Executive Leadership Team

Kyle Ramachandran serves as President and Chief Financial Officer for Solaris. Previously Kyle served as our Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy. Prior to joining Solaris, Kyle was a member of the Barra Energia management team, a First Reserve and Riverstone sponsored E&P vehicle based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Before joining Barra Energia, Kyle spent two years at First Reserve Corporation (Greenwich, CT), a global energy-focused private equity firm. Prior to First Reserve, Kyle began his career in Citigroup’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group (New York). He received a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting from the Carroll School of Management Honors Program at Boston College, where he graduated cum laude. In 2018, Kyle was recognized by Oil and Gas Investor magazine as an honoree for their Class of 2018 Forty Under 40. He was selected as one of the 40 featured individuals from across the nation who have excelled in entrepreneurial leadership and problem-solving.

Cindy Durrett serves as Chief Administrative Officer and Director for Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc. Cindy oversees the company’s information technology, human resources, risk management and administrative functions. Prior to being named Chief Administrative Officer, Cindy was Vice President of Business Operations and was one of the founding leaders of Solaris in 2014. She brings over 30 years of midstream and oilfield services experience to Solaris. Prior to Solaris, she was the Director of Business Planning and Capital Projects for Cadre Proppants and was responsible for developing and leading several growth projects. Prior to Cadre, she served as Managing Director of Dynegy Midstream Services, where she provided leadership to several sectors of the organization including IT, regulated energy delivery, natural gas liquids and midstream. Cindy received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Park University in Kansas City, Missouri, where she graduated with distinction.

Christopher Powell serves as Chief Legal Officer for Solaris.

Christopher brings more than 16 years of broad practice experience to Solaris having represented both public and private companies during his career, most notably in the energy industry. Prior to joining Solaris, Christopher served as Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer for CARBO Ceramics Inc., a leading technology and services company providing products and services to the global oil and gas and industrial markets. Previously Christopher worked for Baker Hughes Incorporated as the company’s lead mergers and acquisitions and securities counsel, as well as division counsel for one of its business units. He began his career with the international law firm of Norton Rose Fulbright (formerly Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.) working in the firm’s corporate and business finance section. Christopher obtained his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Houston Law Center, where he graduated magna cum laude.

Christopher is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant and worked as an auditor with Arthur Andersen LLP prior to obtaining his law degree. He graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from Texas A&M University, where he was selected as a member of the Mays Business School Fellows Program, an undergraduate professional development and leadership program.

Christopher P. Wirtz serves as Chief Accounting Officer for Solaris. Prior to joining Solaris, Christopher served as the Controller, Proppant Segment for ProFrac Holding Corp. from December 2022 to May 2023. During that time, the Proppant Segment grew from two sand mines to eight, largely through acquisitions. Christopher joined ProFrac via its acquisition of US Well Services where he served as Corporate Controller from April 2017 to November 2020 and as VP of Internal Audit & Process Controls from September 2021 through November 2022. US Well Services was a provider of high-pressure, hydraulic fracturing services in US unconventional oil and natural gas basins. Mr. Wirtz was also Chief Financial Officer for ADS Services, LLC, a privately held managed pressure drilling company, from November 2022 until September 2021. Prior to joining US Well Services, Christopher held management and senior level positions at BJ Services Company, Superior Energy Services, Ernst & Young, and Broussard, Poche, Lewis and Breaux. His accounting experience spans both public and private companies within the energy industry for over 20 years. Christopher obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Brendan Gilbert serves as Executive Vice President of Operations & Quality, responsible for overseeing the company's operations execution, customer experience, and driving continuous improvements in service quality. Prior to joining Solaris, Brendan spent six years with Schlumberger, serving in various roles of increasing responsibility with assignments in Houston and the United Arab Emirates. Before joining the oil and gas industry, Brendan served as an Assistant General Counsel at the Central Intelligence Agency. He also served six years on active duty as a commissioned officer with the U.S. Army, including a deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Brendan earned his law degree from Syracuse University College of Law and his undergraduate degree from George Washington University.

With more than 33 years of experience in the oilfield service industry, Greg brings a deep knowledge of all facets of pressure pumping services, including cementing, hydraulic fracturing pressure, coiled tubing and completions to Solaris. Prior to joining Solaris, Greg served as Executive Vice President of Business Development for Loadcraft Industries, where he led the market introduction and sales of two new product lines: Mobile Proppant Storage and Handling Systems and Portable Transloading Systems.

Greg spent more than 31 years with the Western Company of North America and its successors, BJ Services and, ultimately, Baker Hughes International, where he held positions of increasing responsibilities. His assignments included Regional Sales and Operations Manager in Mexico for seven years and Director of Strategic Integration for the Southeast Area of the U.S. Land Division, where he oversaw all BHI drilling, completion and production product lines.

Greg serves on the Board of Directors of the Petroleum Club in Fort Worth and is a member of SPE, AADE and Dallas Petroleum Club.

Yvonne Fletcher serves as Senior Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations for Solaris. Prior to joining Solaris, Yvonne spent over 13 years focused on energy investment analysis in both buy- and sell-side roles, including as an equity research analyst at Fidelity Management and Research and ClearBridge Investments. Prior to her buy-side roles, Yvonne held positions at Credit Suisse, Capital One and Tudor Pickering Holt & Co. Yvonne began her career in the corporate sector as a financial analyst in corporate planning and investor relations at Entergy Corporation. Yvonne holds a Bachelor’s degree in finance and economics and a Master of Business Administration degree from Tulane University.

John Johnson serves as President for Power Solutions, and brings more than thirty years of energy generation, transmission, and distribution experience to Solaris. John was the founder and a co-owner of Mobile Energy Rentals, LLC (“MER”), and prior to founding MER, he founded J-Turbines, Inc. in 2006, and also founded and served as the President of Equisales, Inc., which he started in 1993 and sold in 2006. Prior to Equisales, John was employed at NASA Space Center in Houston, Texas working in the Mission Operations Directorate on space shuttle systems. John graduated from Texas A&M in 1984 with a BS in Industrial Engineering. While attending Texas A&M he was a member of the Corps of Cadets. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army Reserves, in which he served until 1993 and achieved the rank of Captain. During his tenure in the US Army Reserves, Mr. Johson completed the US Army Airborne School followed by graduation from the JFK Special Warfare Center and School Special Forces Qualifications course.

Ross Bartley serves as the EVP of Solaris Energy Infrastructure’s Power Solutions Division, he was the CFO of Mobile Energy Rentals (“MER”) prior to its acquisition by SEI. Mr. Bartley has more than twenty-five years of corporate finance and business development experience. Before joining MER, Mr. Bartley worked as the CFO of Life Cycle Power. Prior to LCP, Ross worked as a financial consultant with Racca Solutions Group as the Head of Private Equity Engagements and managed Derby Capital, a private credit fund. Ross also served as the interim CFO of Mesa Line Services, a transmission and distribution construction company that sold to private equity.  Prior to Mesa Line Services, Mr. Bartley was a Principal with OFS Energy Fund, an oilfield services and equipment focused private equity boutique. He had a successful career over twelve years in banking with Southwest Bank of Texas / Amegy Bank, and Cadence Bank. Mr. Bartley graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with BBA’s in Finance and Marketing and also lettered in men’s golf. He earned an MBA with finance emphasis from Texas Tech University.

Sean Johnson serves as Director of Sales for Power, responsible for the strategic oversight and operational management of the sales organization, including strategy development, forecasting, and budgeting, and market expansion. Prior to joining Solaris, Sean was the founding president of Mobile Energy Rentals, located in Houston, Texas.

In prior roles, Sean worked across business development, project management, and site engineering, where he oversaw the negotiation, sale, and construction of large peaking power plants in the United States and abroad. He earned his engineering degree from the University of Mississippi.