Board Members

Dr. Edward T. Libbey, Chairman of the Board

Dr. Libbey is the chairman of our Board of Directors. He brings to this post nearly 40 years of senior international management experience in the energy and high technology industries, including over 20 years with BP, where he served in a variety of commercial, strategic and operational roles in the U.S. and Europe. While at BP, Dr. Libbey played a leading role in creating and running the Company’s international oil trading business. For the last five years, he has been the co-owner and principal of Edward Libbey Consultants Limited, an energy advisory and recruitment consulting firm, where he has completed senior assignments for energy companies around the world. Dr. Libbey holds a First Class Degree and Doctorate in Chemistry from Cambridge and is a Fellow of the Energy Institute.

Philip V. Adams, Board Member

Since 2003, when he was named COO of World Energy Solutions, Mr. Adams has played a key role in overseeing corporate strategy, operations, marketing, investor relations, direct and channel sales, finance, IT and human resource functions at the Company. In October 2007, he was named President, and in June 2012, he became President & CEO, as well as Director. During his tenure at the Company, Mr. Adams has been instrumental in achieving several notable milestones, including: taking World Energy public in 2006; overseeing the acquisition of EnergyGateway in 2007; negotiating the RGGI contract in 2008; listing the Company on the NASDAQ in 2009; launching the Company’s Demand Response services in 2010; and, most recently, spearheading the acquisition of three companies in late 2012 – the energy procurement business of Co-eXprise; Northeast Energy Solutions; and GSE Consulting – which have respectively cemented the Company’s leadership position in the energy auction space, driven the Company’s entrance into the fast growing mid-market segment and added new capabilities in energy efficiency.

Patrick R. Bischoff, Board Member

Mr. Bischoff is a successful entrepreneur, angel investor and board member. Since the Fall of 2007, he has been the Managing Director and founder of Luminor Ventures, Inc., which consults for, and holds equity investments in, clean energy, nanotechnologies, environmental engineering and other companies. From 2001 to present, Mr. Bischoff has also been the Managing Director and founder of Spinnaker Ventures LLC, a boutique angel investment firm. He co-founded Saba Software Inc. (NASDAQ: SABA) in 1996 and held various positions with the company through 2001. Mr. Bischoff has worked around the globe and has significant experience in start-up management, business development, corporate strategy, M&A and IPOs. Among his many duties, he serves as Chief Strategy Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors of Greensmith Energy. He holds a Masters in International Management with distinction from Thunderbird (Arizona).

John W. Wellard, Board Member

From March 1996 to April 2005, Mr. Wellard was employed with Union Gas Limited, a Spectra Energy (NYSE: SE) company with $5 billion in assets. He was the Company’s President from May 2003 to December 2004 and served there in various other capacities, including as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing & Business Development, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Senior Vice President of Asset Management and Vice President of Operations.

Thad A. Wolfe (Lt. General, Ret.), Board Member

Since September 2008, Mr. Wolfe has been the owner of Polaris Results LLC and an independent contractor working primarily with QinetiQ-North America, a technology and services company, and Thomas Group, Inc., a professional services firm. Prior to that, Mr. Wolfe worked full-time as Air Force Practice Leader with the Thomas Group. From 1999 to February 2007, Mr. Wolfe was employed with SAIC (NYSE: SAI), a Fortune 500 scientific, engineering and technology applications company, in various roles, including as a business unit general manager and as account manager for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). Mr. Wolfe served over 31 years in the United States Air Force, retiring in 1996 as a Lieutenant General.