TSX-V Symbol: GRB
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VANCOUVER,
Feb. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -
(Toronto Venture Exchange symbol "GRB") Greenbriar Capital
Corp. (the "Company" or "Greenbriar"), today announced the
appointment of a new director, Clifford M.
Webb.
Mr. Webb is a seasoned executive and engineering
management professional with over 45 years of professional
engineering experience and over 35 years of experience in
utility-scale renewable energy. Past experience includes
holding the position of Executive Vice President of Luz Development
and Finance where Mr. Webb was directly responsible for the
development and construction of the Luz SEGS Units III through IX
for a total of 310 MW which today is still the world's largest
combined solar electric generating installation. Mr. Webb has
held other executive management and project director positions at
various renewable energy companies engaged in solar, biomass,
cogeneration and geothermal energy.
In addition, Mr. Webb has extensive utility
experience both as a senior manager with Southern California Edison
Company where he developed and managed its renewable procurement
program and as a project developer negotiating power purchase and
transmission interconnection agreements. In these positions,
Mr. Webb has had directly applicable experience working with the
California Independent System Operator, the California Public
Utilities Commission, the California Energy Commission and the US
Bureau of Land Management. Mr. Webb is also a former Division
Chief of the Engineering and Environmental Division of the
California Energy Commission where he was responsible for
processing and managing the permitting and licensing of all thermal
power plants over 50 MW for the State of
California.
Experience prior to renewable power generation
included working at the NASA Johnson Manned Spacecraft Center as a
Thermo-physics Engineer in the Crew Systems Division performing
mission computer simulations and thermal vacuum testing and at
Martin Marietta engaged in Skylab, Viking Mars Lander, Venus
Pioneer and Outer Planetary Exploration programs. In
addition, Mr. Webb worked for a major architectural engineering
firm as the Supervising Mechanical Systems Engineer responsible for
the power generating systems and balance-of-plant engineering,
equipment, procurement and licensing of a two-unit nuclear power
plant for Ohio Edison Company.
Mr. Webb was also a nuclear advisor to Governor
Jerry Brown including working
directly with the Governor and representing the State of California at hearings before the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Mr. Webb has a Bachelor of
Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of California at Berkeley, various
graduate studies in engineering at the University of Houston and Colorado State University and is a Registered
Professional Engineer.
Jeff Ciachurski, CEO of Greenbriar states, "We
are pleased to have Cliff join our Board of Directors. Cliff's 45
years of executive leadership in the fields clean and reliable
Renewable Energy, Space, Science, and Energy Efficiency, will help
Greenbriar expand from real estate into the redemptive businesses
of Solar, Wind, Energy Conservation and related technologies.
Together with the experienced renewable energy team at Greenbriar,
we are committed to providing leadership, innovation, value and
financial stewardship to our stakeholders.
Mr. Webb will be granted 250,000 options at
$0.75 with a term of 5 years.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS "SIGNED"
"signed"
Jeffrey J. Ciachurski
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and
does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
SOURCE Greenbriar Capital Corp.