Eavor Technologies cofounder John Redfern is stepping down as chief executive officer of the Canadian cleantech company for “personal reasons,” the Calgary-based firm recently announced..
Redfern will continue his association with the company in a strategic advisory role, according to a statement from Alberta-born Eavor.
As CEO of Eavor, Redfern led his company for nearly a decade from inception through 2025. This included Eavor’s flagship product launch as well as sizeable rounds of fundraising, including $138 million from Canada Growth Fund just one month ago.
“We are grateful for John’s leadership and dedication to Eavor,” stated Doug Beach, Chair of the Board. “John’s vision has been instrumental in driving our success, and we are pleased he will continue his work with us in an advisory role.”
In the interim, company cofounder Robert Winsloe will assume the role of CEO of Eavor while the Alberta firm searches for a permanent successor.
“As we begin the search for our next CEO, we are confident that Robert will provide the requisite leadership and stability,” said Beach.
Winsloe thanks Redfern for his “visionary leadership and dedication to Eavor.”
Moving forward, “It’s an exciting time to step into the role and lead our incredibly talented team,” he said, “as we continue to focus on our long-held mission of making geothermal power development possible at scale, everywhere.”
Geothermal energy was once restricted to areas with specific underground reservoirs of hot water, such as Iceland and California, but that is no longer the case.
A new wave of startups utilizing advanced drilling technologies can now tap into the Earth’s molten heat to generate power in more places than ever before.
Eavor’s flagship solution, the Eavor-Loop, represents a version of this novel scalable geothermal energy system.
Launched in 2017, Eavor Technologies in 2024 made the Global Cleantech 100 list.