Jack A. Fusco
Chief Executive Officer

Jack A. Fusco has served as Calpine’s Chief Executive Officer and a member of its Board of Directors since August 2008. He also served as its President from August 2008 through December 2012. Mr. Fusco will continue to serve as CEO through the May 2014 annual board meeting, immediately following which he will become Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Fusco was named Best CEO in the electric industry by Institutional Investor based on a national survey of buy-side and sell-side investment analysts in 2012, and he received a top ranking from buy-side analysts in 2011. He also was nominated for Best IR by a CEO or Chairman among all mid-cap companies in the 2013 IR Magazine Awards. Prior to joining Calpine, Mr. Fusco served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Texas Genco LLC from July 2004 to February 2006. From 2002 until July 2004, Mr. Fusco was an exclusive energy investment advisor for Texas Pacific Group. From November 1998 until February 2002, Mr. Fusco served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Orion Power Holdings, Inc., which he helped found. Previously, Mr. Fusco was a vice president at Goldman Sachs Power, an affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he focused on wholesale electric commodity trading and marketing. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Mr. Fusco was employed by Pacific Gas & Electric Company or its affiliates in various engineering and management roles for approximately 13 years. Mr. Fusco, who started his career as an operator at power plants in California, has over 30 years of experience in the power industry. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from California State University, Sacramento.

Thad Hill
President and Chief Operating Officer

Thad Hill has served as Calpine’s President since December 2012 and as its Chief Operating Officer since November 2010. In this role, he has responsibility for the company’s commercial and power operations as well as its human resources function. He joined the company in September 2008 as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. Prior to Calpine, Mr. Hill was with NRG Energy from 2006 to 2008, serving as President of NRG Texas in 2007- 2008. Prior to NRG, Mr. Hill was Executive Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at Texas Genco from 2005 to 2006. From 1995 to 2005, he was with Boston Consulting Group Inc., where he rose to Partner and Managing Director and led the North American energy practice, serving companies in the power and gas sector with a focus on commercial and strategic issues. Mr. Hill received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University magna cum laude and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Amos Tuck School of Dartmouth College, where he was elected an Edward Tuck Scholar.

W. Thaddeus Miller
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

W. Thaddeus Miller joined Calpine Corporation in August 2008 as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary. Mr. Miller brings almost 30 years of legal experience to Calpine, the last 20 years of which have been in the energy industry. He recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Texas Genco Inc. until 2006. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Miller was a consultant to Texas Pacific Group, a private equity firm. From 1998 to 2002, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Orion Power, an independent power producer. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Miller was Vice President of Goldman Sachs & Co., where he focused on wholesale electric and other energy commodity trading. Before joining Goldman Sachs & Co., Mr. Miller was a partner in a New York law firm. Mr. Miller earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Merchant Marine Academy and his Juris Doctor from St. John's School of Law. In addition, he was an officer in the United States Coast Guard.

Zamir Rauf
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Zamir Rauf has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since December 2008. Mr. Rauf previously was interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from June 2008 to December 2008. Prior to his role as Interim CFO, Mr. Rauf was Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer at Calpine. In that position, he had responsibility for Calpine's corporate and project finance, treasury and debt compliance functions and managed the corporate banking, investment banking and rating agency relationships. Prior to Calpine, Mr. Rauf held various accounting and finance roles with Enron North America and Dynegy Inc., as well as Comerica Bank in both credit and lending roles. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in business and commerce and master's degree in business administration-finance from the University of Houston.

John Adams
Senior Vice President, Power Operations

John Adams has served as Senior Vice President for Power Operations for Calpine since April 2010. He has over 29 years of experience in the power and industrial equipment industries, including a number of senior executive-level roles in operations management, corporate start-up and business turnaround activities. Prior to joining Calpine, Mr. Adams worked at Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, Inc., where he served as Senior Vice President of Operations from 2006 to 2010 and Vice President of Sales and Marketing from 2002 to 2006. At Mitsubishi, which designs and manufactures power generation equipment including combined cycle gas turbines, Mr. Adams had direct management responsibility for sales and marketing, engineering, project management, construction, commissioning and cost control. From 1987-2003, he worked for Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation in a variety of increasingly responsible leadership roles including Vice President, Project Operations; Vice President, Commercial Operations, and Vice President, HRSG and Industrial Products. Mr. Adams holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Michigan Technological University and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Texas.

Hether Benjamin-Brown
Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Hether Benjamin-Brown has served as Calpine’s Senior Vice President of Human Resources since February of 2012. She is responsible for staffing, training, leadership development and compensation and benefits. Ms. Benjamin-Brown joined Calpine in May 2009 as Vice President of Supply Chain Services. In that role, she transformed and centralized Calpine’s supply chain function to improve efficiency, lower cost and leverage purchasing activities on a national scale. Prior to joining Calpine, she was Director of Supply Chain Management for the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Previously, Ms. Benjamin-Brown served in supply chain leadership roles of increasing responsibility at public- and private-sector organizations in the aerospace/defense, environmental/waste and information technology industries. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Master of Business Administration from Texas Women’s University.

Jim Deidiker
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

Jim D. Deidiker serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. He has been with Calpine since January 2009. Previously, Mr. Deidiker served as Vice President and Controller at Texas Genco. Prior to that, he was Managing Director and Vice President, Administration at AEP Energy Services, Inc., and also held accounting and financial positions at Basis Petroleum, Inc., Enron Corporation and UPG Falco, Inc. In addition, he worked as a research assistant and lecturer at Texas A&M University. Mr. Deidiker earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Southwest Missouri State University and a master’s degree in business administration-finance from the University of Houston. He also completed research and coursework toward a doctoral degree in accounting from Texas A&M University. He is a Certified Public Accountant in Texas and a Certified Management Accountant.

Dennis Fishback
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Dennis Fishback joined Calpine in 2001. He oversees the development, integration and operation of Calpine's information technology applications and infrastructure, as well as the management of Calpine's office facilities. Mr. Fishback brings to Calpine almost three decades of experience in the power industry, most recently serving at the California Independent System Operator where he supervised all information technology activities for the state's power grid. He also enjoyed a 20-year tenure with Virginia Power in fuels and information technology. In 2004, Mr. Fishback was recognized by Computerworld as one of the business world's Premier 100 IT Leaders for exemplary technology leadership in solving pressing business problems.

Kevin G. McMahon
Senior Vice President, Internal Audit and Chief Compliance Officer

Kevin G. McMahon serves as Senior Vice President, Internal Audit and Chief Compliance Officer. He joined Calpine in May 2006 to lead the Internal Audit function and took on the added role of Chief Compliance Officer in August 2009. Mr. McMahon is responsible for managing and conducting all internal audit activities, supporting operations and the functional departments as requested, managing the Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance oversight program, leading records management activities and reporting audit findings with the appropriate recommendations to senior management and the Audit Committee. In addition, he oversees the company’s regulatory compliance efforts with particular emphasis on ensuring that proper procedures are in place to help the company meet all FERC and NERC regulatory requirements. Prior to joining Calpine, he was Vice President and General Auditor for Exide Technologies, a global manufacturer of stored electrical energy products and services for industrial and transportation applications. He previously served as Vice President-Internal Audit Services and in other senior auditing positions for HCA, Inc., the largest hospital provider in the United States, and served in senior management and auditing positions for Ernst & Young LLP, Southern Company Services, FPL Group and HSBC/Marine Midland Bank N.A. Mr. McMahon has a Master of Business Administration degree from Palm Beach Atlantic University and a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the State University of New York. He is both a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA).

Sarah Novosel
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs

Sarah Novosel is Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Managing Counsel in Calpine's Washington, D.C. office. Ms. Novosel manages Calpine's Washington, D.C. office and directs its federal legislative and regulatory practice. Ms. Novosel has been practicing energy law for more than 15 years. She began her career in 1991 with the law firm of Bracewell & Patterson in Washington, D.C., where she represented natural gas and power marketing clients. After leaving Bracewell & Patterson in 1997, Ms. Novosel joined Enron Corp. and later worked for American Electric Power. She joined Calpine in 2004 as Senior Regulatory Counsel and was promoted in 2007 to her present position. A graduate of the University of Maryland with a bachelor's degree in Government and Politics, Ms. Novosel earned her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. She is a member of the Maryland State Bar, the District of Columbia Bar and the Energy Bar Association.

Steven D. Pruett
Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations

Steven D. Pruett has been Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations since August 2011 and previously served in that capacity on an interim basis beginning in June 2011. Mr. Pruett was a key member of the startup team of Goldman Sachs’ power desk in 2001 and served as a Managing Director of the company until 2006. He joined Goldman Sachs Power as a Vice President in 1997 and was a key member of the team that launched Constellation Power Source as a joint venture between Goldman Sachs and Baltimore Gas & Electric. In 1995, he set up trading operations for Cinergy (now Duke Energy) and served as a manager of that organization until joining Goldman Sachs. Mr. Pruett began his career at PSI Energy, where he worked from 1978-1994 in positions of increasing responsibility, including management of wholesale power market transactions. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Indiana State University.

Joseph E. Ronan Jr.
Senior Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs

Joe Ronan is responsible for developing and implementing Calpine's political, legislative and regulatory policies at the federal, state and local levels, in coordination with Calpine's legislative and regulatory teams located throughout the United States. He joined Calpine in 1992, and served as General Counsel for six years. Mr. Ronan has previous experience as an attorney with the federal government, the state of Wyoming, Getty Oil Company and in the renewable energy industry. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Denver College of Law. He is a member of the state bars of California and Colorado.