Energy Exchange Announces Steven Pacifico Appointment

TORONTO, May 22, 2015 – Energy Exchange, a division of Pollution Probe, is pleased to announce the appointment of Steven Pacifico to the newly created position of Program Director.

In his previous role as Director, Sustainability and Stakeholder Engagement at the Delphi Group, a consulting company, Steven was instrumental in assisting Pollution Probe with several initiatives including development of the Business Case for Energy Exchange and, most recently, the Workshop series geared towards public and private sectors.

Steven joins Energy Exchange with more than 15 years’ experience in the environmental sector with business, government, and NGOs. Steven has helped organizations develop their sustainability engagement visions and strategies, identify key risks and priorities, and create business cases.

In his most recent role at The Delphi Group, Steven successfully managed over 200 projects for a wide range of clients in the Energy, Transportation, Commercial Real Estate, Retail, and Financial sectors. Steven developed the ground breaking Sustainability Pulse Tool which provides employers a tool to engage their employees in becoming stewards of sustainability.

Steven can be reached at 416-926-1907 x 251 or via email at steven.pacifico@energy-exchange.net.

Pollution Probe also announces the resignation of Ellen Pekilis as Executive Director of Energy Exchange. During her time at Energy Exchange, Ellen initiated the implementation of the division’s business case and provided leadership to support the division’s mission to measurably increase energy literacy levels among Canadians.

A successor to Ms. Pekilis will be named at a later date.

About Energy Exchange
Energy Exchange is dedicated to advancing energy literacy in Canada. It aspires to a future in which Canadians are united in their energy prosperity, rather than divided by their energy options. Energy Exchange sees energy literacy at the core of a sustainable future for Canada. It is committed to fostering an energy culture that will ensure that Canada’s immense and varied energy wealth is used to build a rich and diversified economy and a vibrant and prosperous society. Visit www.energy-exchange.net for details.

About Pollution Probe
Established in 1969, Pollution Probe is a national, non-profit organization that exists to improve the health and well-being of Canadians by advancing policy that achieves positive, tangible environmental change. Pollution Probe has a proven track record of working in partnership with industry and government to develop practical solutions to environmental challenges. Visit www.pollutionprobe.org for details.

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