Scott L. Fordham Appointed President, CEO of Champion Energy Services

HOUSTON, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Champion Energy Services LLC has announced
that Scott L. Fordham recently joined the company as president and chief
executive officer.

During his career, Fordham has been associated with a number of dynamic
business enterprises and entrepreneurial ventures. Prior to joining Champion,
Fordham was co-founder, president and chief executive officer of NetVersant
Solutions, a privately held multi-location provider of comprehensive and
integrated network infrastructure solutions serving major vertical markets
such as financial services, retail, healthcare, education, transportation and
technology. Prior to NetVersant, Fordham was executive vice president -
operations of publicly traded Consolidated Graphics, Inc., where he was
involved in the day-to-day operations and supervision of operating units
across the country, as well president of Chas. P. Young Co., a financial
printer and wholly owned subsidiary of the company. A certified public
accountant, Fordham's career began at Arthur Andersen LLP where he held
various positions, most recently as senior manager of the firm's audit
practice.

Fordham, who holds a bachelor of business administration from the University
of Texas, serves on the board of directors of Georgia-based Blaze Recycling &
Metals LLC, which specializes in the process of ferrous and non-ferrous
metals, and Texas-based Soarion Studios LLC, an independent software developer
that creates high-end video games.

About Champion Energy Services
www.championenergyservices.com
Houston-based Champion Energy Services ranks in the top five
nonutility-affiliated retail electric providers in the United States and among
the top 20 retail electricity companies in the nation. Champion Energy
currently serves residential, commercial and industrial customers in
deregulated electric energy markets in Texas, Illinois and Pennsylvania, and
is slated to enter the Ohio market. The company serves 350,000 residential
customer equivalents, with a peak load near 1,000 Megawatts. Champion Energy
is backed by the financial strength of Texas-based Crane Capital, owned and
operated by Houston entrepreneur James R. "Jim" Crane.

SOURCE Champion Energy Services LLC

Scott Fordham, President & CEO of Champion Energy Services LLC,
+1-281-653-1813, sfordham@championenergyservices.com