Broadwind Energy, Inc. has announced that Jesse (Jess) E. Collins has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Company, effective immediately. Collins, 44, is a wind industry veteran with more than 15 years of manufacturing and operations experience.
Collins was most recently group president at Broadwind, leading the Company's wind turbine tower and logistics subsidiaries. He joined the Company in August 2008 as vice president of heavy manufacturing and transportation services. Prior to this, Collins was president of wind tower manufacturer Trinity Structural Towers, Inc. and previously served as president of Trinity Containers, LLC. The Company also named Paul Smith president of its Tower Tech Systems, Inc. subsidiary. Smith previously served as vice president and chief operating officer of Tower Tech. Prior to this, he managed the startup of a wind tower manufacturing facility in Ontario, Canada, for DMI Industries.
Collins was most recently group president at Broadwind, leading the Company's wind turbine tower and logistics subsidiaries. He joined the Company in August 2008 as vice president of heavy manufacturing and transportation services. Prior to this, Collins was president of wind tower manufacturer Trinity Structural Towers, Inc. and previously served as president of Trinity Containers, LLC. The Company also named Paul Smith president of its Tower Tech Systems, Inc. subsidiary. Smith previously served as vice president and chief operating officer of Tower Tech. Prior to this, he managed the startup of a wind tower manufacturing facility in Ontario, Canada, for DMI Industries.
