BioTown Biogas appoints CEO

BioTown Biogas, a renewable energy firm based in Reynolds, Indiana, has announced the appointment of Christopher J. Pino as CEO. BioTown is a portfolio company of Green Rock Energy Partners and converts livestock waste into renewable, carbon-negative natural gas and electric power.

“It is a privilege to have Chris lead our team,” Brian Furrer, president of BioTown Ag. Inc., says. “We are excited about the expertise he brings and are looking forward to the opportunities he can develop.”

Pino joins BioTown after nearly 15 years at South Jersey Industries (SJI), an energy infrastructure holding company based in Folsom, New Jersey. He served in various roles in his career with SJI, most recently as vice president of strategy and development and as a board member of New York-based Catamaran Renewables, a joint venture between SJI and renewable operator Captona, New York.

“Chris’s deep industry knowledge, decades of experience and growth-oriented vision made him the clear-cut favorite to serve as BioTown’s next CEO,” says Martin Mitchell, a managing partner at Green Rock Energy Partners. “Chris knows what it takes to not just grow renewable energy firms but ensure firms find new, innovative ways to reduce their carbon footprint. We are thrilled to have Chris lead the firm into its next chapter.”

Pino attended Villanova University and earned a master’s degree in business administration from Saint Joseph’s University.

“My career has centered around growing businesses that are advancing renewable energy solutions, so joining BioTown as CEO is a perfect fit and an opportunity to be a part of a company pioneering truly groundbreaking technologies,” Pino says. “I look forward to leading BioTown as it continues to scale its renewable initiatives, unlocking multiple value streams from agricultural waste and delivering market-driven clean energy solutions.”