Retail Supplier Names New Senior Vice President Of Sales

Approved Oil & Approved Energy named John Sutherland as Senior Vice President of Sales/Departmental Head.

Sutherland will report directly to Vincent Theurer, the company's President & CEO, and will be responsible for all aspects of Sales & Marketing for the Approved Companies.

Most recently, Sutherland was Senior Vice President of Sales for Rise Energy Services, an energy advisory and services company.

Prior to that, Sutherland held the position of Vice President of Gas and Power Origination with Direct Energy and was responsible for all wholesale natural gas and power origination activities in North America. Sutherland also held various leadership positions in sales, trading, and operations at Hess Corporation. Earlier in his career, he was responsible for sales of electricity and natural gas in the deregulated markets for KeySpan Energy.