Nextracker Appoints Two New Members to Board of Directors
January 02 2024 - 8:57AM
Business Wire
Julie Blunden and Howard Wenger further
strengthen Board’s expertise in global business executive
management, operations and energy infrastructure
Nextracker Inc. (Nasdaq: NXT), a leading global provider of
intelligent solar tracker and software solutions, today announced
the appointment of Julie Blunden and Howard Wenger to its Board of
Directors, effective January 2, 2024. Blunden is an accomplished
executive leader and strategic advisor currently serving on the
Board of four organizations in the energy sector. Wenger is a solar
industry pioneer and has served as president of Nextracker since
February 2022 with former roles as president and Board member for
Solaria Corporation, president and CEO of SunPower Corporation
Systems, and EVP and Board member for PowerLight Corporation.
In conjunction with the successful completion of its separation
from Flex, Nextracker also announced all Flex employee members of
the Nextracker Board of Directors stepped down from the Board and
any Board committees on which they were serving effective January
2, 2024, including Christian Bauwens, Michael Hartung, Paul
Lundstrom, Scott Offer, Rebecca Sidelinger, and Kyra Whitten. With
these changes, Nextracker’s Board will consist of nine
directors.
“Julie Blunden and Howard Wenger bring deep energy sector
expertise, strong global commercial and operations backgrounds, and
valuable executive management experience further strengthening our
Board at Nextracker,” said Dan Shugar, Nextracker founder and CEO.
“We’re excited to incorporate their vision and business leadership
as we scale Nextracker to the next level as an independent public
company.”
“On behalf of the Board and the entire Nextracker team, we
sincerely thank the outgoing six Board members for their
stewardship and contributions to Nextracker,” said Shugar.
Julie Blunden
Julie Blunden has held executive roles at seven organizations
over her distinguished 35-year career in the energy sector. Many of
her strategic advisory roles have included P&L responsibility
including chief commercial officer at EVgo through completion of
its sale to LS Power in 2020. Blunden brings extensive Board
leadership and is currently an active Board member for American
Battery Technology Company, ZincFive, Plus Power, LLC as well as
Board chair for New Energy Nexus. Blunden earned her engineering
and environmental studies degree from Dartmouth College and a
Master of Business Administration degree from Stanford
University.
Howard Wenger
Howard Wenger has worked for more than 35 years in the solar and
utility power field and is an accomplished business leader and
executive Board member, including serving as president of
Nextracker since February 2022. Wenger brings executive leadership
and global product, commercial, and operations management expertise
to Nextracker, including prior roles as president and Board member
of Solaria Corporation, president and chief executive officer of
SunPower Corporation Systems, and executive vice president and
member of the Board of Directors for PowerLight Corporation. Wenger
earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in environmental studies from
the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Master of
Science degree in civil engineering from the University of
Colorado, Boulder.
About Nextracker
Nextracker is a leading provider of intelligent, integrated
solar tracker and software solutions used in utility-scale and
distributed generation solar projects around the world.
Nextracker’s products enable solar panels in utility-scale power
plants to follow the sun’s movement across the sky and optimize
plant performance. With an operating fleet in over thirty
countries, Nextracker leads the solar industry with solar tracker
technologies that increase energy production while reducing costs
for significant plant ROI. For more information, please visit
www.nextracker.com.
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