management team
Homeland Fuels Company has the market, the technology and great goal of producing energy and valuable products from renewable feedstocks. However, the success of the Homeland Fuels venture will depend most directly on the quality and experience of the management team. The following senior management team brings these key recent experiences that are directly relevant to the success of the Homeland
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Dr. Victor E. Gatto,
President and Co-Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Gatto has over 30 years of experience as a leader of teams in companies and on athletic fields. Dr. Gatto’s background as a corporate executive, teacher/coach, and athlete has helped him develop strong leadership, negotiation, and communication skills that have been instrumental in bringing together highly talented and successful ma
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Charles Dornbush
COO & Co-Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Dornbush brings over 35 years of executive management and entrepreneurial experience to the development of Homeland Fuels. Mr. Dornbush has considerable experience in developing, launching, and operating new businesses. In addition to a founding role at Homeland Fuels, Mr. Dornbush was founder and CEO of Athenium, a successful performance impr
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Gregory L. Benik, Esq., Executive Vice President & General Counsel
Mr. Benik is a nationally recognized environmental and energy attorney responsible for the legal and regulatory activities at Homeland. During his 30-year legal career, Mr. Benik has represented major chemical, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, utility and energy companies and has obtained extensive experience and expertise in develo
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Mark Bertagnolli, Senior Vice President of Economic Development
Mr. Bertagnolli is primarily responsible for coordinating development of HFC’s California project, as well as Dixie County Advanced Materials, a bio-waste to energy project he has co-owned since 2012. While developing DCAM, Mr. Bertagnolli has made investments in small companies through his family office, Ayers Rock Capital, in La
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Ned Popovic, Senior Vice President of Engineering
Mr Popovic is a knowledgeable and highly successful executive in the field of energy and environment, he is a well-versed and recognized domestic and international developer, engineer, project manager, effective business executive, and a persuasive multi-level communicator, able to organize and manage diverse groups. Viewed as attentive to detail