 Soladigm Apponts Jim Pape Chief Commercial
Officer
January 9, 2012
Officials at Soladigm of Milpitas, Calif., appointed Jim Pape as
chief commercial officer (CCO), according to a January 9 news release.
Pape has more than two decades of sales, marketing, product development
and customer service experience, and was most recently the president
of San Jose, Calif.-based SunPower Corp.'s global residential and
commercial business units. As CCO, Pape will be responsible for
managing and expanding global commercial activities.
"We are excited to have Jim join the Soladigm team as we begin
full-scale operations," says Rao Mulpuri, CEO of Soladigm,
in the release. "Jim is a proven energy industry leader with
deep knowledge of deploying new products and driving growth in commercial
and residential construction. His experience in HVAC and building
controls makes him a unique fit for Soladigm."
For more than 25 years, Pape has led commercial efforts at Fortune
500 and start-up companies in areas including renewable energy,
commercial and military aerospace, industrial manufacturing, and
energy efficiency. Prior to his role at SunPower Corp., Pape was
North American vice president for Dublin, Ireland-based Ingersoll
Rand's climate solutions division, which included Trane Commercial
Systems and Hussmann Refrigeration. He also has held executive positions
at Johnson Controls and Bearing Inspection. He earned a bachelor's
degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at
Arlington.
"Soladigm is revolutionizing the building industry by delivering
scalable, reliable and cost-effective dynamic glass solutions,"
Pape says in the release. "This is a unique opportunity for
me to leverage my experience to drive significant improvements in
building systems and energy efficiency. I am impressed with the
results achieved by the Soladigm team, inspired by the company's
vision, and look forward to being part of driving the company to
the next level."
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