Waltham, Mass. — The manufacturer of high efficiency, ultra-clean combined heat and power products has named a new co-CEO and a new manufacturing manager.
Waltham, Mass. — Tecogen® Inc. has promoted Benjamin M. Locke, effectively immediately, to co-CEO. Locke will serve with current Tecogen CEO, John N. Hatsopoulos.
Since joining the company as GM, Locke has successfully increased sales while directing marketing efforts, new business development, and execution of the overall corporate growth strategy. Prior to Tecogen, he served as director of business development at Metabolix, responsible for partnerships, joint ventures, acquisitions, and other strategic arrangements for commercializing profitable clean energy technologies.
“Ben Locke joined Tecogen in June 2013 as general manager and has been instrumental to Tecogen’s recent growth. More importantly, he has proven to us that he is a talented leader with the precise qualities I consider essential to capitalize on the great opportunity Tecogen technology presents to the rapidly expanding markets we serve. I look forward to working more closely with him as we continue to grow the company,” says Hatsopoulos. “He is joining a team that’s successfully driving a new corporate initiative begun earlier this year with the addition of CFO David Garrison.”
In addition, John Maloney has joined the company as manufacturing manager. Maloney brings proven leadership experience in lean manufacturing processes and in developing strategic supply chain operations.
Maloney joins Tecogen from NEC Energy Solutions where he managed manufacturing operations for the grid energy storage division.
Tecogen manufactures, installs and maintains high efficiency, ultra-clean combined heat and power products including natural gas engine-driven cogeneration, air conditioning systems, and high-efficiency water heaters for industrial and commercial use. For more information, visit www.tecogen.com.
SOURCE: Tecogen Inc.