ABOUT EXECUTIVE TEAM

Meet the Executive Team

John P. Danner
President and CEO

John P. Danner joined Northern Power Systems in October 2008. Mr. Danner brings more than 20 years of leadership experience to Northern Power Systems and was previously president and CEO of Codon Devices, a privately held, high-growth biotechnology company. Prior to Codon, he held a number of executive positions at PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), including vice president and general manager of a $450M group of global life science businesses. In addition, Mr. Danner was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company, serving in both the United States and Europe, with a focus on strategy development, operational excellence, and organizational development. Earlier in his career, he served as an officer on a United States Navy nuclear submarine and was a DOE-qualified engineer for a 148MW S6G nuclear power plant. Mr. Danner holds a Bachelor of Science degree with distinction in mechanical engineering from Cornell University and a Masters of Business Administration with distinction from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

 

Parthiv Amin
President, Community Wind

Parthiv Amin joined Northern Power Systems with extensive experience in the wind industry and will continue to build on Northern’s leadership in the community wind marketplace. Mr. Amin was formerly President of Winergy Drive Systems, a business unit of Siemens Corp., the world’s largest wind turbine drive train (gearbox and generator) manufacturer. Prior to that role, he was Vice President of Global Marketing and Services at Emerson Electric Company where he led global business development and played a key role in new product development and acquisition. Mr. Amin earned his post graduate studies in accounting and a Masters of Business Administration from Loyola College. He also completed undergraduate studies in mechanical engineering at the University of Illinois.

 

Troy Patton
President, Utility Scale Wind

Troy Patton joined Northern Power Systems with over 17 years experience in the power generation industry. Mr. Patton comes to Northern from Vestas (VWS), where he was senior vice president and head of the engineering and product function within Vestas Technology R&D. Prior to that role, he helped facilitate General Electric’s (NYSE: GE) integration of Enron’s wind energy business in 2003. He served in numerous technical and leadership roles for GE’s Wind Technology division. Earlier in his career, he served as a load dispatcher and engineer on a United States aircraft carrier and United States nuclear submarine, respectively. Mr. Patton received a Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace and Ocean Engineering from Virginia Tech and a Masters of Business Administration from Clemson University.

 

Jonathan Lynch
Chief Technology Officer

In his 25 years with Northern Power Systems, Jonathan Lynch has taken an active role in all aspects of power system design including mechanical and electrical subsystems, and has a strong knowledge of high-reliability, hybrid power systems and distributed generation technology. He has directed numerous R&D programs funded by agencies such as National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Science Foundation, and NASA. Prior to joining Northern, Mr. Lynch was employed as a design engineer at Carrier Corporation, modeling and designing high-performance refrigeration systems for transportation applications. Mr. Lynch graduated with honors from Stevens Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering degree.

 

William Decker
Chief Human Resources Officer

William Decker joined Northern Power Systems in April 2009. He came to the team from National Life Group, one of Vermont’s largest employers, where he held the position of senior vice president of human resources. Mr. Decker brings more than 25 years of leadership experience working with companies to help accelerate growth by enhancing the effectiveness of organizations and their people. Earlier in his career, Mr. Decker served in senior executive roles with General Electric Company, Baxter Healthcare International, Verispan LLC, and Schering-Plough Corporation. Mr. Decker holds a Master of Business Administration degree in human resources administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a Bachelors of Science degree in industrial relations and management from Seton Hall University where he received the Medal of Academic Excellence.

 

Robert H. Cawly
Vice President, Operations and Technology

Robert Cawly is a highly seasoned executive with over 30 years of business operations experience with manufacturing and service companies ranging from multi-national corporations to entrepreneurial start-ups. He has worked in various management roles at Price Waterhouse & Co, Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, Safeguard Scientifics, Inc, and Executive Venture Partners. Mr. Cawly joined Northern Power Systems in 2008 and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Strayer University, conducted his Masters work in Behavioral Science at Central Michigan University, is a Certified Public Accountant, and is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.

 

Jim Stover
Vice President, Engineering and Product Management

   Jim Stover has over 15 years of international business development and 

   marketing expertise and has served in a variety of sales, marketing and

   product management roles at Northern over the past seven and a half years.

   He was part of the senior management team that directed the successful $57

   million refinancing of the company in 2008.  Mr. Stover is an active member of

   AWEA’s Small Wind and R&D Committees. Prior to Northern, Mr. Stover lived in

   Beijing, China where he managed energy consulting projects for ERM, a multidisciplinary environmental engineering firm. Mr. Stover graduated with honors from Middlebury College with degrees in Economics and Russian and completed coursework in strategic management at the Tuck Graduate School of Management.

 

Taylor Robinson
Vice President, Global Supply Chain

Taylor Robinson joined Northern Power Systems with decades of experience in international supply chain management in the wind industry. Mr. Robinson was formerly Executive Vice President of Supply Chain at Watts Water Technologies (NYSE: WTS), a global manufacturer of water quality, conservation and safety products. Prior to that role, he was Chief Procurement Officer at HJ Heinz; Global Sourcing Supply Chain Director at AlliedSignal/Honeywell International; and was a key leader in the strategic sourcing organization at Honda of America. Mr. Robinson is a Six Sigma Black Belt with extensive Lean Manufacturing experience and is a graduate of Bowling Green State University.

 

Brett Pingree
Vice President, Sales Americas

Brett Pingree has over 15 years of experience in sales, sales management and international business development and strategic account management. After joining Northern Power in 2004 he played a pivotal role developing and implementing the initial go to market strategy that has helped the company become a leader in community wind industry. Mr. Pingree serves on the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) Small Wind and Community steering committee. Pingree holds a bachelor degree of science from the University of Vermont with MBA work at the Carroll School of Management, Boston College.

 

Sanjeev Choudhary
Vice President, Global Marketing & Business Development

Sanjeev Choudhary joined Northern Power Systems with over 20 years experience leading growth and strategy initiatives in both clean technology ventures and industry-leading power systems businesses. Most recently Mr. Choudhary was General Manager, PHEV Systems at lithium-ion battery startup A123 Systems (IPO September 2009) where he led the development and commercialization of the world’s first plug in hybrid electric vehicle available to retail consumers. Previously in his career he was Vice President of Corporate Development at American Power Conversion Corporation (NASDAQ 100) and held roles in marketing, general management and business development at GE Power Systems. Mr. Choudhary holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and a Masters of Business Administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

 

Patrick Towbin
Vice President, Service

Patrick Towbin has over 22 years of experience in project management, field services, process engineering and mechanical engineering. After joining Northern Power in 2001 he helped develop the global field service division managing operations & maintenance contracts, turbine commissioning, start-up, warranty claims among other service division responsibilities. Prior to joining Northern Power, Towbin held a number of positions with Fluor Daniel. Early in his career, he served as Lt, Company Commander for the US Navy Seabees. Towbin holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix, a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Arizona and is a registered professional engineer in both Vermont & Arizona.

 

Reinout G. Oussoren
Managing Director – Europe

Reinout Oussoren joined Northern Power Systems in September 2009. He brings more than 20 years of commercial and operational leadership experience to Northern Power from a variety of international organizations. In his most recent position Mr. Oussoren was the Global Sales Leader for GE Energy’s Membrane Technologies business part of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). During previous roles at GE he was responsible as Sales Leader and General Manager for GE Environmental Services in Europe, following the acquisition of BHA Group Holdings, Inc. He served as General Manager – Europe and member of the executive team since 1994 following the successful sale of his personal business, SF Air Filtration AG a leading supplier of filtration parts and components, to BHA Group. Mr. Oussoren has a mechanical engineering degree from MTS in the Netherlands, holds various international patents and completed coursework in strategic marketing and management.