Energy Vault Appoints Stephanie Unwin to its Board of Directors
Unwin brings extensive industry experience and leadership gained through management positions at leading energy and renewable energy companies, including Horizon Power and Zenith Energy.
December 18, 2023. By News Bureau
Energy Vault Holdings announced the appointment of Stephanie Unwin to its Board of Directors. She will be officially appointed at the Energy Vault Board of Directors' meeting, which is held once a quarter, at the next meeting in March 2024.
Unwin succeeds Zia Huque, General Partner of Prime Movers Lab, who led Energy Vault's Series C investment round. Huque will retire on the same day that Unwin takes over as director.
Unwin is the CEO of Horizon Power, an Australian integrated power company. Since becoming CEO in 2019, she has led the company through a rapidly changing energy landscape, driving decarbonization projects across Western Australia and positioning the company for long-term growth. It has been extremely successful.
Prior to Horizon Power, she held a number of executive positions at Synergy, Western Australia's largest energy generation and industrial and consumer power retail business, including general manager of retail and commercial divisions and chief transformation officer (CTO).
Unwin also brings to Energy Vault's board her extensive experience on the boards of public companies including Alasar Gold, Zenith Energy, Integra Mining and several privately held joint ventures. She currently serves on the board of Energy Networks Australia. Throughout his career, Unwin was named one of Western Australia's most influential business leaders in the Business News' Power 500. Recognized as a dynamic leader in the renewable energy sector.
Unwin holds a BA in Economics and Law from Murdoch University. She is also a member of the Western Australian Bar Association.
“We are delighted to welcome Stephanie. and will bring this to our Board of Directors,” said Robert Piconi, Chairman and CEO of Energy Vault. “As we advance the deployment of Energy Vault’s short-term, long-term and ultra-long-term energy storage solutions around the world, we are committed to capturing significant growth opportunities in Australia and the broader Asia-Pacific region. Our deep-rooted experience, combined with our experience and track record of leading large, industry-leading companies through phases of growth and transformation, is highly regarded in the industry.On behalf of Energy Vault's Board of Directors, We look forward to partnering with Stephanie and her future contributions to the Board as we continue to execute on our growth plans.”
“I am honored to join the Energy Vault Board of Directors,” said Stephanie Unwin. “Having worked in the energy sector for over 10 years, I am passionate about developing effective storage solutions that enable the energy transition, and I am passionate about developing effective storage solutions that enable the energy transition, and I am passionate about developing effective storage solutions that enable the energy transition. I am inspired by the range of storage solutions and look forward to working with this new Board of Directors to provide role models and expertise to Energy Vault's impressive leadership team."
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