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Flett Exchange Management Team

Michael Flett,

 President and CEO

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Michael Flett is Chief Executive Officer and President of Flett Exchange. Michael founded Flett Exchange in 2006, to introduce transparency, price discovery, and liquidity to environmental markets. His mission was to create a universal, online marketplace where buyers and sellers could meet and negotiate environmental products in a secure and seamless manner. Michael has been heralded as a pioneer of environmental markets; his leadership and innovation has afforded him the opportunity to speak at various clean energy conferences and advise utilities, energy companies, financial institutions, Fortune 500 corporations, townships, municipalities, and government agencies on renewable energy solutions. Through Michael’s stewardship, Flett Exchange is dedicated to educating, serving, and offering fair and orderly environmental markets for the betterment of a progressing green economy.

Michael has over two decades of direct commodities experience. He has been a member of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) since 1996, which is the world’s largest regulated energy exchange. Michael began his career at Gerald Commodities, as an energy broker and later formed Flett Futures, Inc which expanded into one of the most respected energy brokers on the (NYMEX). Michael transitioned Flett Futures, Inc into a proprietary trading firm in 2000, to participate in the advent of electronic trading in energy futures and successfully traded over $200 billion in physical futures and over-the-counter financial energy derivatives.

Ronald Black,

 Vice President of Business Development/Sales & Marketing

Ronald Black serves as the Vice President of Business Development for Flett Exchange. He brings over a decade of capital markets experience to Flett Exchange and is responsible for developing and operating environmental markets that promote transparency, price discovery, and liquidity. Ronald has specialized knowledge and expertise in Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) and environmental credits and has helped transform Flett Exchange into a vertically integrated environmental investment firm, with exchange, brokerage, and consulting capabilities.

Ronald also leads Flett Exchange’s Sales and Marketing division. He has been instrumental in structuring some of Flett Exchange’s first mandated, voluntary, and long-term REC contracts. Ronald has helped develop Flett Exchange’s diverse pool of commercial and retail customer accounts. His keen ability to identify, evaluate, and implement business synergies have been essential in growing the Flett Exchange brand and penetrating new renewable energy markets. Prior to Flett Exchange, Ronald served as a trader for some of Wall Street’s most prestigious institutions. His educational background includes a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.

Shean Nelson,

 Chief Operating Officer

Shean Nelson serves as the Chief Operating Officer for Flett Exchange. He is responsible for upholding the rules, settlement, and arbitration procedures that promote a fair and competitive marketplace. Mr. Nelson’s extensive experience and knowledge of regulatory standards has guided Flett Exchange to becoming a leading environmental exchange. Shean oversees spot, public-auction, voluntary, and long-term transactions to ensure that trades clear in a seamless manner. Mr. Nelson also manages Flett Exchange’s Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) management services. He assists firms, organizations, and individuals who want their RECs professionally managed by Flett Exchange.

Shean brings over two decades of commodities experience to Flett Exchange. He has been a member of the COMEX since 1997, which is the world’s most active regulated metals exchange. His expertise was instrumental in executing various physical and derivative commodities transactions for an extensive customer base. In 2001, Shean joined the Flett Futures, Inc as a senior trader to assist in the firm’s transition from a brokerage to growing proprietary trading firm.

Kevin Flett,

 Director of Operations

Kevin Flett serves as the Director of Operations for Flett Exchange. He oversees settlement procedures and transmits Flett Exchange pricing, historical data, and research to relevant environmental and financial newswires. Kevin also originates, manages, and maintains all retail and institutional accounts. His commitment to client service and personalized assistance made him a key component in establishing Flett Exchange as a leading environmental exchange, brokerage, and consulting firm.

Kevin has over a decade of direct commodities experience. In 2001, he began his career on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) as a natural gas clerk. He has experience in executing orders for banks, hedge funds, market producers, commercials, and risk arbitrageurs of various energy products. In 2003, Kevin began trading on a proprietary basis for Flett Futures, Inc. He was responsible for running the natural gas arbitrage book and consistently achieved positive returns by capitalizing on discrepancies between NYMEX physical futures and other Over-the-Counter (OTC) derivative products.

Daniel Popp,

 Director of Information Systems

Dan Popp serves as information systems director for Flett Exchange. He provides technical consulting and programming knowledge to organize, develop, test, and deploy information solutions for Flett Exchange. Dan works closely with other team members to design systems that meet the information delivery and content management challenges of a rapidly growing company.

Implementing leading-edge web technologies, Dan's work ensures dynamic content delivery and cross-platform compatibility throughout Flett Exchange's expanding information infrastructure. Dan has been directly involved in developing, publishing, and backtesting digital content since 1998.

Dan has a deep respect for nature and stongly believes in the principles and technology behind the green economy. Prior to landing at Flett Exchange in 2008, Dan studied biology at Montclair State University. He has held full time positions as a New York State park ranger and Jersey City emergency medical technician.

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