Board Committees

Charles Boynton has served as Chief Financial Officer of Nextpower Inc. (Nasdaq: NXT, and formerly known as Nextracker Inc.), a leading provider of intelligent power generation technology and solutions for solar power plants, since May 2024. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Boynton served on Nextpower’s board of directors, where he served as chair of the audit committee, from February of 2023 until March 2024. Mr. Boynton has more than 30 years of finance and accounting experience, as well as significant experience in the solar industry. Prior to joining Nextpower, Mr. Boynton served as the Chief Financial Officer at Logitech, a global provider of personal computer and mobile accessories from February 2023 to May 2024. He also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Poly, a global provider of premium audio, video, and collaboration products and software from March 2019 until its acquisition by HP Inc. in October 2022. From June 2010 to July 2018, Mr. Boynton served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SunPower Corporation, a U.S. solar technology and services provider, and from June 2015 to June 2018, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of 8point3 Energy Partners, a U.S. growth-oriented solar energy partnership. Prior to 8point3, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of other public and private companies. Mr. Boynton holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, Bloomington and an MBA in Finance and International Business from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.

Dan Brouillette serves as Partner and Co-Chair of the Torridon Group, a strategic advisory firm based in Washington, D.C. From October 2023 to January 2025, he served as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Edison Electric Institute, a trade association representing investor-owned electric utility companies. From January 2021 to October 2023, he served as President of Sempra Infrastructure, a multinational firm specializing in the construction and operation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals, pipeline networks, and renewable electricity generation facilities. Mr. Brouillette served as the 15th United States Secretary of Energy from December 2019 to January 2021 and previously served as Deputy Secretary of Energy from 2017 to 2019. Prior to his government service, Mr. Brouillette spent more than a decade working as a C-suite executive at the United States Automobile Association and Ford Motor Company. Mr. Brouillette holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Maryland, an MBA from Tulane University and an MA in Intelligence and National Security from The Citadel.

Mark Patterson is a former investment banker and seasoned board director who has served as President of his own advisory firm, MRP Holdings LLC, since 2009. Mr. Patterson also currently serves as a Senior Advisor at Rockefeller Capital Management. He previously held senior leadership roles at Merrill Lynch, including Managing Director and Global Head of Real Estate Investment Banking, and Citigroup, where he served as Global Head of Real Estate Investment Banking. Mr. Patterson currently serves on the board of directors of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: COLD) and UDR, Inc. (NYSE: UDR). He served on the board of directors of Paramount Group, Inc. (formerly listed on the NYSE) from May 2018 until its acquisition in December 2025. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the College of William and Mary and an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.

Tony Satterthwaite is a retired executive who held various roles with Cummins, Inc. from 1998 through 2024, including serving as Senior Vice President responsible for information technology, digital and transformation from August 2022 through September 2024, Vice Chairman from March 2021 to July 2022, and President and Chief Operating Officer from October 2019 to March 2021. He previously served as President of each of Cummins’s Distribution and Power Generation businesses units. Mr. Satterthwaite has extensive experience in global industrial technology manufacturing and power generation, including senior leadership roles overseeing large-scale operations and technology-driven businesses. Mr. Satterthwaite currently serves on the board of directors of Amprius Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: AMPX) and The Chemours Company (NYSE: CC), where he is chair of the compensation and leadership development committee. He previously served on the board of directors of IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX) from 2011 to 2025, where he was chair of the compensation committee from 2015 to 2022, and Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ATMU) from 2022 to 2024. Mr. Satterthwaite holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from Stanford University.

Mark Patterson is a former investment banker and seasoned board director who has served as President of his own advisory firm, MRP Holdings LLC, since 2009. Mr. Patterson also currently serves as a Senior Advisor at Rockefeller Capital Management. He previously held senior leadership roles at Merrill Lynch, including Managing Director and Global Head of Real Estate Investment Banking, and Citigroup, where he served as Global Head of Real Estate Investment Banking. Mr. Patterson currently serves on the board of directors of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: COLD) and UDR, Inc. (NYSE: UDR). He served on the board of directors of Paramount Group, Inc. (formerly listed on the NYSE) from May 2018 until its acquisition in December 2025. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the College of William and Mary and an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.

Charles Boynton has served as Chief Financial Officer of Nextpower Inc. (Nasdaq: NXT, and formerly known as Nextracker Inc.), a leading provider of intelligent power generation technology and solutions for solar power plants, since May 2024. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Boynton served on Nextpower’s board of directors, where he served as chair of the audit committee, from February of 2023 until March 2024. Mr. Boynton has more than 30 years of finance and accounting experience, as well as significant experience in the solar industry. Prior to joining Nextpower, Mr. Boynton served as the Chief Financial Officer at Logitech, a global provider of personal computer and mobile accessories from February 2023 to May 2024. He also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Poly, a global provider of premium audio, video, and collaboration products and software from March 2019 until its acquisition by HP Inc. in October 2022. From June 2010 to July 2018, Mr. Boynton served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SunPower Corporation, a U.S. solar technology and services provider, and from June 2015 to June 2018, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of 8point3 Energy Partners, a U.S. growth-oriented solar energy partnership. Prior to 8point3, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of other public and private companies. Mr. Boynton holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, Bloomington and an MBA in Finance and International Business from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.

Hans Kobler has served as Founder and a Managing Partner of Energy Impact Partners LP (“EIP”), a global investment firm focused on energy transition technologies and our Sponsor, since June 2014. Mr. Kobler is a 25-year veteran of energy and climate technology investing. He started his career as a management consultant at Bain & Company before leading the energy technology group at GE Equity, General Electric’s venture capital arm. Mr. Kobler went on to found and serve as Chief Executive Officer of Digital Power Capital, a venture capital fund focused on advanced power technologies. He also built and led ICx Technologies, a leading sensor technology company targeting security, transportation, and energy, which went public on Nasdaq in 2007. Mr. Kobler holds a Master of Aerospace Engineering from the Technical University of Munich, an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, and attended the INSEAD MBA (SS) program.

Tony Satterthwaite is a retired executive who held various roles with Cummins, Inc. from 1998 through 2024, including serving as Senior Vice President responsible for information technology, digital and transformation from August 2022 through September 2024, Vice Chairman from March 2021 to July 2022, and President and Chief Operating Officer from October 2019 to March 2021. He previously served as President of each of Cummins’s Distribution and Power Generation businesses units. Mr. Satterthwaite has extensive experience in global industrial technology manufacturing and power generation, including senior leadership roles overseeing large-scale operations and technology-driven businesses. Mr. Satterthwaite currently serves on the board of directors of Amprius Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: AMPX) and The Chemours Company (NYSE: CC), where he is chair of the compensation and leadership development committee. He previously served on the board of directors of IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX) from 2011 to 2025, where he was chair of the compensation committee from 2015 to 2022, and Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ATMU) from 2022 to 2024. Mr. Satterthwaite holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from Stanford University.

Dan Brouillette serves as Partner and Co-Chair of the Torridon Group, a strategic advisory firm based in Washington, D.C. From October 2023 to January 2025, he served as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Edison Electric Institute, a trade association representing investor-owned electric utility companies. From January 2021 to October 2023, he served as President of Sempra Infrastructure, a multinational firm specializing in the construction and operation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals, pipeline networks, and renewable electricity generation facilities. Mr. Brouillette served as the 15th United States Secretary of Energy from December 2019 to January 2021 and previously served as Deputy Secretary of Energy from 2017 to 2019. Prior to his government service, Mr. Brouillette spent more than a decade working as a C-suite executive at the United States Automobile Association and Ford Motor Company. Mr. Brouillette holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Maryland, an MBA from Tulane University and an MA in Intelligence and National Security from The Citadel.

Sameer Reddy is a Partner at EIP, a global investment firm focused on energy transition technologies and our Sponsor, which he joined in December 2015. In January 2022, Mr. Reddy was elevated to Managing Partner of EIP. Mr. Reddy has over 15 years of experience in energy transition and climate technology. He oversees the Energy Impact Fund’s Flagship strategy. Prior to EIP, Mr. Reddy spent five years at Evercore, where he advised clients on M&A transactions, and three years at GE Capital’s energy venture capital group focusing on industrial and clean tech investing. Mr. Reddy has a dual degree in Finance and Economics from the University of Florida.