Renewable fuels producer Oberon Fuels has appointed Eric Stein as the company’s first ever in-house general counsel.
In the newly created role of General Counsel, SVP, Stein will serve as Oberon’s first in-house attorney, helping the company create legal structures and negotiate contracts for a range of new renewable fuels to accelerate commercialization across geographies and markets, according to a news release.
ReSource reported earlier this year that Oberon is raising capital with Morgan Stanley as financial advisor.
Prior to joining Oberon, he served as General Counsel for Our Next Energy (ONE), an energy storage company seeking to double the range of traditional electric vehicles. Before that, he was SVP and General Counsel for South Jersey Industries, an energy services holding company that owns two natural gas public utilities and invests in renewable natural gas infrastructure projects.
“Oberon’s innovative work in the renewable fuels space is poised to play an important role accelerating decarbonization initiatives across the industrial sector,” said Stein. “They’ve done an incredible job creating a product and educating the market, and I look forward to working with our partners and customers to bring renewable fuels and hydrogen infrastructure to market faster.”
In addition to Stein’s appointment, Oberon has promoted Jeffrey Wright to Vice President of Project Development. Due to Wright’s efforts, Oberon has a substantial pipeline of projects in development. Wright has been with Oberon since 2021, serving as Director of Supply Development. In this new role Wright will work across relevant industries such as agriculture and waste management, and supply chains to develop relationships, source production sites and feedstocks, and cultivate new production opportunities, partnerships, and projects.
