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DANBURY, Conn., Aug. 06, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FuelCell Energy, Inc. (FCEL), a global leader in the design, manufacture, operation and service of ultra‐clean, efficient and reliable fuel cell power plants, today announced the appointment of two new members to the Company’s Board of Directors, including Paul F. Browning, former President and Chief Executive Officer, Irving Oil Company Limited and Matthew F. Hilzinger, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, USG Corporation. These additions to the FuelCell Energy Board of Directors increase the total number of members to ten.
Mr. Paul F. Browning Mr. Browning has extensive global leadership experience in the energy industry including gas turbine manufacturing and sales for both distributed and central power generation, utility-scale renewable power applications as well as oil and gas processing and transportation. Most recently, Mr. Browning served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Irving Oil Limited, a privately-held multi-billion dollar oil and gas processing, transporting and marketing company based in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Previously, Mr. Browning led General Electric’s Thermal Products division, a $7 billion division within the GE Power and Water business based in Schenectady, NY. As President and CEO of the Thermal Products division, Mr. Browning crafted strategy, launched new power generation products, and was actively involved in selling and executing many of the world’s largest power generation projects. Prior to GE, Mr. Browning spent 12 years at Caterpillar including responsibility for the engineering, product development, manufacturing and supply chain of the industrial gas turbine business, Solar Turbines, and culminating in the position of Managing Director of MAK in the Marine & Petroleum Power division, based in Kiel, Germany. Mr. Browning holds a Master's degree in Materials Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Bachelor's in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science from Carnegie Mellon University. Mr. Browning will serve on the Compensation and Government Affairs Committees. |
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