Richard Jackson

Richard is Spark Power’s President & Chief Executive Officer with over 20 years of leadership experience in industrial companies across North America. Richard leads all operations within Spark including designing the organization for long-term scalable growth, formulating and leading the execution of Spark’s corporate strategy, and driving functional and operating performance across the organization.
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Peter Panaritis

Peter is Spark Power’s Vice President and General Manager, Canada, with over 20 years of extensive executive management, finance, sales and marketing achievements, including significant experience infiltrating and solidifying market dominance, cultivating key business partnerships, and maximizing ROI.
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Department: EVP, Senior Management

Najlaa Rauf

Najlaa is Spark Power’s Vice President of People & Culture (Human Resources) with over 10 years of experience in employee engagement, human resources, and leadership development in non-profit, education and electrical contracting services. She is responsible for leading the organization in the areas of culture, and talent attraction, retention, and development.
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Department: EVP, Senior Management

Dan Ardila

Dan is a Board Director with Spark Power. With over 30 years of financial leadership experience in the industrial, commercial, and consumer packaged goods industry. Prior to his retirement, Dan worked as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Spark and oversaw all financial aspects of the Company. In this role, he worked to provide strategic recommendations to Spark’s senior leadership team and Board of Directors.
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Department: Board of Directors

Larry D. Taylor

Mr. Taylor is the President of Taylor Made Solutions based in Toronto and is a CEO Group Leader for CEO Global Network also based in Toronto. Mr. Taylor is an experienced CEO with a strong track record of leadership in growing financial services and professional services firms.
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Department: Board of Directors

Joe Quarin

Joe Is a successful public company Chief Executive Officer (TSX and NYSE), corporate executive and director. He was the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd., a North American non-hazardous solid waste management company from January 2012 until the reverse-merger with Waste Connections Inc. in 2016.
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Department: Board of Directors

Daniel Peloquin

Daniel Peloquin is a seasoned executive who has been involved in the manufacturing and exporting of products and services serving the electrical Transmission and Distribution (T&D) industry and End Users on international markets for over 35 years. Peloquin’s background includes extensive executive leadership in general management, human capital, engineering, sales, marketing and operations.
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Department: Board of Directors

Jason Sparaga

Jason is Spark Power’s Co-Founder & Director with over 20 years of experience in private company M&A, corporate finance, and merchant banking, with a history of closing more than 100 transactions. A driven entrepreneur and business leader, Jason is focused on M&A activities, corporate finance, and supporting key strategic initiatives.
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Department: Board of Directors

Andrew Clark

Andrew is Spark Power’s Co-Founder & Vice Board Chair with over two decades of experience in the industrial manufacturing, merchant banking, and advanced energy sectors. Andrew’s primary focus is on the company’s Corporate Sustainability.
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Department: Board of Directors