ENGIE (GDF Suez) Names New CEO For North American Group, Unites Energy Supply and Services Businesses into One Organization

ENGIE (f/k/a GDF Suez) has formally launched the ENGIE brand for its operations in the United States and Canada, which the company said reflects, "a new strategic direction and regional organization"

In North America, ENGIE has unified its renewable and natural-gas fired generation, liquefied natural gas (LNG), retail energy supply, and energy services businesses under one umbrella, "to enhance collaboration among the many service and supply activities it has to offer customers ranging from Fortune 500 companies, utilities, federal, state, provincial, and municipal governments, universities, and individuals," the company said

As part of the new organization, Frank Demaille has been appointed CEO of ENGIE North America Inc.

Prior to this role, Demaille had served as Executive Vice President of ENGIE’s international division of the Energy Services Branch, in charge of its business development and activities in the Pacific, Asia, and the Americas.

Also joining ENGIE’s North American corporate management team are Suthiwong Kongsiri as Chief Financial Officer, André Canguçu as Head of Business Development, and Scott Flippen as Head of Acquisitions, Investments, and Financial Advisory, and Analysis.

Kongsiri had most recently served as the CFO for ENGIE’s electric utility business in Thailand. Canguçu had led the company’s Acquisitions, Investments, and Financial Advisory group in Latin America, and Flippen had served as Performance Control Director for the North American power generation business.

ENGIE also formally announced that Sayun Sukduang has been named President and CEO of the North American retail supply unit, ENGIE Resources (f/k/a GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA Inc.). Sukduang assumed the new role earlier this year