Northern Power Systems names Troy Patton President and CEO

Northern Power Systems (NPS) has announced that Troy Patton has been elected President and Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Patton previously served as President of the Utility Wind business at Northern Power Systems. Since joining NPS in April 2009, Mr. Patton has served as President of both the Utility Wind and Distributed Wind businesses. He brings over 20 years of experience in the power generation industry. Prior to NPS, Troy was Senior Vice President of Engineering and Products for Vestas Wind Systems. Before Vestas, Troy served in numerous roles at General Electric’s Gas Turbine and Wind Turbine businesses.