Anaergia Inc., an integrated waste-to-value platform created to eliminate greenhouse gases by turning organic waste into renewable natural gas, fertilizer and water, has appointed Richard Chow to the board of directors.
The company’s nominating committee proposed, and the board approved, the appointment of Chow to the board. He will serve on the governance, compensation and nominating committee of the board.
Chow is an advisor to Inclusive Capital Partners, a San Francisco-based investment firm. Chow has close to 25 years of experience in the energy industry, having served as chief executive officer, president and/or board member for several companies. Most recently, he has been a Distinguished Careers Institute Fellow at Stanford University, where he continues to serve as an advisor to the TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy.
Previously, Chow founded Ridge Energy Services in 2016, an oilfield services company focused on geothermal, and sold the company assets to Iceland Drilling in 2020. For close to 10 years, Chow was a portfolio chief executive officer for a group of investors, including Riverstone Holdings, a $30 billion private equity firm investing across the entire energy value chain globally. In this capacity, he served as the chief executive officer and board member for ThermaSource and president of US Biodiesel.
Published in the September 2021 Edition