Mr. Degnan brings a wealth of experience to the company. Previously, Mr. Degnan was Director of Finance & Accounting at SouthStar Energy Services, LLC, where he was responsible for all aspects of accounting, financial reporting, internal control structure, treasury, and financial planning and analysis. SouthStar Energy Services is a joint venture partnership between two public utility companies: AGL Resources and Piedmont Natural Gas. Mr. Degnan also served as Controller for Amplified.com, a venture capital backed internet start-up, and as Division Controller for a unit of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Mr. Degnan began his career with the public accounting firm Price Waterhouse where he primarily performed and managed financial audits of public companies.
Mr. Degnan graduated from Villanova University with a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and is a registered member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Mr. Degnan has a solid accounting background having implemented numerous technical accounting pronouncements including SFAS 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities as well as successfully establishing a Sarbanes-Oxley compliant internal control structure while at SouthStar Energy Services. Mr. Degnan's financial experience includes helping to secure adequate trade credit liquidity and diversifying a natural gas supplier portfolio. He also re-negotiated a $75 million working capital line of credit that resulted in improving economic terms while relaxing covenants and restrictions and has experience with the integration of acquired entities.