Our team has more than four decades of experience in Latin America and the Caribbean.
WRB Enterprises is a diversified holding company with more than 50 years of experience in the U.S., the Caribbean and Latin America. WRB Enterprises is the owner of WRB Energy, a renewable energy development firm. For 26 years (1994-2020), WRB Enterprises was the majority shareholder of Grenada Electricity Services (Grenlec), Grenada’s electric utility, for which Bob served as Chairman. WRB also previously owned majority interests in and successfully divested two other electric utilities: Turks and Caicos Utilities and Domlec (Dominica), both of which Bob served as Chairman. Bob graduated from Emory University with a BA in political science and BA in philosophy.
Robert is a veteran renewable energy executive with more than 25 years of experience sourcing, developing, and managing infrastructure projects, specifically in Latin America and the Caribbean. He has developed renewable energy projects, vertically-integrated utilities, and sustainable infrastructure in Honduras, Uzbekistan, Nigeria, Mauritania, Colombia, Jamaica, Turks and Caicos, Dominica, and the U.S. Robert graduated from The Ohio State University with a BS in wildlife management and journalism and earned an MAIA in business and development economics from Ohio University.
Murray has overall responsibility for the technical aspects of WRB’s development projects. Having started his career in the wind energy research field, his primary experience has been in the operations and management of vertically integrated electric utility companies in the Caribbean. Murray has led numerous multi-million-dollar projects in power generation and T&D on small island nations. His work has involved contract management, project management, system planning, renewable energy development and integration, as well as management and regulatory consulting. Murray holds a BSc. degree in Engineering from the University of Leicester, UK, and is a member of IEEE.
Ed brings more than 30 years of executive financial management experience in a variety of industries since beginning and advancing his career in public accounting with Grant Thornton. Prior to joining WRB Enterprises, Ed served as CFO at Diagnostic Outpatient Centers. His experience in finance, management, and operations led to the successful financial restructuring of the organization, allowing the company to respond to significant regulatory and competitive changes in the marketplace. Ed also cofounded CompServ Inc., a systems integration company that sold IT solutions and services representing IBM, HP, EMC, and Cisco, with sales volume reaching $56 million. As Executive VP and CFO and later President, Ed was responsible for all financial and operational systems and procedures before guiding the company through a successful sale in June 2008. Previously, Ed served the Bullard Group as Executive VP, overseeing centralized finance and operations for an extensive portfolio of diverse companies involving real estate development, property management, and commercial construction. Ed also participated in the start-up of several businesses in the medical and restaurant industries, including the Durango Steakhouse chain. In 1986, Ed was CFO and elected to the Board of Directors and appointed Secretary/Treasurer of Larry’s Ice Cream—a manufacturer of premium ice cream products distributed through 77 franchises. Ed was instrumental in the company’s initial public offering, responsible for SEC reporting requirements, tax and audit preparation, budgeting and long-range corporate planning. Ed is a graduate of Florida State University.
Chris brings extensive utility scale project development experience to the WRB team. His focus is on power marketing, development management, and M&A. Previously, he worked with Foresight Renewables on a 1,000+ MW wind and solar development portfolio with 300+ MW of power contracts with utilities in the southwest United States.
Nathaniel’s expertise is rooted in a strong technical background and advanced knowledge of project finance. Prior to joining WRB, Nathaniel worked as the Director of Resource and Project Assessment at Ridgeline Energy. At Ridgeline, Nathaniel led all technical efforts and helped contribute to the installation and operation of over 320 MW of wind generation.
Bringing 15 years of experience in renewable energy and consulting, Jason spearheads WRB Energy’s efforts to expand into Latin American markets. Focused on business development, project development, and project acquisition, Jason has built a 600MW pipeline of wind and solar development assets throughout the region.
Rod is an Entrepreneur and Company Director with a track record in launching, managing and selling businesses over the last 30 years. The skills that Rod brings to WRB Energy include New Business Development, Marketing & Sales, Business Process Re-engineering, Information Technology Systems, Systems Analysis Design & Programming, Financial Modeling and Management.
Carrie brings over 30 years of accounting experience to our team. Her tenure as staff accountant with WRB Enterprises, Inc includes accounting and administrative responsibilities at the parent company and subsidiary operations level. Carrie earned her AS Accounting degree in 2014 from Hillsborough Community College.
We specialize in diversifying energy portfolios and creating solutions to stabilize power prices throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
