Leadership Team
The company has assembled a leadership team with a strong mix of experience across energy, consulting, procurement, corporate development, technology, sales and marketing. The Company has been built on the philosophy that the company is their baby, and as such every member contributes more than an eight-hour day at the office. Companies like Solar Park Initiatives will change the power generation industry by improving the quality of energy in our country and around our planet. Because of the engineering and financial efficiencies implemented by the SPI team, desert wastelands are becoming electric generation farms adding valuable resources and and adding to the value to the land and the plant.
David Surette
CEO
With over 25 years experience in senior executive and senior financial roles, Mr. Surette has most recently been involved with several early stage companies in the solar and wind energy sector.
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Prior to joining Solar Park Initiatives, Mr. Surette was the Chief Financial Officer for Marina Holdings Group, LLC companies (“MHG”). With 25 years experience in senior executive and senior financial roles, Mr. Surette has most recently been involved with several early stage companies in the solar and wind energy sector. Prior to joining MHG, Mr. Surette was the CEO & CFO for Maple Leaf Renewables Group, a solar and wind project developer in commercial and utility scale projects developing 10 megawatt to 250 megawatt sized farms. Also, as Co-Founder of Solar Power Technologies, Inc. (“SPTI”) and former CEO & CFO, he was able to assist SPTI with its technology patent and initial venture funding. In the solar manufacturing space and as CEO & CFO for Alamo Solar Manufacturing Corp. and TekSun PV Manufacturing he was able to obtain capital financing terms from three private equity sources. Previously, he was the CFO for Venti Energy, Inc., a wind project in Austin, TX, working through the feasibility phase and assisting with its raising of capital. While in Austin, Mr. Surette was also a consulting CFO with multiple clients in several high tech industries, including the oil and gas industry. Prior to this he was an integral part of the Global Axcess Corp (OTCBB: GLXS) executive team. His career started as the Finance Manager with Mast Industries, Inc. (the main distributor for The Limited). He continued with KPMG, as a senior auditor for manufacturing and banking clients. His background also includes significant experience in high tech software and hardware, real estate development, commercial and utility scale project developments, teleservices and telecommunications. His career started as the Finance Manager with the $4.0 Billion Mast Industries, Inc, (the main distributor for The Limited).
He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts; an MBA from Babson College in Wellesley, MA; and holds his CPA from the State of Virginia.
