Ambit Energy today named Jim McFelea as its new Senior Vice President, Operations. He will join Ambit on November 1, 2006. Mr. McFelea will also serve as a member of Ambit’s executive management team.
Mr. McFelea has more than two decades of experience in senior operational roles. Mr. McFelea most recently served as VP of Service Delivery for XO Communications, a $1.4 billion telecommunications company, managing a 600 person operations organization. He previously held the position of VP of Service Delivery and Customer Service at Birch Telecom. While at Excel Communications, a $1.6 billion entity, Mr. McFelea served as Senior VP of Customer Service and was instrumental in reorganizing its call center organization to focus on improving customer satisfaction. Prior to joining Excel, Mr. McFelea held various positions at AT&T over a 30 year period.
“We are excited to have Jim join our management team. He has a great reputation as an implementer, and he brings the operational experience Ambit will need as it continues to grow rapidly,” said Jere Thompson, Jr., Ambit Energy’s Chief Executive Officer. “Ambit’s goal is to be the finest and most respected energy provider in the country, and Jim provides the process expertise and operations management disciplines we will need to reach that goal in the minds of our customers and consultants.”
About Ambit EnergyAmbit Energy, L.P. is a Retail Electric Provider (“REP”) based in Dallas, Texas. Ambit provides electricity services to residential customers in deregulated Texas markets. Ambit acquires customers through a network of independent consultants.
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