Santana Energy Services Announces Leadership Transition

BOILINGBROOK, Ill., Jan. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Santanna Energy Services (Santanna) is pleased to announce the promotion of two of its senior managers.  Doug Cueller, CEO, announced effective January 1, 2019, the promotion of Richard McDonald and Chris Tessler to Vice President.

Richard McDonald, Vice President ? Finance

Richard joined Santanna in 2000 and has consistently proven to be a company advocate and champion for our success.  Richard holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Mississippi State University and has over 18 years of enterprise financial experience in the energy industry, including credit management, financial management and financial analysis. 

Chris Tessler, Vice President ? Energy Operations.

Chris Tessler joined Santanna in 2014, and has worked to continuously drive success within our Energy Operations department.  Chris has over 13 years of industry experience having worked for several deregulated energy companies managing both wholesale and retail portfolios.  He holds a B.A. in Economics and Government from the University of Texas at Austin. 

"Santanna covets dedication, loyalty and hard work and rewards those who are committed to Santanna's future," said Doug Cueller.  "We have been blessed over the years, to have had many good people who have demonstrated their commitment to building a company that we are all very proud of.  Today we would like to recognize Richard McDonald and Chris Tessler as two individuals who have contributed leadership and innovative ideas to Santanna, and who have worked to affect positive change and company growth.  This leadership transition is part of our long-term strategy to position Santanna to be successful for the next 30 years.  I am confident that Richard and Chris will provide the leadership necessary for our success."

For more information, please contact Erik Granjeno-Ortega at [email protected] or visit the Santanna Energy Services website at www.SantannaEnergyServices.com. For over 30 years, Santanna Energy Services has been the energy supplier of choice for hundreds of thousands of customers.  Santanna supplies natural gas and electricity to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across the Midwest.

SOURCE Santanna Energy Services