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September 10, 2025

Mariner’s SHIFT Energy Welcomes Dieter Megert as VP, Business Development – Western Canada & Western United States

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Saint John, NB – September 3 - SHIFT Energy, a world leader in predictive control technology for chilled water plants and HVAC systems, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dieter Megert, as Vice President, Business Development - Western Canada & Western United States.

With more than 30 years of experience in building automation and HVAC systems, and nearly two decades leading high-performing sales teams, Dieter brings deep technical expertise and strategic leadership to SHIFT Energy as it continues to expand across Western Canada and the United States.

“I’m excited to join SHIFT Energy where my experience and expertise will help new and existing customers achieve their business objectives. Our next generation predictive controls improve performance, reliability, and efficiency in new ways that the market has not seen!” says Dieter.

Dieter’s mandate is to grow SHIFT’s client base in process and comfort cooling applications across manufacturing, data centers, healthcare, education and commercial real estate sectors, while strengthening relationships with existing clients.

Throughout his career, Dieter has consistently delivered strong customer outcomes and long-term value, leading regional teams and managing multimillion-dollar accounts across complex, client-focused environments. His arrival supports SHIFT Energy’s commitment to help our clients achieve ‘best-in-class’ HVAC performance, reduce energy use, carbon emissions and costs.

"Dieter’s success in business development coupled with his deep industry expertise make him a valuable addition to SHIFT Energy”, says Terry Cook, SVP, Business Development. “He has an incredible ability to utilize that industry knowledge to create value which will further strengthen our presence across Western Canada and the US.”

With SHIFT Energy’s EOScool™ predictive control technology, our customers improve plant performance, increase energy efficiency by 20-35%, reduce evaporative water loss by 15-20% and increase plant output without capital upgrades. The solution offers plant managers and operators a compelling opportunity to improve operations, generate an attractive financial return and achieve best-in-class sustainability results.

About SHIFT Energy

SHIFT Energy is the leader in predictive control technology for large chiller plants and HVAC systems, helping our clients achieve best-in-class central plant performance, reduce energy, water and carbon and save costs. We optimize the operation, control, and maintenance of central plants and HVAC systems across sectors including manufacturing, healthcare, education, commercial real estate and more. To learn more, visit: www.shiftenergy.com

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