Karl Usami is Chief Executive Officer of Tyr Energy, Inc. and all Tyr investment subsidiaries including Tyr Capital, LLC. He is responsible and accountable for overall business strategy development and execution for the organization, which is based on investment in asset acquisition and development projects. Mr. Usami brings a strong personal commitment to partner relationships and value enhancement to lead the Tyr organization in maximizing its shareholders' value and delivering that value to financial owners.

Prior to his current CEO position, Mr. Usami was Director, Power Projects at ITOCHU International Inc. in New York, New York. He brings to Tyr over 15-years management experience in business and project development and implementation of business strategy. Such experience includes capital investment in Orion Power Holdings, Inc. with Goldman Sachs and Constellation Energy Group; and project development at Diamond Energy, Inc. (currently Diamond Generating, Inc.) under Mitsubishi Corporation.

In addition, Mr. Usami has orchestrated and closed numerous non-recourse project finance transactions in asset acquisition, project development, M&A, turnkey engineering-procurement-construction, and O&M, not only in the United States but also in overseas markets. Further, Mr. Usami has directed and led the profitable growth of many kinds of transactions of greenfield development and asset acquisition in the power and energy sector.

Mr. Usami earned a BA in English; obtained a degree specializing in Economics; and earned an MBA specializing in Finance and Accounting.

Tom Wertz provides organizational and operational expertise to Tyr Energy. As Chief Operating Officer, he provides executive oversight for the asset management, operation services, strategic planning, process development and reporting for Tyr, in addition to providing leadership in the area of business development.

Prior to joining Tyr, he served as Senior Vice President – Asset Management at Aquila, Inc. where he was responsible for the overall management of Aquila’s independent power generation portfolio. Mr. Wertz also led an asset investment unit, which pursued the acquisition of interests in independent power generation facilities.

Mr. Wertz has been employed as Senior Attorney for Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company where he represented the business development, regulatory and engineering departments. He also served in the USAF where he was an Area Defense Counsel and Staff Judge Advocate.

Mr. Wertz received his B.A. With Distinction from the University of Kansas and his J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin and is a member of the Missouri, Texas, and Wyoming Bar Associations.

Mr. Venteicher is responsible for Tyr’s treasury management activities, as well as the analysis of acquisitions and project finance agreements. His background includes experience in the analysis, structuring, negotiation and administration of various corporate, project and structured finance agreements. Transactions in which Mr. Venteicher has played key roles include a $650 million revolving credit facility, a $145 million synthetic lease financing of a 320 MW power generation facility, a $270 million leveraged lease financing for a 580 MW combined cycle power generation facility, and a $275 million accounts receivable sales facility. Mr. Venteicher’s power industry experience also includes analysis work related to power project acquisitions and greenfield development projects.

Prior to his experience in the energy industry, Mr. Venteicher was a Sr. Financial Analyst in a financial management development program with Ford Motor Company.

He was awarded an MBA in Finance from Indiana University in 1998 and a BA in Economics and International Affairs from the University of Nebraska. Mr. Venteicher is a Level III Candidate in the CFA Program of the Association for Investment Management and Research.