SGE hires new employees to bolster its renewable energy division

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

SGE recently hired three employees; Haluk “Luke” Durudogan as Vice President of Finance, Larry Jonkers as Vice President of Operations, and Claudia Torres as a summer intern.
Mr. Durudogan was most recently a founder and Managing Partner of the Investment firm Locum Equity Partners which invests in and supports technology startups in the energy and aerospace industries.

Mr. Durudogan’s career in finance has spanned the globe with a combined 14 years of living in Saudi Arabia, Paris, France and London, England and 5 years in the Far East. He has held leadership roles at Honeywell Aerospace, McDonnell Douglas, AlliedSignal Corporation and Ivensys.

Mr. Durudogan has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut and has served on many boards including the American Hospital in Paris, SECAN Ltd, European Federation of Food Equipment Manufacturers, American Chamber of Commerce in Europe, and is a past chairman of the corporate governance task force of the European Business Roundtable of Industrialists.

He is a recipient of the Frost and Sullivan 2005 Award for Excellence in Technology Leadership. In addition, Mr. Durudogan has lectured at the Brookings Institute on Middle East Politics and the London School of Business on Company Turnarounds and Distressed Asset Management.

Larry Jonkers, the new VP of Operations, has over 20 years of global sourcing, manufacturing, logistics and distribution experience with large companies including Gap International, Adidas-Salomon, New Balance, Sears and Nike. In his role, Mr. Jonkers will manage operations and will contribute to the strategic vision for the company’s new renewable energy division which focuses on wind and solar power.

Mr. Jonkers has a BS in Industrial Technology Engineering from Roger Williams University in Rhode Island, served in the US Military for 6 years, and speaks several languages.

Claudia Torres joins SGE as a summer intern in the Renewable Energy Division. Ms. Torres recently graduated with a MS in Architectural Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University. She also holds a BA in Architecture from Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM), Queretaro, Mexico.

Ms. Torres is interested in sustainable design and building practices, and has conducted extensive scholarly research on solar power. She was the Market Viability Team leader for Penn State’s entry to the Solar Decathlon 2007 competition. She also led the design, construction and documentation of a straw-bale solar prototype home, “MorningStar MT”, for Penn State’s American Indian Housing initiative. In addition, Ms. Torres is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional.

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