Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 19, 2011
Chip Bottone joined FuelCell Energy, Inc., in February 2010 as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, and was promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer in February 2011. Before joining FuelCell Energy, he was President of the energy systems business at Ingersoll-Rand Plc. Mr. Bottone's focus is to accelerate revenue growth and profitability by capitalizing on heightened demand by the world's industrialized and emerging nations for clean and renewable energy. He is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to further expand the company's market opportunities and growth potential. Mr. Bottone's qualifications include 25 years of experience at Ingersoll-Rand, a diversified global industrial concern. He received an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1983, and received a Certificate of Professional Development from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 2004. Mr. Bottone has extensive experience in global commercialization activities that deliver profitable growth. Profile
TWST: Please start with a brief history of FuelCell Energy as well as an overview of your current products and operations today.
Mr. Bottone: We are a fully integrated fuel cell company providing
