FPA Energy Acquisition Corp.
MANAGEMENT & BOARD
Executive Officers
Christopher Yurko, 57
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Yurko has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FPA Energy Acquisition Corp. since inception. Since June 2018, Mr. Yurko has served as Managing Director of Yurko & Associates Consulting LLC in Nashville, TN and since October 2021, Mr. Yurko has served as Managing Director and CRO of Forsa Power Alliance LLC, a Tennessee-based engineering, real estate development, and energy consulting firm providing services to build power solutions for crypto currency mining. From August 2019 to July 2020, Mr. Yurko served as Vice President of Greenwave Energy in Indianapolis, IN. From May 2017 to June 2018, Mr. Yurko served as Director of Renewables for Verde Solutions LLC in Chicago, IL Mr. Yurko has led projects in the U.S. and worldwide for leading companies such as Pepsi Co., Frito Lay, Duracell, Owens Corning, Nestle, Nissan, Amcor and Motion Industries (a subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company), with a consistent focus in the financial, renewable energy and insurance industries to successfully develop renewable, sustainable and carbon reduction initiatives and take them to commercial success. Mr. Yurko received his BGS in History and Political Science from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor).
Rosario G. Fava, 64
Acting Chief Financial Officer Nominee
Mr. Fava will serve as Acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company commencing on the date the registration statement is declared effective by the SEC. Since 2010, Mr. Fava has served as Executive Vice President of Fava Enterprises LLC in Houston, TX providing senior level consulting services in several market sectors including gasification, renewables, retail and wholesale strategies. From 1978 to 2010, Mr. Fava served in various roles at Shell Oil company in Houston, TX leading up to his eventually serving as a senior manager of over 250 global sales professionals and ultimately Global Head and Vice President of Gasification and Biofuels from 2003 to 2010. Mr. Fava has also served as the Chairman of the Gasification Technologies Council (Chairman 2008-2010; Chairman Emeritus since 2010). Mr. Fava received his BBA in Accounting from the University of Houston.
Board of Directors
Michael S. Medeiros, 57
Independent Director Nominee
Since February 2023, Mr. Medeiros has been Senior Vice President of Business Development for HHS LLC, a facilities management company. From May 2021 to May 2022, Mr. Medeiros served as Chief Operating Officer of At Your Gate Inc., a food service business that facilitates deliveries to passengers within the secured areas of airports across the nation. From September 2005 to May 2022, Mr. Medeiros was Vice President of Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL). Mr. Medeiros received his BA in Political Science from North Carolina State and his MBA from Auburn.
Michael Orr, 61
Independent Director Nominee
Since September 2020, Mr. Orr has served as Director of his own consulting firm in Atlanta, GA. From 2005 to September 2020, Mr. Orr was employed by Genuine Parts Corporation (NYSE: GPC) and its predecessor, Genuine Parts Company, initially as Senior Vice President of Operations and Logistics for S.P. Richards Company (a former subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company), and then as Senior Vice President of Genuine Parts Corporation. Mr. Orr received his BSME in Engineering from South Dakota State University and his MBA from Arizona State University.
John Skelton, 69
Independent Director Nominee
Since 2014, Mr. Skelton has been President and owner of Air Power USA, a nationally recognized engineering firm based in Columbus, Ohio that identifies, recommends and implements energy efficiency projects. Since 2021, Mr. Skelton also has been an owner and Director of Forsa Power Alliance, LLC a Tennessee-basedengineering, real estate development, and energy consulting firm. Mr. Skelton holds a BS and MS in Engineering and an MBA from Cornell University.
Ervin L. Cash, 65
Independent Director Nominee
Mr. Cash has been an Operating Partner at The Riverside Company (“Riverside”), a private equity firm, since 2018, and has been a director of Riverside since 2016. Since July 2021, Mr. Cash has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Polaris Insights, Inc., and from May 2018 to July 2021, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Strategies for Impact, Inc., each of which provides management consulting and advising services for companies focused on aggressive growth. Mr. Cash has extensive experience in energy-efficient technologies, managing operational complexity in both national and international corporate environments, with expertise in applying appropriate growth models, developing new go-to-market channels, and reducing complexities to achieve results. From April 2016 to May 2018, Mr. Cash was President and Chief Executive Officer of Sloan LED, a leader in the development and application of LED technology for solid state lighting (SSL) solutions. He has served in numerous leadership positions in energy-efficiency technology companies, including as President and Chief Executive Officer of Aerco International, Inc. (“Aerco”) from December 2012 to March 2016, and as a member of the Board of Directors of Aerco from 2006 to 2008; from December 2009 to October 2012 as President, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Bosch Thermotechnology North America, expanding Bosch’s geothermal, water heating, solar and heating products in commercial and residential applications; from June 2002 to October 2008, in senior executive positions with Rinnai Corporation, where he led the business and market development of the Rinnai Tankless Water Heater; from September 1999 to June 2002, as Director — Strategic Business Unit, of Gardner Denver Inc.; and from 1989 to 1999, as Plant Manager and Business Development Manager at Makino, Inc., the North American branch of Makino Milling Machine Company, a global machine tool builder headquartered in Japan, where he led an internal startup business supporting automotive and diesel engine production. Mr. Cash received an MBA from Xavier University, a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kansas, a BA in Communications and Human Relations from Mid-America Nazarene University, with post-graduate studies at Harvard University’s Executive Education program in Strategy, Sustaining Competitive Advantage and Strategic Marketing.
