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Sopogy, the micro CSP technology company, has added energy industry veteran T. Michael May to its Board of Directors. Mr. May recently retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of Hawaiian Electric Company, and also serves on the board of directors of the Electric Power Research Institute, the Edison Electric Institute and The James Campbell Company.

Mr. May joined Hawaiian Electric as Senior Vice President in 1992 and was named President and CEO in 1995. Previous roles in the industry include a role as founder and Principal of Management Assets Group; President of Caterpillar Capital Company; and various senior executive financial roles including CFO at Solar Turbines, Inc. and Caterpillar, Inc. He has a degree in industrial engineering from the University of Mississippi and an M.B.A. in finance from the College of William & Mary.

Sopogy is a micro CSP solar technology company.

By Síle Mc Mahon