Brad Douville reassumes helm of Greenlane Renewables

Natural gas industry veteran Brad Douville will helm Burnaby B.C.-based Greenlane Renewables Inc. following the departure of CEO Ian Kane.

Douville, who steered the biogas systems provider between June 2019 and August 2023, will step back up from his current role as executive vice chair following Kane’s resignation.

“When Ian was hired over a year ago, he was tasked with working with the board, Brad and the senior team to plot a path towards a sustainable business plan while also giving Brad the bandwidth to pursue unique strategic opportunities and partnerships,” said board chair Wade Nesmith in a press release.

“The company is focused on its strengths; expanding the successful business of its Italian subsidiary Airdep, pushing forward with its growing upgrader business with key industry leaders in Brazil, working to extend its service offerings and continuing to offer a more focused portfolio of unique standardized products in the North American upgrader market.”

Nesmith thanked Kane for his work and welcomed back Douville, adding his “strategic work” over the last year positions the company to achieve sustainability in an “increasingly challenging market.”

“We look forward to turning the corner to profitability under his leadership,” he said.

Kane will stay on as president for the next three months to assist with the transition of Douville and other senior management changes at the company.

H. Maura Lendon, chief legal officer for Greenlane, will also take over for exiting chief operating officer Alex Chassels.

“I’ve worked with Maura, in different roles, for over a decade, including as a key executive within Greenlane over the last three years, and I look forward to her work in this critical corporate role,” said Nesmith.

Both Douville and Kane will remain on the company’s board of directors.

Greenlane has been contributing to the decarbonization of the planet for over 35 years. The systems it provides transform biogas generated from organic waste, including agriculture (such as dairy and hog manure), water resource recovery facilities, food waste, landfills, and sugar mills, into high-value grid-ready renewable natural gas (RNG).

It’s delivered over 145 biogas upgrading systems into 19 countries, including some of the largest RNG production facilities in the world, and over 160 biogas desulfurization units.