NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMP Solar Group Inc. (“AMP Solar”), a leading global renewable power provider headquartered in Ontario, announced today that Phil Henson will join the company as Chief Financial Officer. An integral part of AMP Solar’s global senior leadership team, Phil will oversee all project finance initiatives, in addition to leading corporate finance and accounting operations at the firm.
Phil joins AMP Solar from AES Distributed Energy Inc. where he was the Chief Financial Officer. Phil is an experienced energy finance executive having held senior roles at Main Street Power Company Inc. (the predecessor of AES Distributed Energy), Solar Power Partners, Inc. and XL Capital Assurance Inc.
Paul Ezekiel, AMP Solar’s Executive Chairman, said, “Phil’s experience and track record is unparalleled in the industry. He will play a key leadership role as we continue our growth in project and corporate finance, and is a welcome addition to our world-class team.”
AMP Solar CEO Dave Rogers added, “Phil’s leadership and expertise, as well as his successful track record in building investor relations, will be critical as we continue our global growth. We’re fortunate to have Phil driving AMP Solar’s financial strategy.”
Henson said of his new appointment: “I am very excited to join the AMP Solar team. The company has been successful in each of the markets it has entered, and I am confident that we will be equally successful as we launch our platform in the U.S.”
Today’s announcement comes a week after the company publicized the appointment of another solar industry veteran, Jorge Vargas, formerly of Morgan Stanley, as the Executive Vice President and Head of the Americas.
About AMP Solar Group
AMP Solar is a global renewable power provider that has created geographically focused, structured portfolios of assets that have superior risk-adjusted return profiles. AMP’s world-class leadership team possesses deep renewable energy development expertise combined with structured energy finance and risk management experience. The Company’s track record boasts over 420MW of solar assets fully developed and built or in construction globally across three continents. AMP is in the midst of a transformative growth phase and is developing and building large pools of assets in the US, Japan and India respectively, with the objective of creating the leading renewables platform globally over the next 10 years. For more information, visit www.ampsolargroup.com.