ASTI - Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. Establishes Strategic Advisory Board Adds Major General Casey Blake as Inaugural Member | Benzinga
THORNTON, Colo., Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. ("Ascent," "Ascent Solar" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:ASTI), a U.S. innovator in the design and manufacturing of featherweight, flexible thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solutions, today announced it has established a Strategic Advisory Board with the addition of its inaugural member, Major General Casey Blake, in the title of Strategic Advisor.
General Blake joins Ascent after an expansive career with the United States Air Force. Most recently, General Blake served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Contracting in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, in Washington, D.C. He was tasked with managing all aspects of Air Force contracting relating to the acquisition of weapon systems, logistics, and operational support. General Blake led a highly skilled staff which oversaw training, organizing, and equipping a workforce of about 8,000 contracting professionals that executed programs worth more than $65 billion annually.
In his new role as the first member of Ascent's Strategic Advisory Board, General Blake will advise Company leadership on government contracting processes and strategies and will lead development of a marketing program that will enable Ascent to better engage with both the US Air Force and Space Force to assist in their space solar solutions needs.
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