Jeff Loebbaka Joins ESS as Chief Commercial Officer to Drive Growth and Maximize Customer Value
August 17 2023 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Expanded leadership team will grow ESS presence
in global energy storage markets to catalyze the clean energy
future
ESS Tech, Inc. (“ESS”) (NYSE: GWH), a leading manufacturer of
long-duration energy storage systems (LDES) for commercial and
utility-scale applications, today announced the expansion of its
executive leadership team.
Jeff Loebbaka has been named Chief Commercial Officer, adding
significant depth to ESS leadership as the company continues to
grow its global footprint and deliver long-duration energy storage
solutions to customers worldwide.
“Jeff brings a wealth of experience growing emerging clean
technology companies into global enterprises,” said Eric
Dresselhuys, CEO of ESS. “His strategic vision will expand ESS’
capabilities to deliver long-duration energy storage solutions to
global markets and catalyze the clean energy future.”
Loebbaka has held a number of executive leadership positions in
technology and clean energy companies including AMP Robotics,
Spruce Financial and Enphase Energy. He holds a B.S. in mechanical
engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and an
M.B.A. from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.
“It is now clear that long-duration energy storage is
foundational to a decarbonized energy system. ESS has the right
technology and right team to meet skyrocketing demand for this
critical solution,” said Loebbaka. “I am excited to join ESS during
this period of growth and to enable the business to scale rapidly
as I have throughout my career with companies at the forefront of
the clean energy transition.”
About ESS
At ESS (NYSE: GWH), our mission is to accelerate global
decarbonization by providing safe, sustainable, long-duration
energy storage that powers people, communities and businesses with
clean, renewable energy anytime and anywhere it’s needed. As more
renewable energy is added to the grid, long-duration energy storage
is essential to providing the reliability and resiliency we need
when the sun is not shining, and the wind is not blowing.
Our technology uses earth-abundant iron, salt and water to
deliver environmentally safe solutions capable of providing up to
12 hours of flexible energy capacity for commercial and
utility-scale energy storage applications. Established in 2011, ESS
Inc. enables project developers, independent power producers,
utilities and other large energy users to deploy reliable,
sustainable long-duration energy storage solutions. For more
information visit www.essinc.com.
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