Management

Mike Prentice

President and Chairman of the Board

In 1984, Mr. Prentice founded Professional Technical Systems, Inc. (PTS), and served as CEO until the 2005 merger with World Energy Solutions (WES). Since its inception, PTS manufactured and sold transient voltage surge suppression (TVSS) equipment for healthcare, manufacturing, education, and retail industries. Before founding PTS, Prentice was an international entrepreneur. While residing in Australia, Prentice served as a retail purchasing executive for a major department store and owned several commercial real estate investments. Prentice later resided in Canada, where he owned and operated a chain of Arthur Murray Studios in Ottawa, London, and Sudbury, Ontario. Prentice also owned and operated the Dominican Credit Company, in conjunction with the Royal Bank of Canada. Upon moving to the United States, Prentice invested in various commercial and residential real estate development projects and later served as Sales Manager for Volt-Guard, a surge suppressor manufacturer, where he developed a working knowledge of the surge suppression and electronics industry.

Benjamin Croxton

Chief Executive Officer

Prior to his role as CEO for WES, Mr. Croxton served as the President of PTS. In his roles, Croxton formulated and developed the business model for a multi-product approach to energy savings that drives WES’s operations today. Croxton led a team in the development of the proprietary hydrogen/oxygen gas generator that produces hot water. As founder of iTactical Services Inc. (iTac), a company focused on providing management services to telecommunication firms, Croxton successfully located hundreds of search rings for telecommunication companies including VoiceStream Wireless, Aerial Communication, Televest International, and Strategic Services Inc. As founder and Chairman of the Board of the InnerVault Group Inc. (IVG), Croxton led efforts to develop and implement an educational program on asset protection strategies for businesses and families. Croxton also served as Chairman of the Board for Æsir Securities, Inc., where he established the corporate structure for the investment banking firm. As President of Golden Technologies, Inc., in 1981 through 1984, Croxton financed, designed, and built a one million gallon per year ethanol plant in Lindon, Utah. In conjunction with the Utah State University Animal Nutrition Department, he also developed a proprietary dairy cattle nutrition system utilizing the high protein byproducts from the ethanol production. Mr. Croxton served in Vietnam '67-'68 with the 101st Airborne Division where he was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Wings Vietnam Service Campaign. Secret Security Clearance and returned with a Honorable Discharge.

Peter W. James

Chief Operating Officer

Mr. James provides WES with extensive experience in international marketing and business finance. After founding a regional consulting practice for Price Waterhouse Coopers in the United Kingdom, James created and managed his own management consulting firm and public accounting practice. James worked extensively in Europe and currently participates in the development of trade links in former Soviet states and the newly democratic states of Central Europe. As founding Director of the Cardiff World Trade Center, James planned and promoted the entity. James currently serves as Director of World Trade Centre (Holdings), Ltd, which owns and develops a number of World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) franchises in the United Kingdom. In the United States, James is President of Euro-American Strategies, LLC, an international marketing firm for defense and homeland security products and services. James is also a member of the prestigious SPECTRUM Group of Washington-based defense consultants and lobbyists. In addition to his marketing and business success, James has established a career in the Royal Naval Reserve where he has served in various leadership capacities. As a result of his vast experience in both business and the military, James is a visiting instructor at the National Defense University in Washington, DC.

Robert C. Kratz, D.M.V.

Director 

Dr. Kratz practiced dentistry, full time, from 1955 through 2000. In early 1980, Kratz obtained a mortgage license in the state of Florida. He then funded over 100 first time mortgages on owner-occupied homes. In 1979, Kratz acquired agricultural land which was rezoned for residential purposes. Thereafter Kratz participated in the construction of a wastewater treatment plant to service residential development. He continues to be an owner and officer of the franchise public utility. Kratz has been a long time investor in the stock market and has significant experience in the stock option market in particular.

David Zazoff  

Director 

David P. Zazoff was a junior associate at Zazoff Associates, LLC in New Jersey from 1999-2002 where he presented investment opportunities to financial institutions and accredited investors.  He also served as a Private Investment and Public Entity (PIPE) Agent and created investor presentations.  From 2002-2004 Mr. Zazoff was a Vice President at FOCUS Partners, LLC, a full-service investor relations agency in New York, where he engaged in strategic financial consulting for clients and made capital introductions.  From 2004 through the current date, Mr. Zazoff has been Managing Director of ZA Consulting, Inc. which serves as an investor relations/public relations agency of record for publicly traded companies.  Mr. Zazoff has successfully consulted for a company that transition from non-reporting Pinksheets to the NASDAQ Stock Exchange.  He also has organized institutional buy-side and sell-side road shows for clients.  Mr. Zazoff is not a director for any other reporting company.