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Orion Energy Systems Expands Senior Leadership Team, Appointing Michael H. Jenkins as Chief Operating Officer
MANITOWOC, Wis., Nov. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OESX) (Orion Lighting), a provider of energy-efficient LED lighting,
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[{"type":"text","content":"MANITOWOC, Wis., Nov. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OESX) (Orion Lighting), a provider of energy-efficient LED lighting, controls and IoT systems, including turnkey project implementation, program management and system maintenance, today announced the expansion of its executive management team with the appointment of Michael H. Jenkins as Chief Operating Officer (COO) to support the Company’s long-term growth objectives. Mr. Jenkins, an accomplished executive and business leader with a strong track record of business and financial achievement, will assume Orion’s COO role from Scott Green. Mr. Green is being promoted to President of Orion Services Group, which encompasses the Company’s turnkey lighting installation and maintenance services business. Mr. Jenkins has over 25 years of operations, sales and marketing experience, including the past eight years as the Construction and Consumer Business Director & General Manager at Bostik, Inc., an industrial adhesive and sealing products provider with over $2.4B in annual sales. At Bostik, Mr. Jenkins was directly responsible for the full profit and loss statement (P&L) of a several hundred million dollar business with six manufacturing plants and over 400 associates across the United States, Mexico and Canada. During his tenure, revenue nearly tripled. At Bostik, he transformed the business into a systems provider and as such identified strategic acquisitions, performed due diligence, negotiated and closed several acquisitions, integrated the businesses without disruption and created numerous cross-selling opportunities to accelerate growth. Mr. Jenkins also instilled a performance-driven culture based on a common vision and helped build Bostik brand recognition through innovative and disruptive marketing campaigns focused on key specifiers (Architects, Engineers and Designers). Mike Altschaefl, Orion’s CEO and Board Chair, commented, “Given the expanding scope of our operations, our long-term growth goals and our commitment to industry-leading products, innovation, service and customer experience, Orion has focused on building out our leadership team and we are very excited with the progress we are making. Earlier this year, we named lighting industry veteran Tim Rooney to the newly created position of Executive Vice President of Sales, with respo...