JULIE ANDREWS FROM WRIGHT MEDICAL IS APPOINTED AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF SMART WIRES
Smart Wires Technology Ltd (“Smart Wires”) has appointed Julie Andrews as Chief Financial Officer. Julie Andrews is a results-focused Senior Finance Executive with more than 20 years of financial leadership experience. She has a proven track record of leading and executing strategic initiatives including divestitures, mergers, acquisitions and business restructuring, developing high performing teams, and driving cultural transformation.
Julie joins Smart Wires from Wright Medical Group N.V. where she spent eight years as Vice President Finance, Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President Global Finance. At Wright Medical, Julie successfully led the Finance function for the $1 B global business with oversight for all finance and accounting functions. Prior to Wright Medical, Julie spent almost 15 years at Medtronic Inc. holding positions of increasing responsibility within Finance.
“We are delighted to welcome Julie to Smart Wires,” said Smart Wires’ CEO, Peter G. Wells.
“Julie’s prior experience at Wright Medical will be extremely valuable to us as we continue to scale up our business and position Smart Wires for sustainable, rapid and profitable growth,” he said.
“Smart Wires is the leading power technology company in the clean tech sector,” Julie said.
“I’m excited to join this exceptional global team, particularly at this massive inflexion point for strong growth and momentum in the company’s journey. I look forward to helping further strengthen our market position and contributing to Smart Wires’ goal of accelerating the energy transition,” she said.
CONTACTS
Peter G. Wells, CEO
E-mail: peter.wells@smartwires.com
Tel: +1 (510) 340-9797
Smart Wires’ Certified Adviser is Erik Penser Bank AB, Apelbergsgatan 27, Box 7405, SE-103 91 Stockholm, E-mail: certifiedadviser@penser.se, Tel: 08-463 83 00, www.penser.se.
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ABOUT SMART WIRES TECHNOLOGY LTD.
Smart Wires conducts grid technology business that helps utilize, modernize, optimize and monetize grid capacity to meet the demands and opportunities of the energy transition. The Company operates in the global transmission grid technology market and is a leader in modular power flow control technology. Power flow control technology controls and directs power flow on high voltage electric transmission systems. Smart Wires serves transmission owners, primarily electric utilities. Transmission owners use power flow controllers to eliminate line overloads by redirecting power to other lines, to reduce transmission congestion, and to enable renewable energy connection and dispatch. Currently, Smart Wires’ main projects are located in Europe, the United States and Australia with upcoming projects in South America and Canada. The Company has a large customer base comprised of utilities globally. For more information, please visit www.smartwires.com.