Priority Power Management Continues Growth
Priority Power Management, a leading Texas-based independent energy management and consulting services firm, today announced continued growth plans including the opening of an office in McAllen, coving the south Texas markets, as well as expanding business development efforts in the Houston market.
Salvador Hinojosa joined the company as the Director of Business Development and will lead the South Texas organization. Additionally, Melissa Vitela has joined as Senior Analyst for South Texas.
Previously, Hinojosa served as Senior Vice President of Sales with Hino Energy and most recently served in an account management role at CPL Retail Energy, a Direct Energy company. A veteran of regulated and deregulated electricity environments, Vitela most recently coordinated sales activities for CPL Retail Energy.
In Houston, Priority Power Management has expanded business development efforts with the recent additions of industry veterans Branan Huthnance and Carolina Kato.
Huthnance was previously an account manager at Amerex Energy Services, LLC, and an energy broker at Choice Energy Services Retail, L.P. His experience providing energy supply solutions to the oil and gas market segment is complimentary to Priority Power Management’s already strong position providing these services to over a third of the top 100 independent oil and gas producers in Texas.
Kato was previously Regional Sales Manager for Excelergy North America, where she led sales efforts to Retail Electricity Suppliers in Texas. Prior to Excelergy, Kato was Director of Sales for Choice Energy Services Retail, L.P. providing energy brokerage and supply services to commercial and industrial businesses throughout Texas.
“We are extremely excited about the addition of Sal, Melissa, Branan and Carolina. They are all top notch energy professionals with deep industry and local expertise necessary to offer our unique services. Our proven energy supply management strategies allow businesses to minimize energy costs and maximize their control over energy procurement in the volatile market,” said John Bick, Managing Principal of Priority Power Management.
About Priority Power Management
Priority Power Management, Ltd. (www.prioritypower.net) is a leading Texas-based independent energy management and consulting services firm to large commercial and industrial clients. Priority Power Management has extensive energy experience and manages energy supply for over 800 clients utilizing more than 5.4 billion kilowatt hours, enough electricity to power more than 300,000 residential homes a year, and over 40 billion cubic feet per year of physical and financial natural gas contracts.
In 2005 Priority Power Management founded Choose Energy, www.chooseenergy.com, the leading and most trusted online source to residential and small business consumers for comparing and selecting competitive energy services. This customer-focused commitment is backed by experienced energy resources, great prices from qualified suppliers and powerful technology to enable real-time pricing, efficient enrollment and switching.
Priority Power Management is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amen Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMEN) (www.amenproperties.com), a real estate and energy company, which engages in the ownership and management of real estate, oil and gas royalties, and energy related business ventures.