David Getts

Project Advisor

David Getts joined SouthWestern Power Group in 2001 as Chief Financial Officer and, since 2006, as General Manager, was responsible for the overall business and project development efforts of the company. For the last 10 years, David led the development of the SunZia and RioSol Transmission projects. In early 2026, David handed off overall management responsibilities to his colleague, Darryl Sockwell, and he now provides general project advice to the team. David plans to retire at the end of 2026.

Before joining SouthWestern Power Group, David was a banker for 15 years, financing infrastructure projects in Europe and the US, with an emphasis on the power generation industry. He closed over 20 financings of projects in the power generation, transportation and metals industries, arranging over $4.0 billion of project finance debt and over $750 million of private equity finance related to infrastructure projects.

Before his banking career, David was an engineer in the petrochemical industry in Europe and the Middle East for seven years.