General Synfuels International, Inc. appoints Blue-Ribbon Energy and Environmental Advisory Board
June 07 2010 - 12:57PM
Business Wire
General Synfuels International, Inc. (“GSI” or the “Company”), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the publicly-traded Earth Search Science
Inc. (“ESSI”), has appointed a distinguished Advisory Board of
North American energy industry and environmental investment
professionals in order to better position the company's fund
raising and deal-making opportunities with its new generation of
patented extraction technology for oil shale (and oil sands).
Called “Omnishale”, this technology utilizes super-heated air to
dramatically accelerate the start of the extraction flow of high
quality oil and natural gas liquids from oil shale while creating a
self-sustaining, closed loop which operates in an extremely
cost-effective manner and with minimal environmental impact.
The Company is about to introduce to the capital markets
Patriot’s Oil Shale Technology Fund, LLC. (“Patriot”) a R&D
partnership formed for the purpose of funding Phase I of a
commercially-scalable prototype production facility. A broad set of
project financing and deal making talent is needed to complement
this capital formation event.
General Synfuels International is very pleased to welcome:
Rodney Schmidt, Managing Director, Standard Chartered
Bank: Rodney Schmidt is SC’s senior oil and gas banker in the
Americas overseeing coverage of SC’s top oil and gas clientele in
North and South America. Rodney has spent his entire career in oil
and gas, with most of it focused on advising senior management of
top oil and gas companies across the industry and around the globe
on strategic, commercial and financial matters. Rodney has been
with SC since late 2007 when it acquired Harrison Lovegrove &
Co (HLC). At the time of the deal HLC was the leading independent
international upstream M&A advisory firm in oil and gas. Prior
to HLC, Rodney was the founder and President of Northrise
Enterprises LLC which participated in greenfield LNG regasification
terminal development in the US. Before Northrise he was a partner
at PFC Energy (PFC), a global oil and gas strategic advisory firm.
He joined PFC in 1989, shortly after it was founded, and for more
than 17 years was pivotal in building PFC into one of the
industry’s leading oil and gas advisory groups. During his time at
PFC he advised top management of many of the industry’s largest
international oil and gas companies on their global E&P, gas
and LNG businesses. Rodney built the firm’s E&P consulting,
established its Global Gas & LNG business, led its corporate
modeling and consulting activities, and was in charge of PFC’s
global business development effort. Rodney has published and
presented extensively on the global oil & gas and LNG
industries, and on oil and gas taxation. Before PFC, he was with
the Monetary and Financial Analysis division of the Bank of Canada
in Ottawa (the Central Bank). He holds a Master's degree in
International Relations from the School of Advanced International
Studies (SAIS) of The Johns Hopkins University in Washington D.C.,
a second graduate degree in Economics from Queen's University at
Kingston, Canada, and a Bachelor's in Economics (with Honors) from
the University of Alberta.
Gregory Kats, Senior Director, Good Energies, Inc.:
Gregory is director of climate change policy at Good Energies (a
leading global investor in renewable energy and energy-efficient
technologies) and is senior leader of that firm’s energy efficiency
and green building investment cluster. Greg is a founder of the
American Council on Renewable Energy and the New Resource Bank. He
is founding chair of the Energy and Atmosphere Technical Advisory
Group for LEED, and was the principal advisor in developing Green
Communities, the national green affordable-housing design standard.
He serves on numerous boards, is sustainability advisor to CALPERS
and is a Senior Advisor to and serves on the investment committee
of Osmosis Capital LLC, a London-based fund-of-funds operating in
the low carbon sector. Previously, Greg served as the director of
financing for energy efficiency and renewable energy at the U.S.
Department of Energy. He served on the DOE Privatization Task Force
and was part of a small team that developed the first
corporate-wide greenhouse gas inventory for large corporations. He
was the founding chair of the International Performance Measurement
& Verification Protocol, which has served as a technical basis
for $10 billion in building upgrades and been translated into ten
languages. Earlier in his career, Greg held various senior
management and marketing positions in Europe. Greg earned an MBA
from Stanford University, an MPA from Princeton University and is a
Certified Energy Manager. He was a principal author of Green Office
Buildings: A Practical Guide to Development (ULI, 2005) and is the
author of the forthcoming book Greening Our Built World: costs,
benefits and strategies (Island Press, 2009). Greg is a frequent
keynote speaker at national clean-energy technology, venture
capital, and real estate conferences.
Chris Meyerhoff, Partner and Chief Financial Officer, PFC
Energy: Chris is the CFO for PFC Energy (an advisor to energy
companies and governments with offices in six countries) and has a
background in international economics and finance. Prior to joining
PFC Energy as an oil analyst in 1988, he served as research
economist in the U.S. Senate (Joint Economic Committee) and as an
economist for Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates where he
contributed to regular publications and economic forecasts on the
Middle East and Africa and econometric modeling. Chris holds a B.A.
degree in Economics from Georgetown University and received his
M.B.A. in Finance from George Washington University.
L. Charles “Duke” Meythaler, Principal, Shepard Kaplan,
LLC: Duke has 36 years of experience advising both private and
institutional investors. He has spent the past 25 years working in
senior capacities for major consulting and investment management
firms. Prior to joining Shepherd Kaplan (an Investment Advisory
firm headquartered in Boston) , Duke worked for SEI Corporation as
a senior consultant advising clients with more than $15 billion in
assets. His expertise includes asset allocation, portfolio
strategy, manager structure and selection, and policy review. He
began his career as an attorney and trust officer for Commerce Bank
of Kansas City. He has been a speaker at leading industry
conferences and has testified before the United States Congress on
subjects relating to pension matters. Duke holds a Bachelors degree
in Business Administration and a Juris Doctorate from the
University of Missouri. He has been a long-time investor in Earth
Search Sciences Inc.
Janet Hughes Morrow, Private Investor: Janet is a native
Chicagoan who has spent her entire adult life in the non-profit
sector as a volunteer, a professional, a fundraiser and a
philanthropist. She became an investor in Earth Search Sciences
Inc. as a result of her passion for the environment which began
when she became the volunteer chairman of the books and literature
committee for The First National Congress on Population and
Environment held in Chicago in June of 1970. In 1971 it was renamed
TRUST Inc. and she became its Executive Director as it shifted its
focus to the urban environment. In 1982, TRUST was awarded the
prestigious James Brown IV Award given by the Chicago Community
Trust to the most outstanding non-profit organization in the
region. Janet has served on numerous boards and been appointed to a
variety of committees by Governors and Mayors. More recently, Mrs.
Morrow was a proud co-producer of the 2008 Sundance 19 Audience
Award winning film titled “FUEL” which is a documentary on the
world’s addiction to oil and the need to replace it with a more
sustainable biofuel like algae. Always the pragmatist, however, she
recognizes that it will take time for the U.S. to become more
energy independent in a environmentally responsible way, and she
sees ESSI technology as providing part of that solution. A graduate
of Northwestern University with a degree in English Literature,
Morrow serves on the Board of Directors at Bakke Graduate
University in Seattle, Washington.
About General Synfuels International, Inc. (GSI)
General Synfuels International, Inc. (GSI) is dedicated to
transforming fossil fuels development and moving the United States
toward its goal of energy independence. We have developed and
patented in-situ gasification technology “Omnishale©” to recover
oil and gas products from oil shale, tar sands and heavy oil which
are abundant in North America. For more information, visit our
website www.gsfuels.com.
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