John O'Rourke

President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Mr. John E. O'Rourke is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Lime Energy Co. He was appointed as Director of the Company on July 28, 2011. He was recently promoted to President and CEO of Lime Energy after serving as COO since 2009. He has 25 years of diverse industry experience which has helped guide Lime through tremendous growth, increased profitability, and diversification of services and markets.

His experience includes executive leadership roles in several of the energy services industry's firms. Prior to joining Lime, Mr. O'Rourke was President and CEO of Applied Energy Management (AEM), an energy services firm with a 20-year track record. During his five years at the helm of AEM, he navigated the company through dramatic organic growth and a series of strategic acquisitions which culminated with the merger of AEM and Lime Energy.

Previously, Mr. O'Rourke developed and managed the engineering and operations platform for DukeSolutions, a Duke Energy unregulated subsidiary company. In this role he helped lead DukeSolutions to become one of the nation's Energy Services Company prior to their acquisition by Ameresco.

Mr. O'Rourke currently serves on the Board of the National Association of Energy Services Companies (NAESCO), and is active in the industry as an advocate for energy efficiency and renewable energy.