Paul D. Thomas

PAUL D. THOMAS is President and Chief Executive Officer of Green
Mountain Energy Company. He joined Green Mountain Energy Company in May
2000. Previously he served as Green Mountain Energy Company’s President
and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Thomas came to the Green Mountain
Energy Company after leading the investment team at BP that evaluated
BP’s investment in GMEC. He served as President of North American Gas
and Power for BP and held the similar position of President of Amoco
Energy Trading prior to the BP/Amoco merger. Prior to his tenure at BP
and Amoco, he worked as a Chemical Engineer with UOP, a company that
develops and licenses refining technology, and with Energy Cooperative
Inc., a small refining company. Mr. Thomas graduated magna cum laude
from the University of Michigan in 1977 with a Bachelor’s degree in
Chemical Engineering and Metallurgical Engineering. He also earned a
Master’s of Business Administration from the University of Chicago in
1989, and a Juris Doctor degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law in
1982.