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 Somerville, MA, February 25, 2010 –– Second Wind Inc., a leading provider of wind measurement and information technology, today announced that Larry Letteney has been named Chief Executive Officer. Letteney succeeds Second Wind’s founder, Walter Sass, who is widely credited with several key advancements in wind measurement technology for the wind power industry. Sass was named Executive Chairman of the Board and Chief Technology Officer. The new executive appointments are effective immediately.
Sass, who co-founded Second Wind in 1980, has led the company’s efforts in developing several game-changing technologies for wind resource assessment and wind farm monitoring. Most recently, Second Wind’s Triton™ Sonic Wind Profiler, introduced in 2008, has become the wind industry’s market-leading remote sensing system.
“Larry Letteney’s accomplishments as a business leader in rapid growth technology environments make him ideally suited to lead Second Wind,” said Sass. “This is a critical time for Second Wind. The market for remote sensing in the wind industry is growing exponentially, and we’ve established both technological and market leadership globally. Larry’s vision for the potential of our technology and his breadth of experience will help shape Second Wind as we continue to grow and innovate.”
“Walter Sass was one of the first entrepreneurs in the wind industry to recognize the need for advanced wind information technologies,” said Letteney. “Under Walter’s creative and able leadership, Second Wind has made a critical contribution to the way the wind industry uses information, and ultimately to making wind energy feasible. I am delighted to be working with such an excellent team, in service to clean energy and with such enormous business potential.”
Letteney, most recently Second Wind’s COO, assumed the CEO role on February 1, 2010. Prior to working at Second Wind, Letteney held senior posts in software, hardware, and web services for start-up, mid-stage, and public technology companies. Most recently, Letteney served as president of HubCast, a cloud based global print service, and helped to transform Creo, an OEM manufacturer, into a global market leader in print automation systems. Creo was acquired by the Eastman Kodak Company for $980 million.
About Second Wind
Second Wind Inc. has long been acknowledged as a leader in wind
technology innovation. Founded in 1980, Second Wind advances the
use of wind data to make wind energy more profitable for owners,
painless for operators and practical for consumers. Key products
include: Triton™ remote sensing systems; Nomad® wind data
logger and tower systems; and SkyServe® satellite wind data service.
Second Wind is headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA, and
is privately held. For more information please visit www.secondwind.com.
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