Leadership Team
With 350 years of combined power sector experience, our leadership team has challenged the status-quo while building a culture of innovation in the solar industry. We pioneered what we believe to be today’s leading generation of tracker solutions, including many “industry-first” innovations, such as self-powering and self-grounding capabilities, and associated software offerings.
Dan Shugar
CEO and Co-founder
In less than ten years, Dan founded a solar start-up in the Balance of Systems (BOS) solar manufacturing category, achieved sustained global market share leadership for seven consecutive years for solar trackers, and has led the company in shipping over 70 gigawatts of smart solar trackers to more than 30 countries. Prior to Nextracker, Dan grew Solaria Corporation’s annual revenue five times over a three-year period and led successful deals and acquisitions worth over $1 billion with Powerlight, Sunpower and now Nextracker. Dan help various positions in the solar businesses of New World Power, Inc., Advance Photovoltaic Systems and PG&E. Dan holds a BS in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from Golden Gate University. Dan has numerous patents and published 50 technical papers. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA).
Howard Wenger
President
Chuck Boynton
CFO
Bruce Ledesma
President - Strategy, Software & Administration
Dave Bennett
CAO
Alex Au
CTO and Co-founder
Léah Schlesinger
General Counsel
Kristan Kirsh
VP Global Marketing
Marco Miller
COO and Co-founder
Ignacio Redondo
SVP Finance
Mike Mehawich
CSO and Co-founder
Marco Garcia
Chief Commercial Officer and Co-founder
Lance Turner
CHRO