

Matt Atkins, who joins Viridi as VP Operations, previously served as Director of O&M at Brightmark and as Project Manager at Amec Foster Wheeler and Fluor. LLC, where he supervised all of the RNG business in the Americas. Benham was previously the President of Unconventional Gas Solutions LLC, and CEO of Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. With significant equity backing led by Warburg Pincus, we will be well-positioned to identify and develop RNG assets where the latest technology can unlock further value potential," said Chet Benham, President of Viridi Energy. "Our team's collective experience sourcing, developing, and operating RNG opportunities will be crucial in building the Viridi platform and its success. Oil Trading at Glencore and President of Supply and Trading at ConocoPhillips. Our mission is to work closely with a broad base of stakeholders to develop RNG that will replace higher emission fuel in a cost-friendly and environmentally effective way," said Andy Kelleher, CEO, Viridi Energy. "Viridi has a truly differentiated approach, with the unique ability to handle all parts of the RNG value chain, spanning development, operations, financing, and commercial strategy. Management plans to leverage their biogas expertise to develop projects across the landfill, dairy, and food waste sectors with a focus on best-in-class operations and technology. Together, the team has over 75 years of experience developing and operating energy assets and has successfully developed more than 30 projects in the RNG space. Kelleher, the founding management team includes Chet Benham, Matt Atkins, Jake Crouse, Dana Husnay, and Bill Keller. Viridi is led by Chief Executive Officer, Andy Kelleher, who brings to the company a deep experience founding and leading companies in energy and environmental commodities, and also serves as Managing Partner at Green Rock Energy Partners. The investment will allow Viridi to build a leading energy platform of scale focused on developing RNG sourced from landfill, dairy, and food waste feedstocks. NEW YORK, J/PRNewswire/ - Viridi Energy ("Viridi"), a full-service renewable natural gas ("RNG") platform, today announced an approximately $320 million line of equity commitment led by Warburg Pincus, a leading global growth investor. Viridi Energy will be backed by an approximately $320 million equity commitment led by Warburg Pincus
