BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of InterGen announced today that Timothy J. Menzie has succeeded Neil H. Smith as president and chief executive officer. Smith has decided to leave the company and he has resigned his position.

“The Board is thankful for Neil’s leadership over the past 25 years,” said Menzie. “We wish him well in his future endeavors.”

Menzie has 22 years with InterGen. Most recently, he was chief operating officer where he directed all of InterGen’s operations and commercial management activities. Prior to becoming COO, he served as the vice president and general manager of InterGen’s United Kingdom and Netherlands assets. Menzie has also served as director of corporate treasury and the assistant corporate controller responsible for corporate financial planning and analysis, as well as all cash management activities. Prior to joining InterGen, he had seven years of experience in public accounting with Grant Thornton International as a tax manager, where he specialized in corporate tax planning for foreign and domestic companies.

Menzie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Westfield State College and a Master of Science in Taxation degree from Bentley College. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.

“We are excited about InterGen’s future direction and our commitment to generating power safely and efficiently around the globe,” Menzie said.

ABOUT INTERGEN

InterGen is a global power generation firm with 11 power plants in operation, representing a total generation capacity of 6,331 megawatts (5,378 net equity MW) and including a wind farm. In addition, InterGen operates three compression facilities and a 65-km gas pipeline. These facilities are located in the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Mexico and Australia. InterGen is jointly owned by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and China Huaneng Group/Guangdong Yudean Group. For more information, visit www.InterGen.com.