Rockwood Energy Search

Executive Search for the Energy Industry

Past Searches


Analytics and Planning

Director, Transmission Strategy  Expanding Wind/Solar firm created a senior role to understand and manage the transmission risks associated with multiple projects across the US.  Our search efforts uncovered two top flight candidates who had the commercial and technical qualifications that matched the hiring manager’s criteria.  The search, while difficult, was concluded successfully.

Director, Analytics  Newly reorganized quantitative group filled a position that had been open 9 months with individual able to work smoothly with broad range of internal clients.
 
Director, Resource Planning
  Utility with successful operations in east upgraded the head of group responsible for forecasting power prices for near and mid term.  Firm now able to clearly set transfer prices between generation and trading.
 
Assistant Manager, Corporate Planning/Natural Gas
 European energy firm with U.S. offices found someone with background in both corporate finance and energy to analyze U.S. markets, plus develop and execute business development strategy.
 
Senior Transmission/LoadFlow Analyst
Hedge fund was able to build sophisticated presence in FTR trading as Midwestern Independent System Operator (MISO) went live.
 
Fundamental Analyst-Power
  Wholesale trading group was able to upgrade its capacity to analyze regional power markets by hiring a sophisticated junior analyst who could move up quickly in responsibility.




Risk and Structuring


Chief Risk Officer  Utility increased senior overview of risk issues while also improving company-wide use of modern analytical tools.
 
Director, Risk Management  Top five unregulated energy firm was able to upgrade its risk policy and risk controls in an organization that had grown explosively in past five years.
 
Director, Structuring  Retail Marketer jump started its ability to provide innovative structuring techniques to end users.
 
Structuring Analyst  Wholesale trading and marketing group added to the bench strength of its structuring group with a candidate with a undergraduate degree in engineering and an MBA from University of Chicago.

 

Information Technology, Middle & Back Office 

Director, IT, Energy Trading & Marketing  When incumbent retired, firm was able to upgrade trading knowledge in the support organization while also adding someone qualified for CIO succession plan.

Director, Middle Office  Power trading organization created smooth process from trade capture through settlements. Able to give traders a clear picture of the trading book’s profits even though settlements data from Independent System Operators was untimely or misleading.
 
Director, Enterprise Technology Services
Utility validated qualifications of internal candidates through regional search for comparable external talent.
 
Consultant, ETRM Systems National Consulting firm added a seasoned consultant to provide installation and customization of the most widely used Energy Trading & Risk Management systems.


Operations and Regulatory
 

Director, Commercial Operations  Unregulated power trading entity filled key slot with individual broad enough to handle front-, middle- and back-office issues as firm transitioned to independent subsidiary.

 
VP, Asset Strategy and Regulatory Affairs  Regulated utility strengthed its ability to transition to new regulatory environment plus create a worthy successor to president planning to retire in 3 years.
 
Senior Transportation Analyst  Trading and marketing firm with activities in power, coal, natural gas, residual fuel and heating oil brought in a senior individual to take on complicated supply/transportation issues that dealt with multiple fuels.

 

Trading and Marketing
 
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Trading  Utility successful in traditional markets was able to upgrade its sales and trading group to capture value in its regional market strength and from its economic generation.
 
Director, Energy Marketing  Reorganized energy trading group successfully rebuilt its marketing organization to increase volume and profitability of deal flow.