Meet Our Management Team

 

Roger W. Silverthorn, President/CEO
Partnership, development, finance, strategy

Roger Silverthorn is president and co-founder of Primary Power International and its associated companies. He brings to the leadership team a working knowledge of ownership and finance structures that have been key in Primary Power's ability to develop and finance complex projects. He has headed the Primary Power development team since 1981, leading to completion of Grayling Generating Station in 1992, the company's first generating facility.

As the company's top executive, Mr. Silverthorn is responsible for establishing the corporate conscience and guiding organizational strategies, which emphasize human relationships within the company and all business partners.

A CPA, Mr. Silverthorn has developed, established and operated a variety of businesses during his career, including a chain of six franchise restaurants and a classic automobile business. He has managed an asphalt company and maintained a private professional practice as a CPA.

Chris Pollard, Executive Vice President/COO
Operations, development, fuel procurement

As Chief Operating Officer, Chris Pollard oversees all facets of operations, including Primary Power's fuel procurement and processing facilities. He plays a key role in developing fuel supplies.

Mr. Pollard joined Primary Power as an owner and member of the board of directors in 1983, bringing with him a strong background in the waste management business. He became a vice-president in the company in 1993 and a full-time employee in 1994. He has served on the Board of Directors since that time.

Mr. Pollard grew up in a family-owned waste management business and was involved in every facet of it. In 1982 he was made corporate vice president and operations manager of Pollard Disposal, Inc. He purchased a competing business in 1998 and a year later negotiated the sale of that business to City Management Company, where he was instrumental in its rapid growth, including the opening of a state-of-the-art landfill. He became regional vice president in 1992 and was responsible for 155 employees, 65 trucks, facilities, mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiations, and licensing and permitting.

Those skills have been a valuable asset to Primary Power, where Mr. Pollard has been involved in the development and operation of Primary Power's over all fuel strategy, including the development and operation of Mid-Michigan Recycling, Primary Fuels and Crawford Forest Products.

Primary Power Fuels, LLC.
Chris Pollard, COO

Crawford Forest Products
Alan Crawford, Manager

General E-Mail: contact@primarypower.com

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