M. Richard (Rick) Smith

Biographical Information
"Mr. Smith joined the Board of Sithe Global's parent company, World Power Holdings LP, in July 2008. Prior to his affiliation with Sithe Global, Mr. Smith served as Senior Vice President of Bechtel and President of Fossil Power where he managed Bechtel's global fossil power engineering and construction activities until 2007. This position culminated a 16 year career with Bechtel . During that tenure, he also served as Chief Executive Officer of Intergen, the IPP joint venture between Shell and Bechtel, from 2004 to 2005. From 1992 to 2000, Mr. Smith was at PG&E Corporation rising to lead their overall corporate and project development activities.

"Mr. Smith has a Bachelors of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He also has a Masters in Business Administration."


 * Director, Sithe Global