Jim Townsend

Mr. Townsend is the CEO of Townsend Energy Group serving customers in MA, NH, and ME. Townsend is one of the largest heating oil and propane distributors in New England, serving residential and commercial customers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.

Mr. Townsend has been and continues to be active in several organizations representing the petroleum industry. Those positions include current Chairman of NAORE, past Chairman of NORA, current member of the NORA Executive Committee, past Chairman of the National Heating Oil Task Force, past Co-Chair of the PMAA Heating Fuels Committee, past President of NEFI, past Chairman of the NEFI Legislative Committee, past Chairman of the NEFI Finance Committee, current member of NEFI Board of Directors and Executive Committee, member Massachusetts Energy Marketers Association, member of Oil Heat Council of New Hampshire, member of Maine Energy Marketers Association, and member of Propane Gas Association of New England. Currently, Mr. Townsend is the Chairman of the Board of Energi Inc., Chairman of Townsend Insurance Group LLC and past Chairman of the TOV Insurance Group.

He has been the recipient of the NEFI Charles Burkhart award for distinguished industry service, as well as the Theodore Roosevelt award from the Independent Connecticut Petroleum Association. He also serves as a Trustee of the Salisbury School in Salisbury, CT.​