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Board of Directors

The Bold New Face of Energy:

Disenco Energy plc has a world class Board of Directors whose singular vision is to help home owners and businesses make better use of energy
and have all their heating, hot water and up to 50% of their electricity needs produced in their premises by a small and highly-efficient micro-combined heat and power appliance (m-CHP)  Disenco's HomePowerPlant.

Tony Caplin - Chairman
Mr. Caplin is a highly experienced non-executive director of corporate Britain. Chairman of Urban Wimax plc, senior independent director of Northamber plc and a director of Panmure Gordon & Co and Alternative Networks plc, Mr. Caplin holds senior positions in the public arena (such as Commissioner of the Public Works Board) and brings a wealth of experience and connections to the company.
Brian Longpré - Investment and Corporate Manager
Mr. Longpré founded Disenco in 2002 having acquired the assets and IP that formed the core of the company.. A Canadian lawyer, he has over 25 years experience of advising business ventures and has been involved in raising capital for more than 50 public ventures in North America, Asia and Europe and was principal of an investment banking concern in Switzerland.  Mr. Longpré remains a major shareholder.
Colin Mearns - CFO
Mr. Mearns is a qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAS). Prior to joining Disenco, he was European Controller and subsequently Director of Internal Audit for CCL Industries Inc., a TSX listed group. He began his career with Price Waterhouse Coopers and has a BA in Business Studies.
John Gunn - Director
Mr. Gunn has worked in the City of London for over 20 years and has been an investment broker with Hoare Govett, Carr Sheppard, William De Broe and Merchant Securities.  In 2002 he established his own investment company, Pinnacle Investments and is currently managing director of Global Investment Strategy (UK).
Dr Sam Bernstein - Director
Dr. Samuel Bernstein is currently special assistant to the chairman of KeySpan Corporation in New York focusing on technology development. Past president and CEO of Energy International, Inc. and microGas Corporation, Dr. Bernstein has served as chairman and director of Energy International (UK) Ltd. and Tplus Inc, provided independent consulting to the international energy industry and venture capital firms, and was director, planning and appraisal at the Gas Research Institute in Chicago, USA. Dr. Bernstein has participated in several committees of the International Gas Union (IGU), and chaired its committee on Distributed Power Generation from 2000-2006. Currently he serves on the IGU R&D Task Force.
Terry Mackay – Director
Mr. Terry Mackay is currently managing director of Mackay & Associates Ltd, a UK based Management Consulting firm which assists companies to establish the most effective arrangements for manufacturing products and for supplying them to and supporting them in target markets. He previously worked in manufacturing operations and procurement with PACCAR, a major international producer of commercial vehicles and his career also includes periods as a partner in the international consulting businesses of Coopers & Lybrand, PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM.

Alan Dale - Chief Operations Officer 

Mr Dale was appointed Chief Operations Officer in May 2008. Mr Dale brings a wealth of manufacturing and project management experience and connections to the board. Mr Dale previously worked with several blue chip companies and has worked in the boiler industry before joining Disenco in January 2006, in the role of operations manager. Mr Dale currently is a member of the Parliamentary Energy Group. He was educated at Doncaster Business School and holds a Post Graduate qualification in Strategic Management.