13:12 uur 03-06-2020

De rol van Paul Browning breidt uit tot MHPS Chief Regional Officer of the Americas en Co-Chief Regional Officer van Europa, het Midden-Oosten en Afrika

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YOKOHAMA, Japan– (BUSINESS WIRE) – Paul F. Browning, President en Chief Executive Officer van Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc., werd op 1 april 2020 benoemd tot een uitgebreide rol als Chief Regional Officer of the Americas en co- Chief Regional Officer van Europa, het Midden-Oosten en Afrika (EMEA). Als CEO of the Americas leidt Browning twee wereldwijde bedrijven met het hoofdkantoor in de Verenigde Staten en drie regionale bedrijven in Noord- en Zuid-Amerika. Als co-Chief Regional Officer werkt hij samen met chief executives en hun managementteams om strategische planning, merkbeheer en andere langetermijnplanning in de EMEA-regio en wereldwijd te coördineren.

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Paul Browning’s Role Expands to MHPS Chief Regional Officer of the Americas and Co-Chief Regional Officer of Europe, the Middle East and Africa

— Leading the Charge to Enable Customers to Decarbonize Power Grids and Advance Human Prosperity —

YOKOHAMA, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Paul F. Browning, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc., was appointed on April 1, 2020 to an expanded role as Chief Regional Officer of the Americas and co-Chief Regional Officer of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). As CEO of the Americas, Browning leads two global businesses headquartered in the United States and three regional businesses in North and South America. As co-Chief Regional Officer, he works with chief executives and their management teams to coordinate strategic planning, brand management and other long-term planning in the EMEA region and globally.

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Paul F. Browning, President and CEO of MHPS Americas and Chief Regional Officer of Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (Photo: Business Wire)

Paul F. Browning, President and CEO of MHPS Americas and Chief Regional Officer of Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (Photo: Business Wire)

Under Browning’s leadership, MHPS Americas has expanded into Central and South America, positioning the company as a top competitor in the Latin American energy market. Browning has also led market expansion into renewable power project development, energy storage, and artificial intelligence products and services.

Ken Kawai, MHPS President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “In addition to skilled leadership and outstanding market growth at MHPS Americas, Browning brings extensive global leadership experience in distributed and centralized power generation, as well as in North American midstream and downstream oil and gas operations. We look forward to the contributions he will make in his new additional role in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.”

Browning stated, “The power industry is undergoing rapid change. No other company is as broadly positioned as MHPS to serve the mega trends of decarbonization and advancing human prosperity in the EMEA region. Together with our local leadership and our customers, we will create a Change in Power.”

Prior to joining MHPS Americas, Browning served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Irving Oil Company Limited, which owns and operates Canada’s largest oil refinery and crude oil import terminal and is a joint venture partner in Canada’s only liquefied natural gas import terminal.

Before joining Irving Oil, Browning was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Thermal Products Division of GE Power & Water in Schenectady, New York, where he and his team developed new products for the power generation industry, and sold and executed utility-scale power generation projects throughout the world.

Earlier in his career, Browning worked for Caterpillar Corporation in a variety of leadership positions, including Managing Director of Caterpillar Motoren in Kiel, Germany, Vice President of Turbomachinery Products for Solar Turbines in San Diego, California, and General Manager of a manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico. He began his career at GE Corporate Research and Development in Niskayuna, New York.

Browning holds a Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master of Science in Materials Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has served on the Boards of Directors for eSolar and Fuel Cell Energy.

About Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS), headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, is a joint venture formed in February 2014 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Hitachi, Ltd. integrating their operations in thermal power generation systems and other related businesses. MHPS today ranks among the world’s leading suppliers of equipment and services to the power generation market, backed by 100 billion yen in capital and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide. The Company’s products include GTCC (gas turbine combined-cycle) and IGCC (integrated coal gasification combined-cycle) power plants, gas/coal/oil-fired (steam) power plants, boilers, generators, gas and steam turbines, geothermal power plants, AQCS (air quality control systems), power plant peripheral equipment and solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFC). For more information, please visit the Company’s website at https://www.mhps.com

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