Mel Jones is an accomplished chief executive with a broad range of leadership experience in the energy and information technology sectors. Focused on creating shareholder value, he has generated a career total of $546 million in revenue and raised $250 million in debt and equity capital to fuel further growth. Areas of specialty include business startup and expansion, strategic planning, strategic partnerships and alliances, Fortune 100 account relationships, contract negotiation and infrastructure development.

Mr. Jones leads Azurent’s business development and supply acquisition activities, building on many years of deep and broad experience in the electric utility, renewable energy and carbon credits sector. In his prior role as CEO of the first company with a nationally available renewable energy credits choice, he built a startup company to prominence as the nation’s leading retail provider of RECs to corporations while also supplying utilities and government agencies in compliance markets. Mr. Jones negotiated contracts for the sale of more than 60 billion RECs, generating $288 million in revenue and earning four awards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for REC supplier of the year.

He began his career with 19 years at Southern Company, where he led development of complex records management software for the utility’s newest nuclear power plant and later marketed that software through a Southern subsidiary. Mr. Jones also served as vice president of Texas-based Electronic Data Systems.

An outspoken leader in the clean energy market, Mr. Jones has served on six boards guiding the renewable energy sector, including the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and the Renewable Energy Markets Association (REMA). He has advised and/or testified before the public utility commissions in the states of New York, Florida, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii and Nevada on renewable energy and energy conservation policy.  He holds a B.S. degree in statistics from the University of Georgia.

Bette Trevillion leads marketing, communications and administrative functions for Azurent. She is responsible for the Azurent corporate brand and collaborating with clients to tailor compelling marketing messages and materials. She brings more than 15 years of experience in the renewable energy and carbon credits sector.

In prior roles, Ms. Trevillion coordinated with utilities in the Northeast and South to help design, launch and manage their green pricing programs. Among her achievements was successful launch of a unique offer by a mid-Atlantic natural gas provider to counteract the impacts of natural gas usage with locally produced carbon credits and improve the Chesapeake Bay airshed and water quality. She has worked closely with key customers, such as Intel and Microsoft, to craft compelling content that conveys their environmental commitments and results. This collaboration resulted in successful nominations of 21 top-tier clients for green power leadership awards. She also developed an online carbon calculator that prospective customers could use to determine how many RECs would be needed to match 50-100% of purchased electricity use.

She began her career as a daily newspaper reporter and later transitioned to corporate communications positions for large investor-owned electric utilities, including Southern Company and Duke Energy. On a freelance basis, she also delivered communications solutions for large nonutility companies, including BellSouth, Equifax, United Parcel Service and Coca-Cola. Areas of specialty include traditional marketing, online marketing and public relations, product differentiation, sales support, proposal management, packaging and online presence.  She has a master’s degree from the University of South Carolina.