FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Servato Appoints James Lyons to its Advisory Board
Former GE Energy CTO Advising Company’s Product Strategy
NEW ORLEANS − March 7, 2016 – Servato Corp., a leading provider of energy management solutions, today announced the addition of Dr. James Lyons to its Advisory Board. Dr. Lyons is a well-respected technical advisor to the clean-tech investor community. Dr. Lyons was formerly Chief Engineer for Electrical Technologies at GE Research, serving as technology leader and mentor for a 250-member global team. He was a leading advocate for renewables within GE and corporate champion behind the formation of GE Wind Energy in 2002, which quickly grew to $8B in annual revenues. Dr. Lyons was also the technology leader during the creation of GE’s Digital Energy business unit.
Since 2008, he has served as chief technologist for the venture investment team at Capricorn Investment Group, one of the world’s leading clean-tech investors. Lyons has served on the boards of Powerex, the Electric Drive Trade Association and the US Offshore Wind Collaborative. He currently serves on the boards of Servato, Encell, Sunpreme, Kinestral, Helion, Norwegian Crystals, Navitas Semiconductor and Rayvio. He is a reviewer for the DOE and the National Science Foundation. Dr. Lyons received his BSEE from RPI, his MSEE from Virginia Tech and a Ph.D. in EE & CS from Cornell University. He holds 40+ patents.
“Jim has been involved since very early on in Servato’s product and IP strategy, both as an investor in our former parent company (Encell) and as a member of Servato’s board of directors,” said Chris Mangum, CEO of Servato. “His strategic and technical mentorship and extensive connections in the global power industry will help Servato chart a course for success. We are very pleased to have him join us as a member of our Advisory Board.”
Lyons joins other telecom and energy management leaders on the Servato advisory board to be announced over the next several weeks.
About Servato
Headquartered in New Orleans, La., Servato is a leading provider of active battery management solutions to telecom, power, transportation, and solar companies. Servato’s solutions allow leading companies and infrastructure operators to reduce CapEx and OpEx by extending battery life, reducing maintenance costs and streamlining operations. Utilizing highly accurate data, proprietary algorithms, adaptive charging and cloud-based visualization software, Servato provides unprecedented insight and control over distributed DC power assets in industrial settings. To learn more, please visit: www.servatocorp.com
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