BlueRock Energy appoints Klaben as new CFO

SYRACUSE — BlueRock Energy, Inc., a Syracuse–based provider of electricity, natural gas, and green-energy products, today announced the appointment of Jason Klaben as vice president and CFO.

Klaben will oversee the company’s corporate finance and accounting functions. He’ll report to Philip Van Horne, BlueRock Energy’s president and CEO.

As CFO, Klaben is responsible for positioning the company for continued growth and helping it expand its lines of business into new areas, including energy services, BlueRock Energy said in a news release.

Klaben will also work to optimize BlueRock’s financing structure and its banking relationships.

Klaben has more than 20 years experience in finance, accounting, audit, treasury, and reporting roles for utilities and independent-power producers, according to the company.

Prior to joining BlueRock Energy, Klaben served as CFO for several energy companies. They included Lansing, N.Y.–based Upstate New York Power Producers and Ithaca–based AES Eastern Energy, a unit of AES Corp. (NYSE: AES).

The bondholders of AES Eastern Energy formed Upstate New York Power Producers to take ownership of two power plants after AES Eastern Energy filed for bankruptcy protection on Dec. 20, 2011, according to a document the Upstate group filed in response to a request for information from the New York Energy Highway, a statewide effort to rebuild the electric-power system.

Klaben began his career in finance and accounting with Coopers & Lybrand, which eventually merged with Price Waterhouse in 1998 to form London–based PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a global professional-services firm.

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