of the project. Since then, he has been an asset manager for Rockland, providing oversight and direction to Rockland facilities.

Mr. Rapenske has 25 years of experience in the power generation market that includes plant management, operations and maintenance management, asset management, technical training and program development, and plant assessments. His experience spans oil- and gas-fired simple and combined cycle facilities, coal-fired steam plants and nuclear plants. Mr. Rapenske has broad experience in project ownership transitions, having transitioned and managed projects for Tenaska Power Fund, LS Power, Aquila, GPUI and Rockland Capital.

Mr. Rapenske is a graduate of the Navy Nuclear Program, with service in the submarine fleet as well as experience as a lead instructor for the GE Trident Design School.

Rick Woryk - Vice President

Mr. Woryk joined Rockland Capital in 2011. He oversees the firm's asset management and plant operations activities and is involved in the technical due diligence efforts for Rockland acquisitions.

Mr. Woryk has 28 years of experience in the power arena. Prior to joining Rockland his experience includes positions as VP of Operations for both International Power and for Globeleq. Over his career he has also held the roles of General Manager, Plant Manager, O&M Manager, Project Engineer, and Engineer. Mr. Woryk's background includes engineering, construction, operations, maintenance, EH&S, finance, development, asset management, and corporate governance. He has worked both domestically and abroad.

Mr. Woryk has an MBA from Wilmington University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State).

Cameron Baynard - Associate

Mr. Baynard joined Rockland Capital in January 2011. His primary responsibilities include evaluation and analysis of investment transactions.

Previously, Mr. Baynard was an analyst with Wells Fargo Securities, where he focused primarily on M&A and financing transactions in the power and utilities industries.

Mr. Baynard holds a BBA in Finance, a BS in Economics, and a BA in Public Policy from Southern Methodist University.

Austin Peterson - Associate

Mr. Peterson joined Rockland Capital in 2010. His primary responsibilities include evaluation and analysis of investment transactions.

Previously, Mr. Peterson worked for two years as an analyst for UBS Investment Bank. There he focused primarily on M&A and financing transactions in a variety of industries.

Mr. Peterson holds a BS in Accounting from Brigham Young University.

Jared Reyes - Associate

Mr. Reyes joined Rockland Capital in 2011. His primary responsibilities include evaluation and analysis of investment transactions.

Previously, Mr. Reyes worked as an analyst for Jefferies & Company in their Recapitalization and Restructuring group. Prior to Jefferies, he was an Analyst with Scotia Waterous where he worked on oil and gas M&A transactions.

Mr. Reyes holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin.

Terry E. Everett - Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Everett is Rockland’s Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for the financial management and administration of Rockland, its funds and portfolio companies.  Ms. Everett also serves as the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer.

Ms. Everett has worked in the private equity industry since 2003, serving as the Vice President of Finance for Perseus, L.L.C., a Washington D.C. based merchant bank and private equity fund manager with more than $1.6 billion in committed capital across seven funds, as well as four and a half years with The Carlyle Group where she oversaw the financial management, operations, and investor reporting for 62 global private equity fund entities.  Prior to joining Carlyle, Ms. Everett spent several years in the Corporate Financial Reporting department for Salt River Project (“SRP”), the nation’s third largest public power utility with more than $7.4 billion in power generation assets. While at SRP, Ms. Everett was involved in the preparation of the company’s audited financial statements, business-unit management financial reporting, and activity-based cost accounting. Ms. Everett was also previously a Senior Analyst with Arthur Andersen, LLP.

Ms. Everett received a BS from the University of North Carolina and an MS in Finance from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California.

Joyce Tang - Controller

Ms. Tang has been Rockland's Controller since its inception in early 2003. She is responsible for preparing financial statements for Rockland and its portfolio companies, coordinating state and federal tax preparation and general administration and office management.

Ms. Tang has over 23 years of accounting experience, all in the funds investment industry, including private equity funds, hedge funds, and public funds, including over 8 years of experience in funds investing in the electric power industry. Ms. Tang's prior positions include various accounting roles at American General Life Insurance Company and Hambro America, Inc.

Ms. Tang has a BBA degree in Public Accounting from Pace University.

 

 

 

 

 

 
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