Gordon Ommen
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board

Mr. Ommen has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as Chairman of our Board since inception. Mr. Ommen is also the Principal of Capitaline Advisors, which he founded in 2002. In addition to a proven track record as an entrepreneur and leader in the renewable energy industry, he has more than 25 years of experience in banking, investing, and building and managing successful businesses. In 1989, he began his executive career as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Coastal Virginia Bank in Virginia Beach. Three years later, he was named to a similar role with Fishback Financial Corporation, a multi-bank holding company in Brookings, South Dakota. In 1997, he assumed additional duties as President and Director of First National Venture Capital, a subsidiary of First National Bank, also in Brookings.

In 2004, Mr. Ommen, Capitaline, and a group of investors launched US BioEnergy Corporation, a producer and marketer of ethanol and distillers grains. He became CEO and Chairman of the Board in December 2005. One year later, US BioEnergy launched a successful IPO trading on the NASDAQ Global Market.

Mr. Ommen was named a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2007. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree in Economics from South Dakota State University, where he has served as an adjunct Professor of Economics. He is a frequent speaker at business and academic forums on biofuels.    

 

Tim Kubista
Senior Vice President, Director

Mr. Kubista has served as JetE’s Senior Vice President since February 2009. From 2008 to 2009 he served as a principal at Elements, a renewable energy communications and business advisory firm. Mr. Kubista was responsible for business development and business advisory for clients. From 2001 to 2008 he served as President of BKG, a renewable energy marketing firm. Mr. Kubista founded BKG in 2001. From 1997 to 2001 he held the positions of Director of European Operations and Director of International Marketing at Orion Food Systems, a division of Schwan’s.

Mr. Kubista was named the 2006 South Dakota Small Business Person of the Year. In 2007 BKG was honored as an Inc. 5000 company.

 

Dan Yarano
Director

Mr. Yarano is a co-chair of Fredrikson & Byron’s Energy Practice Group and is a member of the firm’s Corporate, Securities, and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups.

Mr. Yarano advises clients on matters relating to the private and public financing of companies and wind energy and biomass concerns, including venture capital and bank financing, mergers, acquisitions, wind energy and biomass development, and compliance with corporate and securities laws. Mr. Yarano represents public and private companies on general corporate, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and compliance with state and federal securities laws. Mr. Yarano works with investment banks, venture capitalists and investors in connection with the private placement and public offering of corporate equity and debt securities, and assists investment banks in structuring secured and unsecured loans. 

Mr. Yarano received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and an MBA degree from The American University. He received his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law where he graduated cum laude.