{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"158314","rtpr_id":"nBw8QXjQpa-20261001","ticker":"LNG","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["LNG"],"title":"Joulent Strengthens Leadership Team, Naming Corey Grindal and Michael Wortley Co-Presidents and Appointing Grindal as COO and Wortley as CFO","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-10-01T13:02:00.090Z","article_body":"Joulent Strengthens Leadership Team, Naming Corey Grindal and Michael Wortley\nCo-Presidents and Appointing Grindal as COO and Wortley as CFO\n\nFormer Cheniere Energy executives to help accelerate Joulent's next stage of\ngrowth\n\nJoulent, LLC (\"Joulent\" or the \"Company\"), a technology-driven energy company\ndeveloping multi-gigawatt power infrastructure to meet the accelerating\ndemands of American industry and innovation, today announced two key\nleadership appointments: Corey Grindal has been appointed Chief Operating\nOfficer and Co-President, leading Joulent’s engineering, construction, and\noperations, and Michael Wortley has been appointed Chief Financial Officer and\nCo-President, overseeing the company’s financial strategy, planning, and\ncapital formation.\n\n“As Joulent evolves to meet the growing demand for power infrastructure, our\nexpanded leadership team will help ensure we continue delivering the execution\ncertainty our customers, partners, and investors expect,” said Chris James,\nJoulent’s Founder and CEO. “Corey and Michael are accomplished operators\nwith exceptional records of building and leading world-class energy\ninfrastructure businesses, where they have embedded a culture defined by\noperational excellence and disciplined execution. Their appointments\nstrengthen our leadership team with the operational, financial, and investment\nexpertise to execute our strategy at the speed and scale our customers\nrequire.\"\n\nGrindal and Wortley join Joulent following distinguished careers at Cheniere\nEnergy, Inc. (“Cheniere”) (NYSE: LNG), a leading producer and exporter of\nLNG in the United States. Grindal most recently served as Executive Vice\nPresident and Chief Operating Officer, where he led Operations, Engineering\nand Construction, Shared Services and Worldwide Trading functions with a focus\non strengthening the company's reliability, scalability and commercial\nperformance. Wortley served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial\nOfficer, responsible for maximizing the value of the company’s asset\nportfolio while advancing innovative financing strategies, as well as raising\nand overseeing the deployment of approximately $50 billion in capital.\n\n“I’m excited about the opportunity I see for Joulent,” said Corey\nGrindal. “Reliable power is a foundational requirement for industrial\ninnovation, and Joulent has assembled an exceptional team and a differentiated\noperating model that positions the company to meet growing energy demand. I've\nexperienced firsthand how moving decisively to address structural\ninfrastructure constraints can create the foundation for lasting value.\nJoulent has the opportunity to capitalize on a unique moment in American\ninnovation, and I’m looking forward to helping build its next chapter.”\n\n“Joulent has a unique platform designed to deliver execution certainty with\nthe financial discipline and operational excellence customers require,” said\nMichael Wortley. “I’m thrilled to begin working alongside this\ndistinguished team as we continue scaling the business and unlocking\nopportunity ahead.”\n\nJoulent was founded to address key constraints facing reliable power access\nfor U.S. reindustrialization. Through its Across-the-Meter(TM) approach, the\ncompany is purpose-built to deliver integrated power solutions, providing\ncustomers with firm, scalable power while supporting long-term grid\nresilience.\n\nAs part of this leadership expansion, Brian Boland, who served as Joulent’s\ninterim CFO, will serve as Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer\nand Head of Strategy.\n\nThe addition of Grindal and Wortley further strengthens Joulent’s leadership\nteam as the Company continues advancing its multi-gigawatt development\nportfolio and expanding its capabilities.\n\nAbout Joulent\n\nJoulent is a technology-driven energy company purpose-built to deliver\nreliable, multi-gigawatt energy at the speed and scale required to build the\ncompute for artificial intelligence and other compute-intensive industries.\nJoulent develops and delivers firm, baseload power solutions engineered to\nmeet the unique demands of advanced computing while minimizing impacts on\nexisting power grids. Its modular, Across-the-Meter™ approach integrates\ngeneration, storage, and advanced controls to deliver scalable power directly\nto new industrial loads, while reducing strain on existing grids and providing\nexportable power over time.\n\nWith an initial multi-gigawatt development portfolio and strategic\npartnerships across the energy, infrastructure, and data center ecosystem,\nJoulent is helping remove power constraints to enable the next chapter of\nAmerican innovation and U.S. reindustrialization.\n\nFor more information about Joulent, visit www.joulent.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joulent.com&esheet=54614178&newsitemid=20261001377977&lan=en-US&anchor=www.joulent.com&index=1&md5=a5c856d3c587c98fb8c1796cce4bd7ee)\nor www.linkedin.com/company/joulentofficial\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fjoulentofficial&esheet=54614178&newsitemid=20261001377977&lan=en-US&anchor=www.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fjoulentofficial&index=2&md5=fb2ea3da39ec7925477fd1cb92720fa6)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261001377977/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261001377977/en/)\n\nMedia Contact \n\npress@joulent.com (mailto:press@joulent.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw8QXjQpa-20261001","title":"Joulent Strengthens Leadership Team, Naming Corey Grindal and Michael Wortley Co-Presidents and Appointing Grindal as COO and Wortley as CFO","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"LNG","created":"2026-10-01T13:02:00.090Z","tickers":["LNG"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Joulent Strengthens Leadership Team, Naming Corey Grindal and Michael Wortley\nCo-Presidents and Appointing Grindal as COO and Wortley as CFO\n\nFormer Cheniere Energy executives to help accelerate Joulent's next stage of\ngrowth\n\nJoulent, LLC (\"Joulent\" or the \"Company\"), a technology-driven energy company\ndeveloping multi-gigawatt power infrastructure to meet the accelerating\ndemands of American industry and innovation, today announced two key\nleadership appointments: Corey Grindal has been appointed Chief Operating\nOfficer and Co-President, leading Joulent’s engineering, construction, and\noperations, and Michael Wortley has been appointed Chief Financial Officer and\nCo-President, overseeing the company’s financial strategy, planning, and\ncapital formation.\n\n“As Joulent evolves to meet the growing demand for power infrastructure, our\nexpanded leadership team will help ensure we continue delivering the execution\ncertainty our customers, partners, and investors expect,” said Chris James,\nJoulent’s Founder and CEO. “Corey and Michael are accomplished operators\nwith exceptional records of building and leading world-class energy\ninfrastructure businesses, where they have embedded a culture defined by\noperational excellence and disciplined execution. Their appointments\nstrengthen our leadership team with the operational, financial, and investment\nexpertise to execute our strategy at the speed and scale our customers\nrequire.\"\n\nGrindal and Wortley join Joulent following distinguished careers at Cheniere\nEnergy, Inc. (“Cheniere”) (NYSE: LNG), a leading producer and exporter of\nLNG in the United States. Grindal most recently served as Executive Vice\nPresident and Chief Operating Officer, where he led Operations, Engineering\nand Construction, Shared Services and Worldwide Trading functions with a focus\non strengthening the company's reliability, scalability and commercial\nperformance. Wortley served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial\nOfficer, responsible for maximizing the value of the company’s asset\nportfolio while advancing innovative financing strategies, as well as raising\nand overseeing the deployment of approximately $50 billion in capital.\n\n“I’m excited about the opportunity I see for Joulent,” said Corey\nGrindal. “Reliable power is a foundational requirement for industrial\ninnovation, and Joulent has assembled an exceptional team and a differentiated\noperating model that positions the company to meet growing energy demand. I've\nexperienced firsthand how moving decisively to address structural\ninfrastructure constraints can create the foundation for lasting value.\nJoulent has the opportunity to capitalize on a unique moment in American\ninnovation, and I’m looking forward to helping build its next chapter.”\n\n“Joulent has a unique platform designed to deliver execution certainty with\nthe financial discipline and operational excellence customers require,” said\nMichael Wortley. “I’m thrilled to begin working alongside this\ndistinguished team as we continue scaling the business and unlocking\nopportunity ahead.”\n\nJoulent was founded to address key constraints facing reliable power access\nfor U.S. reindustrialization. Through its Across-the-Meter(TM) approach, the\ncompany is purpose-built to deliver integrated power solutions, providing\ncustomers with firm, scalable power while supporting long-term grid\nresilience.\n\nAs part of this leadership expansion, Brian Boland, who served as Joulent’s\ninterim CFO, will serve as Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer\nand Head of Strategy.\n\nThe addition of Grindal and Wortley further strengthens Joulent’s leadership\nteam as the Company continues advancing its multi-gigawatt development\nportfolio and expanding its capabilities.\n\nAbout Joulent\n\nJoulent is a technology-driven energy company purpose-built to deliver\nreliable, multi-gigawatt energy at the speed and scale required to build the\ncompute for artificial intelligence and other compute-intensive industries.\nJoulent develops and delivers firm, baseload power solutions engineered to\nmeet the unique demands of advanced computing while minimizing impacts on\nexisting power grids. Its modular, Across-the-Meter™ approach integrates\ngeneration, storage, and advanced controls to deliver scalable power directly\nto new industrial loads, while reducing strain on existing grids and providing\nexportable power over time.\n\nWith an initial multi-gigawatt development portfolio and strategic\npartnerships across the energy, infrastructure, and data center ecosystem,\nJoulent is helping remove power constraints to enable the next chapter of\nAmerican innovation and U.S. reindustrialization.\n\nFor more information about Joulent, visit www.joulent.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joulent.com&esheet=54614178&newsitemid=20261001377977&lan=en-US&anchor=www.joulent.com&index=1&md5=a5c856d3c587c98fb8c1796cce4bd7ee)\nor www.linkedin.com/company/joulentofficial\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fjoulentofficial&esheet=54614178&newsitemid=20261001377977&lan=en-US&anchor=www.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fjoulentofficial&index=2&md5=fb2ea3da39ec7925477fd1cb92720fa6)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261001377977/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261001377977/en/)\n\nMedia Contact \n\npress@joulent.com (mailto:press@joulent.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-01T13:02:00.214813345Z","server_sent_at_ms":1790859720214},"received_at":"2026-10-01T13:02:00.264Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261001377977/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"146950","press_release_id":"158314","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers","sector":"Utilities"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"executive_change","narrative":"Private power-infrastructure developer Joulent named former Cheniere executives Corey Grindal (COO/Co-President) and Michael Wortley (CFO/Co-President) to lead its next growth stage.\n\nBoth executives built their careers at Cheniere Energy (NYSE: LNG); Grindal ran operations, engineering and trading, while Wortley raised and oversaw roughly $50 billion in capital as CFO.\n\nThis is a Joulent hiring announcement, not a Cheniere disclosure — no Cheniere leadership change or operational impact is involved, so the news is tangential for LNG shareholders.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Talent exodus watch: two senior Cheniere operators join an AI-datacenter power startup — signal on competitive pull of power-hungry compute buildout."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"capital_raised_by_hire":"$50 billion (capital Wortley raised/oversee-deployed during prior Cheniere tenure)"}},"quotedText":"Corey and Michael are accomplished operators with exceptional records of building and leading world-class energy infrastructure businesses","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Corey Grindal","role":"COO and Co-President of Joulent; former EVP & COO of Cheniere Energy"},{"name":"Michael Wortley","role":"CFO and Co-President of Joulent; former EVP & CFO of Cheniere Energy"},{"name":"Chris James","role":"Founder and CEO of Joulent"},{"name":"Brian Boland","role":"EVP, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Strategy at Joulent; former interim CFO"}],"products":["Across-the-Meter(TM)"],"companies":[{"name":"Joulent, LLC","relationship":"hiring company (private)"},{"name":"Cheniere Energy, Inc.","ticker":"LNG","relationship":"former employer of the appointed executives"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$50 billion","context":"capital Wortley raised and oversaw deployment during his Cheniere tenure"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"The release announces executive hires at Joulent, LLC, a private company. 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