“Robert is an outstanding individual, bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge in IT strategy and execution; infrastructure management; and leadership and organization development,” said Jim Clishem, president and chief executive officer, Active Power. “His more than 30 years in executive and management roles at global blue chip organizations will help Active Power execute against its commercialization strategy of building brand; building distribution; building for less; and building for innovation.”
Prior to AGCO, he was vice president of information technology at Avaya Inc., directing all applications and Internet services on a global scale. In addition to his stints at Nissan Americas and Avaya, Greenberg spent five years at Dell Computer serving in various director roles and more than 16 years at Exxon Corporation. While at Dell and Exxon, he garnered a wealth of international experience working in the Asia Pacific region.
“Active Power is clearly in the right place and the right time – as it offers the most efficient and reliable critical backup power solutions in the marketplace today,” said Robert Greenberg. “The fact the company has experienced a revenue increase of approximately 175 percent from 2004-2008 is testimony to the fact Active Power is and will continue to gain market share. I feel privileged to join this dynamic team and look forward to working closely with Active Power’s board during a very exciting time for the company.”
