Board Members & Executive Team

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Jim Galvin

Chief Executive Officer & President

With over 20 years of international experience in developing renewable energy businesses across Europe and the US Jim is CEO, Director and co-founder of Lakeview Energy. Lakeview is a biofuels and high purity alcohols manufacturing, commodities trading and agribusiness company based in Chicago with operations in Iowa, Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. Jim is chairperson of the US Grains Council Ethanol Advisory Team, a member of Growth Energy’s export advisory team. He is a board member and director of Plymouth Energy, Three Rivers Energy, Lakeview Biodiesel, Lakeview Grains and Lakeview Nutrition.  He also serves on the Board of Directors of two international development agencies, the Gorta Group and Self Help Africa USA. Previously Jim has worked in various organizations throughout Europe and has held senior executive roles in the SWS Group in Ireland, Eurogreen Energy Kft in Hungary and Fleming Energy in Ireland. Jim holds a Bachelor Degree and Master’s Degree in Agricultural Science from University College Dublin and an MBA degree from University College Cork in Ireland. 

Eamonn Byrne

Chief Operations Officer & Director

Eamonn has over 25 years’ experience in the agri, food and energy space in Europe and North America. Byrne has worked with Glanbia and Greencore in Europe as well as the livestock and animal feed sector in the US, serving as managing director of Devenish Nutrition USA.  Byrne started in the renewable energy space in 2006 as COO of Fleming Energy in the development of Plymouth Energy.  He is COO, director and a founding member of Lakeview Energy that owns and operates a number of affiliate companies – Plymouth Energy, Three Rivers Energy and Lakeview Bio Diesel. He is currently CEO of Plymouth Energy.  He is a twice past President of Iowa renewable Fuels Association as well as being an active member of Growth Energy. He serves on the board of not-for-profit American Youth Soccer Org Chicago and is Treasurer of its affiliated Travel youth Soccer program Northwind Soccer Club.  Eamonn holds a degree in agri business, a diploma in accounting and finance and an MBA..

Steve Meyer

Chief Financial Officer & Director

Steve is a Licensed Certified Public Accountant and is also the Chief Financial Officer of Plymouth Energy, LLC.  Steve has over 30 year’s financial experience including 10 years of Public Accounting Experience as a Partner with a Regional Firm and a Manager within the Enterprise Risk Management Division of Deloitte. Steve also has over 20 years of experience in the Banking, Oil and Renewable Energy Industries. Along with the financial responsibility of the Company, Steve is also involved in the ethanol trading business.

Kieran Calnan

Director

Kieran is the current Chairman of the Irish Sea Fisheries Board. This State Board has responsibility for the development of The Irish Seafood Industry. Kieran is also a member of the Advisory Committee of the University College Cork, Ireland ‘Ignite’ program, an initiative that aims to promote entrepreneurship in Ireland. Kieran also plays an active role in the development of renewable energy through his involvement in a number of renewable energy companies. Kieran is a former Chief Executive of South Western Services Limited. Under his leadership he oversaw the diversification of the company from a single service provider to a multi-service Company that included Renewables, Business Process Outsourcing, Forestry, and Business Services. Kieran has also been responsible for the driving job creation and revenue to the West Cork Region through the development of a state of the art Business and Technology Park culminating on over 1,000 people employed on the site.

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