CHARLOTTE, NC, 14 August 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Deriva Energy, a leading operator and developer of renewable energy, announces the appointment of Johannes Clapp as the new Chief Executive Officer with effect from 30 September 2024. Clapp takes over the role following the departure of Chris Fallonwhich served the company until the end of July.
John Clapp is the new CEO of Deriva Energy
Clapp brings over 30 years of extensive experience in energy, energy transition, and renewable energy project finance and development. Clapp joins Deriva from Scout Clean Energy, a Brookfield portfolio company, where he served as Chief Financial Officer and played a significant role in the development, construction, and operation of the company’s 1 GW of wind, solar, and storage assets, while driving the development of a 17 GW project pipeline. Clapp was instrumental in leading Scout’s growth strategy, building effective teams, driving innovation, and leading transformative initiatives. Clapp also led the sale process that resulted in Scout’s acquisition by Brookfield in late 2022.
In his career, Clapp has also served as Managing Director of the Global Power & Utilities Group at Citigroup, CEO of a developer of distributed energy for commercial and industrial use, and spent ten years as an industry consultant building competitive electricity markets in the U.S., as well as asset valuation and power market analysis. At Deriva Energy, Clapp will leverage his experience to accelerate the transition to clean energy and drive decarbonization of the electricity grid.
“We are delighted to welcome John to Deriva Energy,” said Mitch DavidsonChairman of the Board of Directors of Deriva Energy. “John is an exceptional leader with a strong track record in the renewable energy industry. He is well positioned to lead Deriva into its next phase of growth as the leading independent power producer in the United States.”
“It is an honour to join Deriva Energy at such an exciting time and I look forward to working with the talented team, leveraging our combined strengths to achieve our strategic objectives and create value for our stakeholders,” said Johannes Clapp.
For more information about Deriva Energy, please visit www.derivaenergy.com or contact (email protected).
Deriva Energy
Deriva Energy is an established leader in clean energy with over 6,000 megawatts of operating assets and over 12,500 MW of assets under development in the United States. Deriva, formerly known as Duke Energy Renewables, is a portfolio company of Brookfield, one of the world’s largest owners and operators of renewable energy and climate change assets. Deriva is headquartered in CharlotteNorth Carolina.
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Source: Deriva Energy
