Bioenergy Devco appoints chief legal officer

Bioenergy Devco, an Annapolis, Maryland-based manufacturer of anaerobic digester systems, has appointed Richard Gognat as chief legal officer.

Gognat brings more than 40 years of expertise in finance, mergers and acquisitions and energy to his new role at Bioenergy Devco. In his role, Gognat will advise and support the company on strategic initiatives as it embarks on its next phase of growth in commercial-scale anaerobic digestion and energy infrastructure solutions.

“I look forward to collaborating with the Bioenergy Devco team as we navigate our growth and expansion in communities across the U.S. and work towards reducing harmful methane emissions through advanced anaerobic digestion technology,” Gognat says.

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Gognat most recently served as senior vice president and general counsel at Meritage Midstream Services, which constructed, owned and operated natural gas, crude oil, NGL and wastewater pipelines and facilities in the Powder Rivers Basin of Wyoming and the Montney Shale play in western Alberta. As an executive team member, his oversight included legal, land and EHS activities.

Bioenergy Devco has built more than 250 facilities and currently manages more than 150 organics recycling and clean energy generation facilities worldwide.

“We are poised for rapid growth in the coming years,” Bioenergy Devco CEO Nick Thomas says. “We are fortunate to have Richard’s guidance and expertise as we work towards minimizing methane emissions and pollution caused by food waste while advancing the future of energy infrastructure for communities.”