Broadwind Energy, Inc., announces that Peter C. Duprey has been named president and chief executive officer of the company, effective December 1. He will also serve on Broadwind’s board of directors.
Duprey, 53, is a veteran of the renewable energy industry, most recently serving as chief executive officer of Acciona Energy North America. J. Cameron Drecoll, Broadwind’s chief executive officer since October, 2007, is retiring, but will provide technical advice and transition support under a consulting agreement. “Peter is the right person to lead Broadwind through the challenges and opportunities of the evolving wind energy market,” according to Broadwind Chairman David P. Reiland. “He offers the vital mix of skills and renewable energy experience needed to build upon Broadwind’s strategy to be the preferred provider of integrated solutions for global wind and energy customers.”
Since 2006 Duprey served as president and chief executive officer at Acciona Energy North America and led Acciona Energy’s dramatic growth in wind development and operations, turbine manufacturing, and solar in North America. Prior to joining Acciona he was general manager of marketing for GE Energy’s wind business, and he led GE Energy’s business development efforts in renewable energy, including the acquisition of Enron Wind. Duprey’s early career included business development and financial management positions at Eastman Kodak and Price Waterhouse Coopers. Duprey holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, and an MBA from the University of Rochester in New York.
“I’m delighted to join the Broadwind team,” Duprey says. “The long-term prospects of the global wind market remain promising, and Broadwind offers customers an unmatched and unique portfolio of products and services. I look forward to working with the company’s capable, dedicated employees to grow shareholder value as we meet the evolving demands of a global customer base.”
“We thank Cam for his leadership in bringing the Broadwind model to life and wish him the best in his retirement,” Reiland says. “Cam’s passion for wind, his gearing expertise, and his commitment to Broadwind and its customers, employees, and stockholders has steered the company through this tough market. We are pleased to be able to continue to draw on Cam’s experience in future months.”
Based in Naperville, Illinois, Broadwind Energy provides technologically advanced high-value products and services to the U.S. wind energy industry. The company’s product and service portfolio provides customers—including wind turbine manufacturers, wind farm developers and wind farm operators—with access to a broad array of wind component and service offerings. These product and service offerings include wind turbine gearing systems, wind turbine structural towers, industrial products, technical services, precision repair and engineering services, and logistics. For more information go online to www.bwen.com.
