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Legend Power Hires John Skipper 32 Year Con Edison Power Utility Veteran to Accelerate Growth in New York
(via TheNewswire) Vancouver, Canada / TheNewswire / October 26,...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Legend Power Hires John Skipper 32 Year Con Edison Power Utility Veteran to Accelerate Growth in New York(via TheNewswire)\n \n \nVancouver, Canada / TheNewswire / October 26, 2017 - Legend Power Systems Inc. (TSXV: LPS) (the \"Company\"), a global leader in voltage reduction and optimization technology, today announced it retained the services of John Skipper, a veteran of Con Edison New York who recently left the Power Utility after 32 years of service. While at Con Edison, Mr. Skipper was responsible for business development activities centered around energy efficiency and demand management. Legend Power is working with Mr. Skipper in a sales capacity to leverage his extensive local network of facility managers, property managers, building owners, and potential distribution partners. Mr. Skipper adds a mature network backed by long-term relationships to aggressively grow Legend's business in the New York region. \n\n \n \n\"It's a practical reality that when working with someone of John's caliber, doors open quickly,\" stated Randy Buchamer, President and CEO of Legend Power. \"For many influential people in our target market, John was their go-to guy at Con Edison. He's a person of influence and a trusted advisor to the people we want to talk to. The quality of his network is unmatched and his impact was evident from even before we had a formal working relationship. John is a catalyst to achieve rapid sales expansion and revenue growth in New York.\"\n\n \n \nJohn Skipper joins Legend with over 32 years of business development experience in the New York energy efficiency landscape. His newly formed consulting company, Pure Energy LLC, is designed to help companies like Legend introduce proven energy efficiency technologies to a wide audience in New York's five boroughs and its surrounding areas. \n\n \n \nStarting as a Management Associate and then an Attorney in their Legal department, Mr. Skipper rose the ranks at Con Edison to become an Energy Efficiency Executive responsible for selling programs for Commercial Energy Efficiency and Demand Management. He oversaw a team of Account Executives responsible for managing business relationships with Con Edison's 150 largest customers. Mr. Skipper directed collaborative efforts with city and state-level organizations including the New York City Mayor's Office of Sustainability/Ca...