New Retail Supplier Led By Veterans of Direct Energy/Strategic Receives Licenses in New State

The Pennsylvania PUC granted Guttman Energy, Inc. electric and natural gas supplier licenses to serve all sizes of non-residential customers.

The electric license includes such authority in all service areas. The natural gas license includes authority to serve such customers at Peoples Natural Gas Company, LLC and Peoples TWP LLC.

As previously reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com, Guttman Energy is a new retail supplier being launched by Northeast petroleum marketer Guttman Oil, and which counts several veterans of Direct Energy Business and Strategic Energy among its management.

Guttman Energy also recently received gas and electric supplier licenses in Ohio.

Guttman Energy, Inc. is a petroleum marketer with operations in fourteen states in the eastern United States.

Michael Young serves as Vice President and General Manager of Guttman Energy, Inc.'s Natural Gas & Power Division. Young was formerly Senior Vice President of North American Sales at Direct Energy Business, and previously held a similar role at Strategic Energy.

Doug Schaefer serves as Head of Supply and Trading for Guttman Energy, Inc.'s Natural Gas & Power Division. Schaefer was formerly Head of Operations at Global Energy Market Services (a wholly owned subsidiary of Fellon McCord), leading the company's expansion into retail energy brokering. Schaefer was also formerly Director of Portfolio Management at Strategic Energy.

Kim Thoma serves as Director of Business Development - Channels for Guttman Energy, Inc.'s Natural Gas & Power Division. Thoma was previously Senior Manager, Channel Operations for Direct Energy and held a similar role at Strategic Energy.

Darren Sadowski serves as IT Director for Guttman Energy, Inc.'s Natural Gas & Power Division. Sadowski was previously Manager of Business Analysis and Strategy for Direct Energy.

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