Management Team

Dean N. Vanech, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dean N. Vanech has served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Olympus Power since its establishment in January 2007. He also serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Olympus Holdings, LLC which maintains private equity investment portfolios in energy, emerging technologies and the performing arts. Previously Mr. Vanech served in that same capacity as founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Delta Power Company, LLC from its establishment in 1999 until its sale to an affiliate of Bear Stearns in January 2007. At its peak, Delta Power owned interests in 26 operating power plants across the U.S, with over $3 billion of assets and the responsibility for operating over 3000 MW of electricity generation. Prior to forming Delta Power, Mr. Vanech co-founded Rolls-Royce Power Ventures, Inc. an international electric power project development, finance and acquisition firm with activities and investments in Europe and Asia as well as North and South America. Prior to forming Rolls-Royce Power, Mr. Vanech was Vice President-Marketing for Enserch Development Corporation (now TXU) and was Vice President - Project Finance with Chrysler Capital Corporation, each firm maintained a portfolio of equity and debt investments in projects in the US independent power and environmental industries. Mr. Vanech commenced his career in the power industry in 1986 with Catalyst Energy Corporation and held finance related positions with other established firms including Lever Brothers Company. Mr. Vanech has served on the boards of several independent power projects and on on numerous panels covering the domestic and international power markets including his role as a member of the board of directors of the National Independent Energy Producers in Washington, DC (now part of the EPSA). He has also been featured in numerous business and industry publications concerning independent power. Mr. Vanech received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Marketing and Finance) from Western New England College in Springfield, Mass.