Welty Energy & Infrastructure Makes Two Key Executive Appointments to Lead the Company

Welty Appoints Bill Paolillo as Group President and Eric Payne as VP
of Energy Operations

AKRON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Welty Energy & Infrastructure, proven partners in energy and
infrastructure services and construction management, today announced two
key executive hires to lead the company and expand the business unit.
Bill Paolillo will be responsible for creating and executing a strategic
plan, overseeing the company and securing national projects. Prior to
his current role, Paolillo served as Executive Vice President of Welty
Building Company, where he was responsible for leading strategy and
business development.

“Bill’s proven results in growing Welty’s business and demonstrated
knowledge of the energy sector, lean building science and management
make him the right fit for this position,” stated Don Taylor, President
and CEO of Welty Building Company, parent company of Welty Energy &
Infrastructure. “With his reputation for applying a collaborative
approach, I am confident he will be effective in taking this business
unit to the next level.”

Along with the appointment of Bill Paolillo to Group President, Welty
has named Eric Payne to VP of Energy Operations. Payne will be
responsible for managing day-to-day field operations and brings over 20
years’ experience in the Energy Procurement and Construction (EPC)
environment overseeing various Project Management and Construction
Operations activities using union and non-union labor.

Prior to his current role, Payne worked at SunPower as Project Director,
where he was responsible for overseeing more than 500MW of solar
construction and installation throughout California, Arizona and Nevada.
He had direct management oversight to ensure on-schedule, on-budget
delivery of multiple large commercial distributed generation PV projects
to ensure 100% internal and external compliance.

“Success doesn’t necessarily come from breakthrough innovation but from
flawless execution,” said Eric Payne. “Welty is a company that strives
on perfection, and with perfection as an objective, flawless execution
is the result. This along with its dedicated leadership and a
collaborative group of working counterparts was the impetus in coming to
Welty. I am thrilled by the opportunity to work for one of the nation’s
premier energy infrastructure services and construction management
firms.”

In addition to Paolillo and Payne, Welty Energy & Infrastructure
welcomes Roxanne Sedlak as Lean Innovation Leader; Dorothy Changelo and
Brandon Young as Senior Project Managers; Laurence Drenski as
Construction Site Coordinator; Fatimah Shabazz as Assistant Project
Manager; Mitch Kraly as Project Engineer and Amanda Guthrie as Energy QC.

Welty has pioneered the first implementation of a collaborative contract
in the energy transmission industry. This Lean Engineering Procurement
and Construction (EPC) arrangement provides for a profit at risk
partnership between Welty as the Construction Manager, the Client, the
Design Firm, and Key Trade Partners. Additionally, there is a
savings-generated, success-measured incentive pool, which is distributed
to the full team if key success metrics, such as safety and schedule,
are achieved. Welty will highlight a case study incorporating EPC for a
large regulated utility company at the Lean Construction Institute in
October.

For more information, visit: http://energy.thinkwelty.com.

About Welty Energy & Infrastructure

Welty Energy and Infrastructure works with investor-owned utilities
while partnering with industry leaders to efficiently and safely manage
the construction of transmission and substation projects east of the
Mississippi. Welty continues to work with large, regulated utility
companies to manage the delivery of energy transmission, control centers
and substations with proven results. With offices in Akron, Cleveland
and Columbus, Ohio and Houston, Texas, Welty delivers the most
extraordinary building experience by never being afraid to do what’s
right – since 1945. In addition to Welty’s work in energy and
infrastructure, Welty has had the distinction of creating many
prestigious community assets, including the world-renowned Goodyear®
Tire & Rubber Company’s new Global Headquarters, a multi-phased, massive
expansion to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Kay Jewelers Pavilion at
Akron Children’s Hospital, the City of Akron’s Ohio Canal Interceptor
Tunnel, numerous academic buildings at the University of Akron and many
others. For more information, visit: http://energy.thinkwelty.com.

Contacts

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