Our Leaders
Clayton Bear, President & CEO
Clayton is a professional engineer and entrepreneur with over 30 years' experience in the development and application of leading-edge technologies. He spent over 10 years developing and implementing new technologies for pipelines and gas compression equipment before co-founding a successful company that commercialized advanced bearing and seal technologies which was eventually sold to a large multi-national corporation. He founded New Energy in 2003 and is an active contributor and source to various industry committees, conferences and organizations which includes sitting as a past board member of Marine Renewables Canada. His leadership places the Company at the forefront of marine renewable energy in Canada and internationally.
Brian De Clare, Executive Chairman
Brian has nearly 35 years' experience in the natural resource industry, working with some of the most respected investment banks in the City of London. He's done strategic advisory work for international Blue-Chip oil & gas producers, mining houses, large industrial consumers, pension funds and governments. Brian was short listed for the Euromoney "World's top 40 under 40 most likely to succeed in Investment Banking." He was an advisor to the Clinton administration on energy issues. A regular guest on CNN, CNBC, BBC and SKY television, Brian is also widely quoted in the commodities press.
Key Team Members
Justin Boal, Senior Technologist
Justin came to New Energy Corporation in 2006 from the automotive repair industry and has grown with the company ever since. As the R&D Technologist and Millwright, Justin takes the design from paper and makes it into a real, functioning working object. Being a skilled tradesman, Justin is the one who builds, installs, dismantles, maintains, repairs, and reassembles all of our equipment and machinery. He has a passion for mechanic's and machinery and learning how things work. When Justin's not in the shop or on site managing an installation, he's researching new technology and materials.
Michael Bear, Design and Development/ Project Engineer (EIT)
Michael has been working with New Energy full time since 2016. He has greatly contributed to the design and development of New Energy’s 5 kW, 25 kW, 50 kW & 250 kW EnviroGen hydrokinetic turbines, as well as contributed to a wide range of R&D activities including design, fabrication and testing of new concepts. He has hands-on experience on site at various installations, but is also experienced in providing distance support to technicians and other employees actively in the field.
Pat Moore, Consultant
Pat has operated his CPA firm specializing in consulting, tax and assurance services for independent businesses for over 30 years. Prior to establishing his own firm, Pat spent four years with KPMG in Vancouver earning a CPA designation following a B.A. (Econ/Comm) from SFU in Vancouver. Past consulting engagements include financings, transfers and reorganizations, including public company IPO financing.
Since 2009, Pat’s consultancy practice has focused primarily on renewable energy projects, specifically coordinating funding and permitting negotiations at the Federal and Provincial Ministerial levels, project liaison for Transport, Environmental and Fisheries review and approval, project model development and planning, and project equity and related corporate financings.
In addition, Pat has served as President of CPA Yukon, the Rotary Club of Ladysmith, and presently the Chemainus Theatre.
Shane Bear, Business Analyst
Shane has been working with New Energy full-time for over a year. His role is to analyze the market potential for New Energy’s products and services in support of strategic planning and specific marketing initiatives. He is tasked with developing project cost and revenue models, and preparing technical reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing market information and industry trends in support of sales. Shane’s position also plans and coordinates the development of primary and secondary market research studies as required and presents findings of studies to management, and performs other related activities on an as needed basis.
Prior to New Energy, Shane attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY where he studied Business & Management while also competing as a captain on the Men’s Division 1 Ice Hockey team.
