Energy Marketer Expands Leadership Team

Asset Risk Management, a company engaged in offering various energy services including marketing natural gas to C&I customers through its ARM Energy Management subsidiary, announced that it has hired three senior executives and promoted another.

The new appointments include Michael Christopher as chief financial officer and chief investment officer; Shannon Flowers as senior vice president, head of crude marketing, North America; and Bruce Bianchini as senior vice president, origination. ARM also promoted Stephanie Barker to senior vice president, origination.

Michael Christopher brings 15 years of energy finance experience to his roles as chief financial officer and chief investment officer. Prior to joining ARM, Christopher spent nearly 13 years at ArcLight Capital Partners, an energy-focused private equity firm, where he originated and structured transactions in the midstream, power, and upstream sectors.

Shannon Flowers brings over 20 years of experience in oil trading and marketing to his position as senior vice president, head of crude marketing, North America. Flowers spent the last six years running crude oil marketing groups at both EnLink Midstream and Enterprise Products Partners, LP. Earlier, Flowers managed crude supply and risk control at Tesoro.

Bruce Bianchini, senior vice president, origination, is an industry veteran with nearly 20 years of experience in the exploration and production, midstream, and consumer and energy trading industries. Most recently, Bianchini was head of energy trading and director of marketing at BNP Paribas, where he oversaw all Canadian marketing and origination activities for energy commodities.

Stephanie Barker, now senior vice president, origination, launched ARM's Calgary office in August, 2014. Prior to ARM, Barker worked for Barclays Capital Canada and a Societe Generale-owned subsidiary (Newedge Canada) assisting oil and gas producers with a comprehensive array of physical marketing and financial management strategies.