Finance expert joins Valley Cleanse Electricity team
Edward Burnham is the new director of finance and internal functions for Valley Thoroughly clean Power.
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Valley Cleanse Power announces the using the services of of Edward Burnham as director of finance and inner functions. He will be liable for oversight of finance and accounting tasks as perfectly as VCE’s treasury, business danger, information and facts technologies and audits.
Prior to becoming a member of the regional electric power company, Burnham worked for Yolo County’s Treasury Division, overseeing all earnings, treasury and finance actions, like dealing with investments for all county pool individuals (county, neighborhood college districts and unique districts), endowments and other investments. The pool was valued at an average of additional than $500 million very last yr.
On top of that, Burnham invested 12 many years overseas, working in finance for private and publicly traded organizations in the strength sector. His duties took him to China, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Cyprus, West Africa and the Middle East, like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
“We are thrilled to welcome Edward Burnham to Valley Thoroughly clean Power,” explained Dan Carson, VCE board chairman and a Davis Town Council member. “He comes to us with intensive expertise in energy finance and has a deep comprehension of Yolo County as nicely.”
VCE Interim General Supervisor Mitch Sears extra, “Since the community-option power product is evolving swiftly, we were pleased to discover another person with Edward’s expertise and electrical power sector knowledge for this crucial place who can hit the ground operating. We know he will be a wonderful asset to the VCE workforce and our shoppers.”
Burnham claimed he feels “privileged to sign up for VCE and am energized about the alternatives to convey sustainable clear energy to the neighborhood. I seem ahead to working with the total crew to establish on the organization’s momentum and contribute to the execution of VCE’s Strategic System.”
Burnham earned a bachelor’s diploma in international business enterprise from Stephen F. Austin State College and an MBA from Rutgers University in addition to finishing scientific tests in Spanish and Mandarin. Burnham is now pursuing his certified public accountant license with the California Condition Board of Accountancy.
He is actively concerned with a variety of professional finance associations, most just lately serving on the board of the Sacramento chapter of Financial Executives Worldwide and as chair of the Sacramento chapter of the Economical Executives Community Team.
A Sacramento resident, he has a single son. He enjoys bringing back again to daily life treasures identified on antiquing visits, and he loves to obtain excellent nearby dining places.
Valley Thoroughly clean Electricity is Yolo County’s neighborhood alternative aggregator, committed to providing cleanse, reliable and affordable electrical energy to its consumers in the towns of Woodland, Davis and Winters as well as the unincorporated location of the county.
For a lot more facts about VCE, visit www.valleycleanenergy.org or phone 855-699-8232.