Executive Team
Innovation
Land & Community
Accounting & Finance
Human Resources & Administration
Environmental & Permitting
Grid Integration
Project Finance and M&A
Engineering & Construction
Operations & Asset Management
Development
Origination & Structure
Information Technology
Procurement
Administration
Meteorology
Legal
Project Controls

John Carson
Chief Executive Officer

Brenda Lemay
Senior Vice President, Origination & Structuring

Daniel Foley
Innovation Leader

Luke Pagman
General Counsel & Senior Vice President, Transactions

Chris Hind
Chief Financial Officer

Paul Rapp
Chief Operating Officer

Nick Karambelas
Chief Commercial Officer

Tudor Barcan
Vice President, Innovation Strategy

Erin Hazen
Vice President, Development

Stephanie Bond
Director, Land & Community

Sarah Chin
Vice President & Corporate Controller

Jon Morrison
Vice President, Finance

Mayari Guzman-Katz
Director, Human Resources & Administration

Patrick McCarthy
Vice President, Environmental & Permitting

Clayton Robinson
Vice President, Grid Integration

Ajay Sharma
Vice President, Project Finance and M&A

Joe Stevens
Vice President, Engineering & Construction

Andrea Miller
Vice President, Operations & Asset Management
Leadership
Executive
Innovation
Land & Community

John Carson
Chief Executive Officer
John has been working in the renewable power industry for over 20 years. As Chief Executive Officer, John is responsible for all elements of Cordelio’s business, with a particular focus on strategic direction, development, growth, operations, and finance.
Prior to joining Cordelio, he was the CEO at Alterra Power Corporation until the company was sold to Innergex and has previously served in senior renewable leadership positions at GE Energy Financial Services, Terra-Gen Power, and Noble Environmental Power.
John holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Science from Purdue University.

Brenda Lemay
Senior Vice President, Origination & Structuring
Brenda has spent over 30 years in the energy industry. As Senior Vice President of Origination and Structuring, Brenda leads Cordelio’s revenue efforts with a focus on offtake negotiations.
In addition to her origination expertise, she has been involved with renewable energy projects during all stages of their lifecycle, with particular focus on project development.
Prior to joining Cordelio, she worked with EDP Renewables and its predecessors, Ocean Renewable Power Company, SunEdison, and Enel.
Brenda holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley Haas School of Business and a Bachelor of Science from Bentley University.

Daniel Foley
Innovation Leader
Daniel has over 34 years in the energy sector with experience developing, building, owning, and operating energy projects throughout North America.
As Cordelio’s Innovation Leader, he is responsible for developing energy storage solutions and overcoming financial, technical, and regulatory challenges to green power.
Prior to joining Cordelio, Daniel was the CEO of GlidePath Power and CEO of the North American division of Acciona Energy.
Daniel holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a Master of Engineering from State University of New York at Buffalo, and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Notre Dame.

Luke Pangman
General Counsel & Senior Vice President, Transactions
As Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Luke oversees all legal matters, and is actively involved in Cordelio’s corporate development and M&A, finance, and project development.
Luke has over 10 years of experience in renewable power, M&A, and finance.
Prior to Cordelio, he worked at Alterra Power, and subsequently Innergex, where he led the negotiation and execution of M&A, debt, and equity finance transactions, commercial, offtake and supply arrangements, and other matters associated with the development, finance, construction, and operation of renewable energy assets.
Luke holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Manitoba and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia. He is a member of the law society of British Columbia and the Canadian Bar Association.

Chris Hind
Chief Financial Officer
Chris joined Cordelio in 2022 with more than 25 years of experience in public accounting, investment banking and private equity investment sectors with the last 12 years focused on the energy sector.
As Chief Financial Officer, Chris leads Cordelio’s finance, accounting, tax, planning and analysis functions, and is a key leader in the company’s strategy and M&A activities.
Prior to joining Cordelio, Chris was a Managing Director in the Sustainable Energies Group (“SEG”) at CPP Investments with leadership responsibility for renewable power investments in the Americas. He represented CPP Investments as a board member of Cordelio Power, Puget Sound Energy and Pattern Energy, as well as other companies in the mid-stream sector in North and South America. Prior to CPP Investments he spent 18 years in a variety of investment and merchant banking roles, including Managing Director and Head of Energy M&A, at CIBC Capital Markets.
Chris holds a Master of Business Administration from the Rotman School of Business at the University of Toronto Rotman where he was a Governor General Gold Medalist and a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant.

Paul Rapp
Chief Operating Officer
Paul has spent over 35 years in renewable power. As Chief Operating Officer, he oversees operations, construction, and development for all Cordelio’s projects.
Prior to joining Cordelio, Paul led project development and operations at Alterra Power where he provided operational, project development, and construction leadership for wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal power projects, and BC Hydro, where he focused on the design, construction, operations, and maintenance of hydropower projects.
Paul holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of British Columbia and is a registered professional engineer.

Nick Karambelas
Chief Development Officer
Nick has over 11 years of experience in the renewable energy industry. As Chief Development Officer, Nick heads Cordelio’s project finance and development teams and is a key leader across Cordelio’s growth efforts, including acquisitions, development partnerships, and new project origination.
Prior to Cordelio, he was the Senior Director of Finance and Power Origination at Innergex and the Director of Project Finance and Development at Alterra Power.
At Cordelio and in prior roles, Nick has completed over US$2.5 billion of project financings delivering a total nameplate capacity of over 1.1 GW.
Nick holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.

Tudor Barcan
Content manager
Tudor has over 8 years of leadership and experience in principal investing and building businesses in the renewable power sector across both private and public equity markets, as well as in an investment banking advisory role.
Prior to joining Cordelio, Tudor was an investment professional within the Sustainable Energy Group at CPP Investments focused on platform acquisitions and investment strategy across the North American, European, and select Asian markets-including the development strategy formation and launch for Cordelio Power and Renewable Power Capital in Europe. Prior to that, he worked as an advisory professional with Greentech Capital Advisors in San Francisco, focused on cleantech M&A and late-stage venture capital formation.
Tudor is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a specialization in Finance from the University of British Columbia.

Aleesha brown
Designer

Mike Hardson
Creative director
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer

Stella Johnson
Content manager

Stella Johnson
Content manager

Aleesha brown
Designer

Mike Hardson
Creative director
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer

Mike Hardson
Creative director
Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer

Aleesha brown
Designer

Stella Johnson
Content manager