LinkedIn Facebook Twitter YouTube Investor Relations Companies Industries Solutions About News Contact HOME | ABOUT | LEADERSHIP Guiding the Orbital Energy Group Mission Email Connect on LinkedIn JAMES F. O'NEIL III Chief Executive Officer, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Director of Orbital Energy Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries Jim O'Neil, a veteran executive of the power industry, earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Tulane University in 1980. Mr. O’Neil joined Quanta Services, Inc. in 1999 as Vice President of Operations Integration and in 2002 advanced to Senior Vice President of Operations Integration & Audit. He continued to advance to Chief Operating Officer from October 2008 to 2011, then as the Chief Executive Officer from May 19, 2011 to March 14, 2016 and President from October 2008 to March 14, 2016. Throughout his tenure at Quanta, he was responsible for various initiatives including the company’s growth strategy, internal audit, and merger and acquisition initiatives. During 2020, Mr. O’Neil led the acquisition of Reach Construction Group by Orbital Energy Group. He currently serves on the board of Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV (Independent Director since February 2019), FirstEnergy Corp. (Independent Director since 2017) and NRC Group Holdings Corp. (NYSE American: NRCG) (director since 2017). From 1980 to 1999, Mr. O'Neil held various positions with Halliburton Company, lastly as Director, Global Deepwater Development. Mr. O’Neil and his wife, Tracey, are personally active and loyal financial supporters of Waller/Austin Counties, Texas non-profit programs devoted to providing scholarship funds to students who participate in the 4H Club and fair programs throughout the year. Email Connect on LinkedIn WILLIAM J. CLOUGH, ESQ. Executive Chairman, Director and General Counsel of Orbital Energy Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries William Clough has served on the board of directors since 2006. Mr. Clough was reelected at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to serve a one-year term. During his tenure, he has led several strategic initiatives, including the Company’s acquisition of Orbital Gas Systems Limited and the Company’s natural gas technology line; the opening of Orbital Gas Systems, North America, Inc.; in addition, Mr. Clough steered the Company through its 2012, 2013, and 2017 equity raises and its listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market in 2012. During 2020, Mr. Clough assisted in the acquisition of Reach Construction Group. Before joining the Company, Clough, an attorney, operated his own law firm for 14 years, with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Honolulu. In that capacity, he successfully represented leading movie studios and media conglomerates. Mr. Clough received his Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Hastings College of the Law in 1990. He obtained one of the largest ever non-wrongful death jury verdicts in Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2000 and successfully represented parties in multi-million-dollar cases throughout the United States. Mr. Clough is certified to practice law in state and federal courts in California, Illinois, Hawaii, and before the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Clough worked as a police officer for 16 years at the local, state, and federal level including as a Federal Air Marshall flying in Southern Europe and the Middle East. Mr. Clough serves on the board of Virtual Power Systems, Inc. for which Orbital Energy Group maintains a significant equity investment. Email Connect on LinkedIn DANIEL N. FORD Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operational Officer of Orbital Energy Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries Daniel Ford has a background in audit with big 4 accounting firms, including KPMG. As CFO of CUI, Mr. Ford has consistently moved CUI into a position of efficiency, and forward thinking, transforming many of CUI's accounting and financial management processes while working directly with CUI’s operating groups. Mr. Ford has implemented improved ERP systems, worked in conjunction with the executive team on the 2012, 2013 and 2017 equity raises, listing onto the Nasdaq Capital Market, as well as various acquisitions including Orbital Gas Systems Ltd., the 2019 divestitures of the CUI Inc. power and electromechanical business units and the 2020 acquisition of Reach Construction Group. He serves on the board of the Portland Providence Medical Foundation whose purpose is to connect people with Providence to advance research, health care and wellness. Mr. Ford earned his B.B.A with a double major in Finance and Accounting from the University of Portland and holds an MBA from George Fox University. Email THE HONORABLE LADORIS "DOT" HARRIS Chief Diversity Officer As an experienced corporate executive, U.S. Senate confirmed federal official and tech entrepreneur, Hon. Harris brings to Orbital more than 30 years of proficiency in leading and managing real change in both the private and public sectors. Having served as Chief Diversity Officer for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Hon. Harris sets a high bar for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives throughout the agency. Hon. Harris was the highest ranked and longest serving person of color at the DOE during the historic Obama Administration and the first African American female officer at ABB, Inc., the world’s largest electrical engineering firm. Hon. Harris served in the executive ranks of General Electric and Westinghouse Electric and most recently as Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Jabo Industries, a successful minority-woman owned engineering management consulting firm. Hon. Harris’ new roles at Orbital will enable her to work aligned with her passions, which include promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in the energy industry, youth STEM education and advancing economic growth in the infrastructure services industry, one of the fastest growing energy sectors. Hon. Harris had a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Carolina and a Master of Science in Technology Management from Southern Polytechnic University. Email Connect on LinkedIn NICHOLAS J. CLOUGH VP of Operations, Greenfield • OEG Orbital Energy Group has formed Orbital Power Services. This division holds two Greenfield companies — Orbital Power Inc., focused on transmission and distribution nationally; and Eclipse Foundation Group, focused on foundation services for the T&D industry, substation and telecom. Eclipse has recently formed a power group, Eclipse Power Services, which will be focusing on distribution throughout Louisiana and the southern states. 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