Kenneth MacLeod
Kenneth MacLeod has been President and CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of Western GeoPower since his appointment in 2001. He has been Acting Chairman since September 2005.
With a goal of establishing Western GeoPower Corp as one of the top geothermal development, and exploration companies in North America; MacLeod has aligned the company with strong strategic investors and obtained prime projects such as the 2006 acquisitions in The Geysers Field in California.
MacLeod brings over 27 years of leadership and business experience in international resource exploration and development and has been instrumental in raising over C$100,000,000 in financing for his companies, including C$57,000,000 in financing for Western GeoPower. His experience in the areas of corporate management, corporate finance, project management and administration has been instrumental in directing the growth of Western GeoPower to its position of being one of approximately ten geothermal companies in the United States perfectly positioned to take full advantage of a projected five-fold increase in geothermal capacity over the next fifteen years.
MacLeod has built an experienced Management Team, an accomplished Board of Directors, combining with that expertise from leading geothermal industry experts and consultants.
Prior to joining Western GeoPower Corp. from 1980 to 2001, MacLeod acted as senior officer and director of several resource companies operating in North America, Asia and Africa. From 1984 to 2001, he was President of Kakanda Development Corp., one of the first foreign mining companies to operate in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Prior to his involvement in resource development, from 1974 to 1980, Ken was an independent engineering consultant engaged in the design and construction of industrial facilities related to the resource sector.
