Expansion and growth are main objectives in new Sales Director’s role at GTE’s UK office
ORLANDO, Florida — Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (AIM: GTE), a leader energy and aviation products and services, announces the hiring of Lee Wilkinson as Sales Director for the company’s European power generation market. In this role, Mr. Wilkinson will direct business development operations to expand GTE’s power generation business from its North East Lincolnshire, UK office.
In addition to achieving strategic growth goals, Lee Wilkinson has been tasked with increasing GTE’s customer mix and meeting the company’s new business objectives through agreements with utility operations throughout Europe. Through Mr. Wilkinson’s development of market intelligence, GTE will secure its industry leadership in Europe as part of the company’s expansion plans.
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GTE announces the hiring of Lee Wilkinson as Sales Director for the company’s European power generation market.
“The European power generation industry can benefit from GTE’s offering of proven gas turbine productivity and environmental solutions.” said Steven Zwolinski, Chief Executive Officer for GTE. “Lee will provide an important link to European customers where the value of GTE solutions is amongst the highest globally.”
According to the European Turbine Network (ETN), fossil fuels will still be the dominant fuel for power generation through 2030 and gas turbines will remain a key technology in this industry. To capitalise on Europe’s power generation needs, GTE is increasing its industry footprint by taking an active role in the development of technologies that can lead to cleantech solutions for sustainable energy generation.
“Europe’s demand for energy will continue to increase in the future and GTE is securing its place in the power generation industry to respond to this market,” said Par Krossling, Managing Director EMEA. “Lee’s incorporation into the team is one more key element in our strategy.”
Before joining GTE, Mr. Wilkinson worked with Pratt & Whitney as European sales manager and with RWE Power International as head of its business development group. Given his knowledge of the European power generation market, he contributes the benefits of existing contacts in Europe, a solid industry reputation and depth of knowledge in a market that offers a high potential for growth. As an accomplished professional, Lee is an Advisory Board Member for PowerGen Europe and holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering.
“The European market is traditionally an early adopter of cleantech solutions,” said Marcus Turner, Chief Marketing Officer. “With close to 4,000 gas turbines operating in Power Generation and Oil & Gas sectors, GTE sees a large market opportunity for continued expansion in this region.”
The growth outlook for the European power generation market is well served by GTE’s expanded product line in clean technology and sustainable energy services. A full description of GTE’s products and services, including case studies, can be found at www.gtefficiency.com.
GTE will be exhibiting at Power Gen International 2009, the world’s largest Energy Industry convention on December 8-10, 2009 in Las Vegas, NV. The company will be located in booth number C3/600, Row 1, in the convention’s expo floor.
About GTE
Gas Turbine Efficiency designs, manufactures and supplies proprietary cleantech energy saving and performance enhancing solutions to the power generation, oil and gas, and aviation industries. The company’s extensive portfolio of patented cleantech solutions save fuel, reduce emissions, increase availability, and extend turbine and parts life. The Group also provides solutions for burning a wider variety and quality of fuels such as liquefied natural gas, clean coal and alternative fuel blends. Products and services developed by our world-class technology team include compressor cleaning and power augmentation systems; fuels management systems; combustion design, repair, upgrade and monitoring; and fluid and control auxiliaries.
For more information about Gas Turbine Efficiency plc and its products and services, please visit http://www.gtefficiency.com.
For more information:
Megan Thomas
Director of Communications
Gas Turbine Efficiency
media@gtefficiency.com
Phone: 407.304.5236
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