As we noted in these pages a year ago , North American Power ’ s residential business , founded in 2009 , has been a runaway success and continues to grow , having already served more than a million electricity and natural gas customers across twelve states . Since Deryl Brown ’ s arrival as CEO in 2014 , however , the company has stated its intention to also enter the Commercial and Industrial ( C & I ) market in order to further grow and diversify its business . This year , the company realized this intention by entering the Texas C & I market under its new C & I brand , ‘ North American Power Business ’, and is already making a big first impression .
In many respects , North American Power has taken the ingredients for success from its residential business and applied them to North American Power Business . While the management team for its residential business is stacked with individuals possessing decades upon decades of combined industry experience , the same can also be said of North American Power Business ’ leadership .
North American Power Business is led by chief executive officer Deryl Brown , chief information officer Jim Crysdale , chief sales officer Kris Hertel , chief operations officer Jason Bear and senior business development manager Taylor Brown . Together , this team boasts over 150 years committed to leading and innovating in the retail energy space . Moreover , this team was largely responsible for starting two other enormously successful C & I companies .
North American Power Business , headquartered in Bedford , Texas , for the most part operates independently of its North American Power retail business based in Norwalk , Connecticut . Although NAPB has a different leadership structure and home base , the new C & I affiliate intends to mirror the rapid growth that the residential side of the company has enjoyed . The company ’ s
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