Press Releases
2011
04/06 -Tigo Energy® Expands Executive Team With The Addition of a Chief Financial Officer2010
10/07 - SunPower takes different track with smart modules: special interest group to set standards10/05 - Tigo Energy® and Suntech Collaborate to Develop Smart Panel Technology for Photovoltaic Solar Installations
09/30 - Tigo Energy® Teams with SCHOTT Solar to Bring Electronic Intelligence to Photovoltaic Projects
07/12 - REC Solar Offers Tigo Energy® Maximizer Solution for Commercial and Residential Solar Installations
06/08 - Tigo Energy Closes $10 Million in New Financing to Fuel Global Sales Growth
03/03 - Tigo Energy Accelerates International Expansion
2009
10/19 - CEC Officially Lists Tigo Energy’s Maximizer ES and EP As Eligible Products09/22 - Tigo Energy Introduces Latest Product Addition to the TIGO Energy™ Maximizer Family at PVSEC in Hamburg
09/10 - Tigo Energy Named a Global Cleantech 100 Clean Technology Company
07/13 - Intersolar News: Tigo Energy Inc. Announces Key Distribution Partner for the Tigo Energy™ Maximizer System
05/26 - Tigo Energy Reaches Key Milestones and Raises $10 Million “B” Round Financing
04/21 - Tigo Energy: Presenting Company At Alternative Energy Innovations Is Named A 2009 FiReStarter
01/27 - Tigo Energy Adds Three Prominent Renewable Energy Industry Veterans to Board of Advisors
2008
10/14 - Tigo Energy Opens Israeli Office & Names Industry Veteran Modi Avrutsky To Oversee Operation08/28 - Tigo Energy Taps Expertise of Jeff Krisa For Key Sales & Marketing Role
07/15 - Gary Gerber to join Tigo Energy'S Board of Advisors
06/03 - Tigo Energy Announces $6 Million Funding
TIGO ENERGY® EXPANDS EXECUTIVE TEAM WITH THE ADDITION OF A CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
LOS GATOS, California, April 6, 2011 – Tigo Energy®, the market leader in DC output maximization for photovoltaic (PV) solar installations, today announced that the company has appointed John Niedermaier as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Niedermaier joins the Tigo Energy team with more than 30 years of experience as a senior executive in technology and service organizations, primarily in tele- communications. Prior to Tigo Energy, Niedermaier served as Executive Vice President, COO and CFO of LGC Wireless, Inc., orchestrating the Company’s sale to ADC Telecommunications in December 2007. He remained at ADC to lead the LGC Business Unit after the transaction.
Before joining LGC, Niedermaier served in Executive CFO roles at Jetstream Communications, Inc., a provider of voice-over-broadband solutions; and SCM Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMM), a provider of smart card readers and digital media devices, where he took the company public in 1997.
"Tigo Energy’s Maximizer™ system has received tremendous response worldwide from owners of photovoltaic projects of all sizes seeking to cost-effectively increase power production by adding smart electronics to PV modules," said Ron Hadar, Tigo Energy President. "John will be a key part of our management team that is working to take Tigo Energy to the next level."
Niedermaier, whose early career includes senior financial management positions at Octel Communications, VMX, Inc. and KPMG, holds a bachelor of science in Business Administration from Wayne State University and is a certified public accountant.
About Tigo Energy
Based in Los Gatos, California, Tigo Energy was founded in 2007 and focuses on applying innovative technologies to the solar PV space. Tigo Energy has offices in the United States, Japan, Germany and Israel and is commercially shipping volume systems in cooperation with most prominent worldwide solar distributors and EPCs. Additional information on Tigo Energy is available at www.tigoenergy.com.