WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. - (Business Wire) Energy Composites Corporation (OTCBB:ENCC) announced the appointment of Adrian Williams, the architect of the Company’s WindFiber™ strategy, as the permanent head of the Company’s WindFiber™ division. Williams assumes the position immediately. Adrian has over 15 years experience in delivering cutting edge blade technology to the wind industry. He led the development of SP Systems wind business from its inception to its rise to become a leading global provider of materials solutions for blade manufacturing. More recently, Adrian was Head of Gurit wind division and a member of the Swill-based conglomerate’s Executive Committee.
Sam Fairchild, ECC’s CEO, stated that, “Adrian is one of the most respected global experts in the application of composites technology to wind energy. His work to craft our WindFiber™ strategy is nothing short of brilliant, and from production associate to board director, we are all looking forward to his leadership as we implement the strategy. We are very pleased that he has joined us on a permanent basis. ECC is committed to providing Adrian the full resources he needs to get the new plant constructed and in production by the end of next year and the research and development center’s efforts underway.”
Jamie Mancl, ECC’s founder and President, noted the importance of Adrian’s contribution to ECC to date, saying “I have worked with Adrian every step of the way in developing WindFiber™ over the last year, and I must say that the depth of his insight into composites manufacturing and the wind energy market is astounding. The production facility he has planned will be the most advanced in the world. His blade research and prototyping center will be the world’s first. WindFiber™ includes his vision for a unique supply chain strategy to ensure quality and availability of raw materials at the lowest cost in the industry, his priority to create the world’s first comprehensive and certified blade training program to support development of workforce excellence, his commitment to a “without peer” product and manufacturing technology that will drive the cost of energy down through improved blade reliability, turbine availability and manufacturing efficiency, and his design for a comprehensive blade service and logistics framework to deliver minimum lifecycle costs.”
Adrian Williams underscored his commitment to ECC stating, “Linking ECC’s Wisconsin Rapids location, the city’s and state’s commitment to supporting the creation of non-exportable, well-paid green jobs, the remarkable work ethic among the Company’s production-associates, and the innovative thinking of the Company’s engineering and management staffs, with the accelerating improvement in the market conditions of the wind energy sector will create enormous value for our shareholders, clients, vendors and employee-associates. The time could not be better. I am very excited about the opportunity that the Board of ECC has provided to me, and I look forward to a very successful team effort to make WindFiber™ the most successful participant in the North American wind energy supply chain.”
About Energy Composites Corporation
ECC operates a world-class, automated 73,000 sq. ft. climate-controlled manufacturing facility in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, employing advanced composite materials to design, engineer and manufacture complex composite structures, vessels and processing systems for a range of clean-tech applications that include: wind energy system components, flue gas desulfurization for power plants, infrastructure for bio-fuel storage and processing, infrastructure for managing waste water and drinking water, advanced municipal utilities infrastructure, and caustic material storage and handling systems for the petrochemical, mining and the pulp and paper industries. ECC also provides 24/7 field service crews nationwide for wind energy system composites maintenance, repair and overhaul; industrial retrofit, shutdown and maintenance; system installation; and repair and inspection services. For additional information, visit our website at www.energycompositescorp.com or contact Sam Fairchild at 1-800-787-5439.
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