WHO WE ARE
OUR COMPANY
APR Renewables is a customer-centric company and listening is a key ingredient for our success.
For nearly 14 years, APR Renewables’ executive team has successfully implemented the mission of building the green assets that provide the energy needed to create well recognized brands, products and services by some of the world’s leading companies.
At APR Renewables, our teams understand that every project and customer has specific, yet differing needs. We strive to have a clear understanding of these needs and develop viable green energy solutions that includes solar, battery storage, and other technologies to achieve our customers’ goals.
GREEN ENERGY PROVIDER
APR Renewables is a green energy provider specializing in solutions for customers seeking immediate results for their environment, sustainability, and savings goals through our rapid implementation of clean energy technologies.
We provide our customers with green energy through flexible long-term Power Purchase Agreements, tailored to meet their individual needs.
APR Renewables has extensive experience in all facets of the green energy industry, including evaluation and feasibility, Development, Financing, Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC), and Operations and Maintenance (O&M).
OUR PROCESS AS A GREEN ENERGY PROVIDER
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM
AJ JAVAN
Founder & CEO
ED PLINER
Partner & CFO
MIKAEL QUIST
CTO
DAVID BALFREY
Chief Operating Officer
ANDREW THURSTON
VP of Distributed Generation
STEPHEN GIBELLI
VP of Legal & Regulatory Affairs
JON TEBOL
Partner & EVP, Corporate Development
LET’S WORK TOGETHER
Contact us below and a member of our team will get in touch to assist with your sustainability and green energy needs.
ED PLINER
Partner & Chief Financial Officer
As Partner and Chief Financial Officer, Ed is responsible for managing business and deal finance-related activities.
Ed’s background in renewable energy finance encompasses structured deals and project financing, including equity, debt, and other vehicles. His past experiences include being CFO of GeoPeak Energy for the past 12 years, Partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and global CFO at Raytheon (NYSE: RTX).
Ed earned his BA at Tufts University and his MBA at Harvard Business School.
AJ JAVAN
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of APR Renewables, AJ oversees its management and direction.
AJ previously co-founded and was the Managing Partner of GeoPeak Energy, which develops, deploys, and operates renewable energy systems. With a multi-disciplinary skillset that includes Finance, Energy, Sustainability, Technology, and Project Development and Construction, AJ has earned industry recognition while successfully implementing sustainability strategies for global private and publicly traded companies.
AJ is a PMI Project Management Professional, NABCEP certified, and has studied at Wharton Business School for sustainability and Harvard Business School for business.
JON TEBOL
Partner & EVP, Corporate Development
As Partner and EVP, Corporate Development, Jon is responsible for developing strategies and spearheading business opportunities, strategic alignments, partnerships, joint ventures, and acquisitions.
Jon’s 25+ year career in corporate development and investment banking includes executive roles at various large and middle market investment banking firms. Jon has executed over 250 investment transactions across a broad range of industry sectors and transaction types. He has extensive experience working on behalf of a variety of leading private equity firms, from the $300 billion The Carlyle Group (NASD: CG) to $3 billion Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN).
Jon holds a BS in Finance and Accounting from Susquehanna University and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Graduate School of Business.
MIKAEL QUIST
Chief Technology Officer
As Chief Technology Officer of APR Renewables’ Green Data business, Mikael is responsible for leading the technology innovation and implementation activities.
Mikael’s previous experience at Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) involved leading technology and engineering across Amazon, including Amazon’s Data Optimization and Global Freight Routing and scaling Amazon Prime’s technology and data delivery.
Mikael has a gamut of experience across the information technology industry, including implementing multi-platform data centers and energy use optimization.
Mikael received his MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering and BS in Mathematics from University of Minnesota.
ANDREW THURSTON
Vice President of Distributed Generation
As the Vice President of Distributed Generation, Andrew heads the overall strategic direction and growth of APR Renewables’ Distributed Generation development business.
Andrew’s renewable energy career began at NextEra Energy Partners (NYSE: NEP), where he worked on structuring large-scale equity, convertible preferred equity and convertible debt offerings to fund utility scale wind and solar project acquisitions. He then moved to NextEra Energy’s (NYSE: NEE) Distributed Generation team, where he led M&A for DG projects. Andrew’s career experience also includes M&A lead in Distributed Generation for BlackRock’s Real Assets company Distributed Solar Development. Andrew specializes in leading teams of developers from origination through due diligence, deal structuring and negotiating sale contracts and definitive transaction documents.
Andrew graduated Magna Cum Laude from Siena College with a BS in Accounting and is also a Chartered Financial Analyst® charterholder.
STEPHEN GIBELLI
Vice President of Legal and Regulatory Affairs
As Vice President of Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Stephen is responsible for managing the company’s regulatory and legislative team.
Stephen has over 26 years of experience in the energy industry, previously serving as Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy at NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE), Assistant General Counsel with Eversource Energy (NYSE: ES), and General Counsel and Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at Liberty Power, and Administrative Law Judge with the State of Arizona.
Stephen holds a Doctor of Law with Honors from New England Law – Boston. He also earned a BS in Finance from the Boston College Carroll School of Management.
DAVID BALFREY
Chief Operating Officer
As Chief Operating Officer, David oversees general business operations and APR Renewables’ Utility Scale project origination, development, and execution across the portfolio.
David has had a long career in renewable energy development and operations. Prior to joining APR, David was the Senior Vice President of Technology at Apex Clean Energy, leading technical services, project design and energy assessment, and strategic procurement for wind, solar, storage, and hydrogen portfolios. He also led the Asset Management team during his time at Apex and managed Energy Assessment at Acciona Energy prior to his tenure at Apex.
David has a bachelor’s degree from Pfieffer University, a master’s degree in Geography from Appalachian State University, and an MBA from Darden at the University of Virginia.