Empire Diversified Energy is proud to announce the appointment of Mr. Bernard Brown as Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Brown brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in energy and the sustainability sector.
Mr. Brown will provide leadership and oversight to the management team. In his role, he will focus on expanding the company’s growth through project development, marketing strategies, and investor relations. Mr. Brown brings with him more than two decades of both public and private project management involvement.
He has a track record of success including leading teams through development, execution, and organization of mission priorities, which maintains alignment on project goals and substantiates measurable results. Additionally, Mr. Brown understands the waste-to-energy process in design, permitting, and execution and has vast experience serving as a liaison between financial lenders for critical project financing.
Commenting on this appointment, CEO Frank Rosso stated, “We are very excited about Bernard and his vision for the Empire Riverfront Complex in Follansbee, WV. Bernard has a great deal of experience working on similar projects and this experience will serve him well as he develops, what we believe will be, (when fully built out) one of the largest ALL GREEN recycling facilities in North America, The Port of West Virginia and the Empire Riverfront Complex.”
Mr. Brown also has an impeccable reputation with several of the world’s largest financial institutions as a team leader for the restructuring of distressed assets and holds multiple degrees including a Masters in Energy from Texas A&M University, a MPA from Clemson University, and a bachelor’s degree in planning from Arizona State University.
