Tigo Welcomes Babu Jain as Chief Operating Officer

 

Tigo Welcomes Babu Jain as Chief Operating Officer

 

Los Gatos, CA, June 11, 2018 – Tigo®, pioneer of the Smart Modular Flex MLPE platform, today announced that Babu Jain joined the company and will assume the position of Chief Operating Officer. As the newest Tigo executive member, Babu is responsible for leading software, hardware, and worldwide operations from Tigo’s headquarters in Los Gatos, CA.

 

“Babu’s past leadership experience in the solar optimization and semiconductor markets made him the most compelling contribution to our executive team,” said Zvi Alon, CEO of Tigo. “His impressive business acumen here in Silicon Valley and internationally fits well with Tigo’s success as a leading MLPE provider worldwide.”

 

Babu comes to Tigo with more than 25 years of experience as vice president or more senior positions throughout Silicon Valley and overseas - including Partner of the Venture Fund Corporation at Seattle, Washington. Babu is currently an Entrepreneur in Residence for the CoMotion at the University of Washington where he mentors innovative startup tech companies in early-stage development. Most recently, he was Founder & CEO of NavSemi Energy for 9 years, a solar energy maximizer company, while successfully leading the company to acquisition by Alpha Technologies. Babu has also held various engineering leadership positions at Teradyne, Centillium Communications, and Infineon Technologies. Babu holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from BITS Pilani India and a MBA from SUNY Buffalo. 

 

“I am very pleased to join Tigo now while the technical advances of MLPE are soaring,” said Mr. Jain. “Tigo’s proven record of delivering innovate, cost-effective products is what initially drew me to this opportunity. I look forward to working with Tigo’s global team and network of stellar partners as well as delivering smart PV technology for all.”

 

About Tigo

Tigo is a Silicon Valley company founded in 2007 by a team of experienced technologists. Combining a unique systems-level approach with expertise in semi-conductors, power electronics, and solar energy, the Tigo team developed the first-generation Smart Module Optimizer technology for the solar industry. Tigo's vision is to leverage integrated and retrofitted Flex MLPE and communications technology to drive the cost of solar electricity down. By partnering with tier 1 module and inverter manufacturers in the industry, Tigo is able to focus on its key innovation with the smartest TS4 modular platform and leverage the broader ecosystem. Tigo has operations in the USA, across Europe, Latin America, Japan, China, Australia and the Middle East. Visit www.tigoenergy.com.

 

Media Contact for Tigo 

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