Paige Besson

Paige Besson is the Senior Vice President of Marketing and works closely with all departments in the company to build the VertexOne brand, increase company value, and drive sales through effective marketing and brand strategies.

Paige comes to VertexOne from McDonnell Group, where she led its transformation from its public relations roots to a fully integrated marketing agency focused solely on the energy and utility industry. While there, she launched the Energy and Utility B2B Marketing Benchmark Study, the only study of its kind designed to empower industry marketers with unique insights into the nuances of B2B marketing in the energy and utility space. Prior to joining the McDonnell Group, she was vice president of marketing for energy analytics start-up Verdeeco, which was acquired by Sensus. She began her career at Schlumberger and held senior-level marketing positions at Cellnet Technologies (acquired by Landis+Gyr in 2007) and Site Controls (acquired by Siemens in 2010). Besson also founded and ran Enermarc, integrated marketing communications, and strategy consultancy. She served on the launch marketing committee of Georgia (TAG) Smart Energy Society and as chair of the branding committee for the Washington D.C.-based Women's Council on Energy and the Environment (WCEE).