JP Energy Partners, LP (JPEP) announced the appointment of Patrick Welch as the company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Welch has been serving as the interim Chief Financial Officer for the company since November of last year. Mr. Welch brings over 24 years of energy industry finance and accounting experience.

Most recently he served as a Managing Director at Opportune LLP, where he focused primarily on providing IPO readiness services to energy companies. Mr. Welch previously served as Chief Financial Officer for Atlantic Power Corporation, a publicly traded independent power producer and for a privately-held renewable energy development and construction company.