I am delighted to be joining Tigo, said Mr. Holmes. I am particularly excited as their latest innovation, Smart Ready Solar, is poised to be a significant game changer in the solar industry. Tigo has launched innovative and exciting products, and is a dynamic team, I look forward to being part of it.
Prior to joining Tigo, George served as the Chief Commercial Officer for Energous Corporation, a company he helped shaped their go-to-market and customer acquisition strategies, additionally he partnered with their CEO on financing strategies that resulted in a successful IPO and Secondary offering in 2014.
He served as Vice President of Sales at SolarBridge Technologies, a solar microinverter company, where he was responsible for all sales, business development, applications and sales operations for the company. Prior to this, George served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for PureEnergy Solutions, a developer and manufacturer of wireless power products. He has also held sales executive roles at Agere Systems (formerly Lucent MicroElectronics), Ortel Corp (acquired by Lucent), Level One Communications, Symmetricom and was a founding partner at aAgave Solutions, a management consulting company. George has been a key contributor in transactions that have created an excess of $2.5B in shareholder value.
George holds a BA in business from the University of Puget Sound, a diploma in international business from Nyenrode University, in the Netherlands and has completed the AEA Executive Institute, Management of Technology Companies program at Stanford University.
We are fortunate to welcome such a key contributor join our team, said Zvi Alon, Chairman and CEO of Tigo. Mr. Holmes will bring the go-to-market experience and customer acquisition strategies. We look forward to benefitting from his efficiency in business development, in addition to his tenacity, especially in today's complex business environment where he knows how to harness resources to create innovative solutions."
