Our Board of Directors and Advisors
Accio Energy benefits from the counsel of recognized leaders with vital energy industry and wind technology expertise.
Kevin Brown
Mr. Brown is a member of Accio Energy's Board of Directors. He joined Aleris International in October 2008 and served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President from October 2008 to March 2009. Mr. Brown joined Harman International Industries in August 2003, and was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from July 2005 to June 2008. Mr. Brown was the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Donnelly Corporation from March 2001 to March 2003. Prior to joining Donnelly Mr. Brown spent over 15 years at Ford Motor Company in various financial positions in the United States and Europe. He served as Controller of the F-series and Expedition vehicle lines, Controller of Restructuring and Manufacturing for Ford Europe in Cologne Germany, and as Finance Director of AutoEuropa (a Ford/Volkswagen joint venture in Lisbon, Portugal). Mr. Brown serves on the Board of Directors of Clark, Cutler, McDermott Company, a privately held Boston manufacturer. Mr. Brown holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame.
Mary Campbell
Mary is a Managing Director and Founder of EDF Ventures and a member of Accio Energy's Board of Directors. She has been an active investor both in healthcare and information technology companies for over 20 years. Currently, Mary sits on the boards of HandyLab, IntelePeer, QuadraSpec, ValenTx, and Vontoo, Inc. She is also a board observer for Cerenis Therapeutics, Greenplum, Lycera, and RockeTalk, Inc. Mary is active with The Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and currently serves as an advisor to the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies as well as its student-run venture activity, the Wolverine Venture Fund. She is an advisor to the University of Michigan's Life Science Institute. She is a member of the Steering Committee for the Michigan Strategic Economic Investment and Commercialization Board, a Statewide initiative to foster research and commercialization. Mary is past President of the Michigan Venture Capital Association, the State's premier public policy advocate for the private equity/venture capital industry and continues to serve on its board of directors.
Robert Buckler
Robert J. Buckler is Chairman of Accio Energy's Technical Advisory Board. Buckler was President and Chief Operating Officer of Detroit Edison until his retirement in December 2008. A thirty-five year veteran of the company, Buckler joined Detroit Edison in 1972 as an engineer. He held various positions of greater responsibility throughout and was elected president & COO of DTE Energy Distribution in 1998 and of Detroit Edison in 2005. In addition to his contributions to DTE Energy, Buckler has been deeply involved in the community and has been instrumental in efforts to boost the economic development of the region and state. Buckler is chairman of the Michigan Economic Development Foundation, the Detroit Regional Economic Partnership, and the Wayne County Economic Development board of directors. He is vice chairman of the Downtown Detroit Partnership, Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Next Energy Corporation. He served as chairman of the Downtown Planning Committee for Super Bowl XL, and has the lead responsibility for the special events committee of the 2009 NCAA Men's Final Four. Buckler is a trustee of the University Musical Society, the Rackham Engineering Foundation and past president of the Engineering Society of Detroit.
