TRILLIANT HOLDINGS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- CFO With Significant Board
Aaron is an accomplished CFO with significant Board, private equity, and international experience. An electrical engineer by training, he's spent his career working in business from management consulting to pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and tech enabled marketing services and software. He has significant experience in strategy, M&A, financial planning & analysis, and business management.
Aaron previously served as the CFO at RNL, a private equity owned tech enabled marketing and SaaS firm serving the higher ed market. Prior to RNL, he worked at LORD Corporation, a private global diversified technology and manufacturing company where he was instrumental in leading the sale to Parker Hannifin in 2019. Aaron began his career at blue-chip companies such as Pfizer, Deloitte, and General Electric.
He has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University and an MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Chief Executive Officer
Andy joined Trilliant in 2009, bringing more than 30 years of leadership and experience in the utility, energy, networks and communications industries. Prior to Trilliant, Andy served as a General Electric (GE) corporate officer and as President and CEO of several GE businesses.
During his tenure, Andy has led businesses for major infrastructure and communications projects in Congo, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Dominican Republic and Algeria. He has served on two university advisory committees and ten boards. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bath University, specializing in Power Electronics.
Dan Lambert is Trilliant's Chief Solutions Officer, responsible for Innovation, Portfolio and Product Management, Engineering, and Data Services & Analytics. Dedicated to operational excellence by delivering business solutions and information services in demanding environments, Dan brings more than twenty-five years of hands-on experience in the Military & Defense, Telecom, Utilities, and B2B2C industries. Prior to joining Trilliant, Dan worked in executive leadership positions at ACN Europe B.V. and British Telecom, most recently serving as COO for Smart DCC in the United Kingdom.
Dan received his Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Air Force Academy and holds a Global Strategic Management Certification from Harvard Business School.
Eugene joined Trilliant in late 2022. He has a distinguished 20+ year career scaling successful sales and business development across APAC/ASIA/SEA regions, and his recent leadership positions include Hitachi and ABB. Eugene has been recognized for strengths in implementing sales initiatives and GTM strategy, optimizing business processes, employee engagement and retention, mentoring with a "Player Coach" mindset, profit and loss (P&L), developing marketing strategies, human resource practices, financial management, and customer relationships.
During his career, Eugene has spearheaded and acquired large regional enterprise accounts, consistently exceeding targets (upto $80m) through a consultative approach. He brings strong domain knowledge and experience in Cloud, SaaS, Enterprise Software, CRM, ERP, AI/ML & Analytics. His experience in Utilities includes Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution, AMI, APM, ERP/EAM, Scada and ADMS.
Eugene holds a Bachelor of Information Technology from the University of Southern Queensland, Australia.
Mike Mortimer - Chief Commercial Officer
Job Titles:
- Chief Commercial Officer
- Chief Commercial Operations Officer
Mike Mortimer is Trilliant's Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for Trilliant's Strategic Engagements and Commercial Operations. Mike joined Trilliant in 2006 as VP of Business Development, bringing over 20 years of RF communications network and software expertise. After establishing key strategic partnerships, Mike transitioned to Regional VP of Sales. After closing a $100M US-Based AMI deal, essential to Trilliant securing series B funding for global expansion, he was promoted to SVP Global Sales. He began focusing on the Smart Grid market in the late '90s with industry pioneer CellNet Data Systems (now Landis+Gyr). He later joined Schlumberger after its CellNet acquisition, where he managed the commercial/sales process from initial business case development through contract negotiations.
Mike earned an MBA with Distinction from Bentley University in Waltham, MA, and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University in Boston, MA.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director, Americas
As the Managing Director for Americas, Nick is responsible for expanding the industry and leadership in both the United States and Latin America regions. With more than 13 years of experience at Trilliant holding positions in the EMEA region as well, Nick brings more than 20 years' experience with technology and high growth businesses worldwide, including fixed and wireless communications in Europe, North America, and South America.
Nick received his Masters of Engineering degree from Sheffield University and has studied at the Cranfield School of Management.
Norma Formanek - Chief Legal Officer, Secretary
Job Titles:
- Corporate Secretary
- General Counsel
Norma recently rejoined Trilliant as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, a position she held from 2012 through 2019. During her time away, she represented Trilliant in several complex IP licensing and M&A transactions. At Trilliant, Norma plays key roles in the execution of strategic initiatives, commercial transactions and corporate governance.
Before joining Trilliant, Norma was the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), an independent, nonprofit R&D organization which partners with the electricity industry and experts worldwide to ensure public access to clean, safe, reliable and affordable electricity. Earlier in her career Norma was a partner at the San Francisco law firm, Farella Braun & Martel, where she focused on complex litigation and gained deep experience in the many ways "things go wrong" and how to fix them.
Norma graduated with high honors from the University of California, Berkeley, and received a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She is a member of the California Bar Association.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director, Canada
Steve leads Trilliant's Canadian operations and brings 20+ years of successful business experience leading both early-stage and established Energy Management, Utility Services, and Smart Metering/Grid businesses. He has significant global Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Operations experience and maintains responsibility for our Toronto based Meter Lab, and our S-A-01:2017 Accreditation and associated Quality Management System through Measurement Canada.
Prior to joining Trilliant, Steve led Energy and Information systems businesses through early-stage AMI deployments in Ontario, and spear-headed the development and operation of Ontario's first production AMI Smart Metering System built upon a managed services platform. He is a computer engineering technologist with education from Seneca College and the University of Toronto.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director for Europe, Middle East & Africa
- Managing Director, EMEA
As Managing Director for Europe, Middle East & Africa, Tom is responsible for developing and implementing Trilliant's strategic development across the EMEA region. He has more than 25 years' experience in the wireless communications and cleantech energy markets, with both start-up companies and large corporations. Before joining Trilliant, Tom was with cleantech companies Imergy Power Systems and Prudent Energy, pioneering the development of flow battery energy storage systems into international markets. Prior to Prudent Energy, Tom held a number of senior management positions in the communications industry with companies including Millicom, Inmarsat and AlanDick.
Tom received an MBA from Texas A&M University, and a BSc (Eng) from Queen Mary College, University of London.
Tracey oversees brand management, corporate communications, integrated digital marketing, event programming, product marketing and public relations. She joined Trilliant in early 2022, and brings 25+ years of utility, communications and network industry experience to the team, and has held marketing leadership roles for large corporations, most recently with Oracle as VP Utilities Global Business Unit for 15 years, and Dun & Bradstreet in her earlier career. She also led marketing teams for technology-leading smaller companies and utilities industry pioneers like SPL WorldGroup.
Tracey holds a Bachelor of Arts/Communications Studies from the State University of New York. She is passionate about the role technology plays in helping utilities and cities deliver mission-critical services to their communities every day, contributing to the quality of life for citizens worldwide
Tricie is a seasoned human resource professional with more than 20 years of extensive HR expertise gained through experiences in contract manufacturing, non-profit and technical recruitment industries. Her knowledge base of employee relations, performance management, policy development, benefits, compensation, staffing/recruiting, training, acquisition integration, diversity and inclusion, and compliance are mission-critical to Trilliant's company culture worldwide.