| Robert (Bob) Cross Senior Advisor—Midstream & Downstream Strategies SUMMARY Bob Cross opened Xencom Systems in 1985 with a financial partner and two employees. Today he serves as Chairman and CEO of the Xencom family of companies which now employees over 700 employees in 12 states. Now a diversified service provider, Xencom built its reputation for excellence by designing, installing and maintaining energy management control systems in regional shopping centers throughout the US. Having installed over 100 such systems positions Xencom as the second largest provider of EMCS in the country in this niche. In addition to controlling comfort and energy in its clients’ malls, Xencom has developed a complementary portfolio of information management tools enabling its clients to count cars entering their parking lots; to count people entering their malls and identifying the doors through which they enter; to determine the impact of weather on sales promotions, etc. all designed to help increase revenue and profits along with the obvious cash-flow savings attributable to lowering energy bills. Xencom has been selected to the prestigious Dallas 100*, five of the last six years. *Dallas 100 – Award given by The CEO Institute and SMU Cox School of Business for the top 100 fastest growing privately held corporations headquartered in Dallas. PROFESSIONAL HISTORY • 1985 Xencom Systems, LLC, President, which is the parent company to all other Xencom companies and provides them with technical, administrative & accounting services. • 1995 Xencom Electric, V. President. Specializes in design & build electrical contracting for commercial and industrial buildings in the Dallas/Ft Worth area. • 1996 CIS, LLC, Co-founder, a distributor for control products in the Southwest. • 1998 V. Xencom Energy Management, LLC. President. This subsidiary was originally founded in 1983 to provide energy management control systems to commercial, retail and industrial facilities. • 1999 V. Xencom Facility Management, LLC, President. Provides maintenance and janitorial services throughout the US, primarily in shopping centers. INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT • Member of the design and build team for CBL Properties, Inc. responsible for HVAC, lighting and energy control systems. Over 50 malls built or remodeled. • Licensed aggregator for electricity for the state of Texas. • Sponsors for the Commercial and Industrial Rebate Programs (C&I) for state of Texas. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS • The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), • Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) • Energy Services Marketing Society of AEE (ESMs • International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) • Member of BOMA |
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