Management Team
David A. Gillespie
President and CEO
dagillespie@newgenerationbiofuels.com
Prior to joining New Generation Biofuels, Mr. Gillespie served as Vice President of Business Development and Asset Management of Duke Energy Corporation from 2001 to 2006. Duke Energy is New York Stock Exchange listed (DUK), Fortune 500, energy company with business units that have included regulated gas pipeline and electric utilities natural gas liquids processing, and domestic and international merchant energy. More >
Cary J. Claiborne
Chief Financial Officer
cjclaiborne@newgenerationbiofuels.com
Cary J. Claiborne, Chief Financial Officer, joined New Generation Biofuels in December 2007. Prior to joining New Generation Biofuels, Mr. Claiborne served as the Chief Financial Officer of Osiris Therapeutics, a publicly traded Biotech company from 2004 to 2007, where he led the Company’s finance and information technology organizations and served as a strategic business partner to the Chairman of the Board and CEO. More >
Mr. Claiborne spent the first 15 years of his career at General Electric, where he held numerous senior leadership positions, leading to President and CEO of New Enterprise Wholesale Services. In this role, he directed the business activities of an $80 million telecommunications reseller. Prior to this position, he was Senior Vice President and CFO of GE Capital Business Services and Director of Operations Analysis for GE Capital. Mr. Claiborne earned an MBA in Finance from Villanova University and a BA in business administration from Rutgers University.
Phillip J. Wallis
Chief Marketing Officer
pjwallis@newgenerationbiofuels.com
Phillip J Wallis, Chief Marketing Officer, joined New Generation Biofuels in January 2008. Phillip, a native New Zealander, previously worked at Chevron Corporation for 15 years and held several senior level marketing positions at Chevron including Manager, Regional Sales and Solutions for Asia Pacific and Africa, where he was responsible for developing the go to market strategy for that $160 million business. More >
Previous to his positions at Chevron, Mr. Wallis was the Marketing Manager for UDC Finance Ltd, Invercargill (New Zealand). At UDC Finance, he developed the Company’s marketing plan and brand.
Andrea Festuccia, PhD.
Chief Technology Officer
afestuccia@newgenerationbiofuels.com
Mr. Festuccia received his PhD in chemical engineering from the University “la Sapienza” of Rome. Mr. Festuccia is the Director of the “Environment and Territory Business Unit” of IGEAM S.r.l. where he has worked since June 1999. Prior to his current position with IGEAM S.r.l., Mr. Festuccia was the Director of Special Research Projects at IGEAM S.r.l. More >
Connie Lausten, P.E.
VP of Regulatory and Legislative Affairs
cllausten@newgenerationbiofuels.com
Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Lausten served as Manager Of Federal Affairs for four years for National Grid USA where she was the lead Washington representative for lobbying Congress and the Administration on behalf on National Grid. More >
Ms. Lausten's extensive engineering background includes serving as a Senior Engineer for Bechtel Power Inc., where she engineered and managed renewable energy commercialization projects and as an engineer with Alternative Energy Development, Inc., a consulting and project development firm, as a renewable energy specialist assigned to the World Bank's Asia Energy Unit where she provided engineering and economic expertise.
David H. Goebel
VP Global Sourcing and Supply Chain
dhgoebel@newgenerationbiofuels.com
Dave is a former ExxonMobil/Mobil executive where he held domestic and international leadership responsibilities in fuels, lubricants, and chemicals. His assignments covered a wide range of areas including manufacturing, marketing, supply/distribution, operations, engineering, and sales. More >
Philip R. Cherry, Jr.
VP of Engineering and Operations
prcherry@newgenerationbiofuels.com
Philip R. Cherry, Jr. joined NGB as Vice President of Engineering and Operations in June 2008. Mr. Cherry was previously employed by the ethanol producer VeraSun Energy from 2007 through May 2008 as Director of Operations, Start-Up / Shut Down Support Systems where he was responsible for the commissioning, initial operation and annual maintenance shutdowns of a fleet of ethanol facilities. More >
Mr. Cherry holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Chapman University. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, American Coalition for Ethanol, the California Biomass Collaborative and ASTM International.


