Leadership

Experienced Leadership. Proven Execution.

Trans Permian Energy is led by a team with 40+ years of experience developing, financing, and building energy infrastructure, including power generation projects delivered on time and on budget.

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Meet the Team

Executive Leadership

Trans Permian Energy is led by the MMEX executive team. Rather than operating as a separate organization, the company draws directly on the leadership, engineering capability, and development experience of the parent company, supported by specialist partners in engineering, construction, and power markets.

Jack W. Hanks

President and Chief Executive Officer, MMEX Resources Corporation

Nabil Katabi

Project Finance Director, MMEX Resources Corporation

Bryan York

Consultant

Michael E. Colwell

Consultant

Track Record

Proof in the Numbers

Backed by 40+ years of global experience, the leadership team has a proven track record of executing extreme logistical challenges, highlighted by delivering a complex 150 MW power plant in the Peruvian jungle* on time and on budget within 24 months.

40+ years

Energy development experience

25+ years

Core team working together

392 km

Transmission line constructed across the Andes

40k Tons

Of equipment moved 4,600 miles to the project site

150 MW

*Greenfield merchant power plant delivered

24 months

*From financial close to commercial operation

*Developed through Maple Resources under Jack Hanks’s leadership.

Areas of Expertise

How We Work

Behind Our Strategy

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Large infrastructure projects succeed or fail on decisions made long before construction begins. Our approach reflects that.

We build for the long term, not the announcement. We prefer proven technology over novel technology, because a power plant is a thirty-year asset and reliability compounds. We engineer thoroughly before committing capital. We are direct with investors, regulators, and the communities that host our projects, including when the news is inconvenient.

And we operate on the understanding that a project of this scale is a permanent addition to the place it is built. That carries obligations beyond the fence line.

Reliability First

The product is dependability. Every design decision follows from it.

Proven Technology

Established equipment and processes preferred in assets built to run for decades.

Engineering Discipline

Thorough engineering completed before capital is committed.

Safety

The condition under which work is performed, not a competing priority.

Transparency

Direct communication with investors, regulators, and communities.

Responsible Development

Carbon capture and current environmental standards integrated by design.

Community Partnership

A permanent presence carries permanent obligations.

Long-Term Thinking

Decisions measured across the operating life of the asset.

MMEX Family

Part of the MMEX Family

Trans Permian Energy is a member of the MMEX family of companies. 

MMEX Resources Corporation

Corporate Parent · OTC: MMEX
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Power generation & hydrogen

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The Future of West Texas Power

Backed by decades of energy infrastructure experience, our team is built to execute. Learn more about Trans Permian Energy and its technology.