8 Rivers Capital, LLC, a decarbonization technology developer, has appointed Christopher F. Richardson as the firm’s new Chief Executive Officer, according to a news release.
He succeeds Dharmesh Patel, who has served for six months as interim CEO and previously served as Vice President and Financial Controller. Patel will ascend to the new position of Senior Vice President of Finance, effective immediately.
Richardson joins 8 Rivers with over 20 years of experience in energy and infrastructure transactions and projects and previously served as the head of the Americas energy and infrastructure projects section at the global law firm White & Case. He was based in the firm’s Houston office, which he established in 2018 as a founding partner.
In this role, Richardson led and managed a team of over 100 lawyers across eight offices in the Americas. Richardson’s expertise on developing, financing, and executing large-scale energy and infrastructure projects and related transactions spans the U.S. and more than 50 countries worldwide.
