Chester-based Penn America Energy announced Tuesday it had appointed three industry leaders to its executive team.
The company said Craig Owen had been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Fabrizio Trilli was named Executive Vice President and Chief Strategic Officer, and Paul Kettlety was named Executive Commercial Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer.
“The depth of experience Craig, Fabrizio, and Paul bring is of immeasurable value to our company and executive team as together we drive the project to a successful FID and continue to execute our plan to export the world’s cleanest environmentally responsible natural gas,” Penn America Energy Founder and CEO Franc James said. “Our goals for Penn LNG are clear and require the convergence of technical, regulatory, commercial, financial, political, and a commitment to environmental and social responsibility… the aforementioned requires high-level strategic planning, and pragmatic solutions members of our team continue to provide.”
Owen brings nearly 30 years of leadership experience in energy and finance to the company. He most recently served as senior vice president and CFO for Rosehill Resources and as senior vice president and CFO for Southwestern Energy Company before that.
“I am very excited and honored to join Penn LNG,” Owen said. “The leadership team has built a strong project and solid execution plan, and I look forward to working with Franc James, the executive team, and advisory board as together we create and deliver its value to the market and shareholders.”
Trilli has worked in the energy field for more than three decades in companies in the United States, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Europe as president and CEO, including at companies like ENI US.
“I have joined Penn LNG for its singularity and vision of creating value through service of a community and its social development, as well as the project’s unique environmental proposition as a key component of the sustainable clean energy mix and to become a benchmark in the energy transition,” Trilli said.
Kettlety has worked as a leader in the LNG sector, serving as a founding partner of Parallax Energy (Tellurian), Head of LNG with Origin Energy (Sydney, Australia), and head of up/Midstream LNG for Barclays Capital (London).
“Joining Penn LNG today is very exciting as we have a differentiated world-class LNG project at a time when Europe needs a big uplift in long-term volume,” Kettlety said. “Equally important, Penn LNG will lead the movement to establish a new standard for clean LNG with no offset of emissions, instead producing clean LNG powered by 100% renewable electric power.”