Headquartered in Houston, Texas, CherCo is an energy infrastructure company specializing in contracted compression and aftermarket services. Founded in 2021 by industry veterans Chet Erwin and Braden Norris, CherCo provides dual-fuel (gas and electric) compression services in a wide range of horsepower (“HP”) offerings to operators throughout Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana and Oklahoma. CherCo’s aftermarket services division provides preventive maintenance, overhauls and equipment rebuild, engine overhauls and swing engines, part sales and used equipment sales for those who chose to own their own compressors.
2021
Founded in 2021 by industry veterans Chet Erwin and Braden Norris.
September 2022
Completed public carve-out, private company and midstream asset acquisitions.
June 2023
Company has refurbished and added an incremental ~20k HP to its operating fleet.
Management
Chet Erwin
Chief Executive Officer
Braden Norris
Chief Financial Officer
Jaime Brito
Chief Accounting Officer
Brett Gill
Vice President of Asset Management
Richard Charpentier
Vice President of Sales
Thomas Blanchard
Director of HSE
Brig Martin
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Chet Erwin
Chet Erwin serves as the Chief Executive Officer at CherCo.
Chet founded CherCo in 2021, where he has served as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to CherCo, Chet has served the compression industry for over 40 years. He first started his career with Energy Industries as an aftermarket sales representative. Using his experience, he co-founded Hanover Compressor Company in 1990 where served as the Chief Operating Officer and led the organization through dozens of acquisitions, a public offering and growth around the world. He then co-founded Valerus Compression Services in 2004 where he served as the Chief Executive Officer until its eventual sale to TPG Capital in 2009.
Chet holds a Bachelor of Science in General Studies from Stephen F Austin State University.
Braden Norris serves as the Chief Financial Officer at CherCo.
Before co-founding CherCo in 2021, Braden has spent the majority of his career growing and developing mid-sized companies working for family offices and within the management and executive team of the organizations he has served. Braden started his career with Morgan Stanley’s credit division. He successively joined Valerus Field Solutions where he began his studying of the compression industry. After Valerus, he joined Apex Heritage Group, Cogent Energy Services and most recently Bluejack Partners. He serves as a Board Member for Lubbock Electric Co.
Braden holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Utah State University.
Jaime Brito serves as the Chief Accounting Officer at CherCo.
Before joining CherCo in 2023, Jaime has served the oil and gas industry for over 25 years and has held roles of increasing responsibilities in the areas Finance and Accounting, Investor Relations and Operations with companies including Sirius Solutions, Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation, Rosetta Resources Inc., and Haliburton.
Jaime holds a Bachelor and Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He earned his M.B.A. from Rice University, with an emphasis in Finance.
Brett Gill serves as the Vice President of Asset Management at CherCo.
Before joining CherCo in 2023, Brett has served the oil and gas industry for over 15 years and has held roles of increasing responsibilities in Sales and Applications Engineering, Project Controls, Asset Management, and supply chain with companies including Hanover Compressor Company, and Valerus Field Solutions.
Brett holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University.
Richard Charpentier serves as the Vice President of Sales for CherCo.
Before joining CherCo in 2022 as one of its first employees, Richard has served the compression industry for over 30 years. He has held roles from Field Mechanic to Operations Manager to Senior Account Manager with J-W Operating, Hanover Compressor Company, Valerus Field Services, Axip Energy Services and Arkos Field Services. Prior to entering the compression industry, Richard served in the US Army as an Army Ranger.
Thomas Blanchard serves as the Director of HSE at CherCo.
Before joining CherCo in 2022, Thomas served the oil and gas industry for over 30 years. His career starting as a paramedic has allowed him to serve the organizations in numerous health, safety and environmental aspects. Thomas has focused on the compression industry since 2010 having worked for Valerus, Axip and now CherCo. He has also worked for NREMT and Flow-Zone.
Thomas holds certifications such as: Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST), Safety Management Specialist (SMS), and Safety Trained Supervisor (STS).
Brig Martin serves as the Director of Strategic Initiatives at CherCo.
Prior to joining CherCo in 2022, Brig has spend his career serving the organizations he worked in any capacity from operations to finance to business development. Brig started in the energy industry with Green’s Energy Group (now N-SPEC Pipeline Services) in 2014 after spending a decade in the construction and HVAC industry.
Brig holds a Bachelor of Science with an emphasis in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University.
Reach out to us today, and let us showcase how we can be the solution for all your compression and aftermarket needs. Our team is eager to engage with you, understand your unique requirements, and tailor a compression solution that not only meets but exceeds your expectations.
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