TPI Composites has hired Ramesh Gopalakrishnan as the organisation’s new Vice President, Technology, Transfer & Launch.
In his most recent position before joining TPI, Gopalakrishnan served as the executive vice president of global manufacturing for Senvion Wind Energy Solutions in Germany. Prior to this, he spent two years as COO of Suzlon Energy Composites in Pune, India, and four years as Director of Supply Chain with Halliburton Corp. in Houston, Texas. In addition to his time with Halliburton, he spent 10 years with GE in various operational and engineering roles around the world, including as their Global Manager and Leader, Blade Center of Excellence, in Greenville for three years. Gopalakrishnan is a GE certified Master Black Belt and has a Ph.D., MS, and BS in Mechanical Engineering.