BEEMW - Beam Global Appoints Former Nuclear Navy Officer as COO | Benzinga
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beam Global, (NASDAQ:BEEM, BEEMW)), a leading provider of innovative and sustainable infrastructure solutions for the electrification of transportation and energy security, announced that former Nuclear Navy Officer Mark Myers has joined the Beam Global executive team as chief operating officer (COO).
Mr. Myers is a proven manufacturing and operations executive with over 20 years of experience leading lean transformations in design, manufacturing and logistics. He has a track record in scaling high-growth organizations with strong gains in efficiency while expanding and adding manufacturing facilities and entering new geographies. Previous senior management experience includes Thyssenkrupp Automotive, General Atomics, McKinsey & Co. and a leadership role as an officer in the United States Nuclear Navy. He has built and led teams of 200+ personnel and managed large-scale commercial and government projects with budgets of over $100 million.
"Mark‘s discipline in building and scaling lean manufacturing and operation organizations is perfectly suited and timed for our geographic and product expansion combined with our growth trajectory," said Beam Global CEO Desmond Wheatley. "We now have three manufacturing facilities and hundreds of employees internationally. I believe his focus, experience and leadership can make a significant and sustainable impact on our profitability, efficiency, safety and quality. On a personal note, as someone who went to sea as a young man, I am delighted to have a tried ...