News: Portfolio 2008

Smart Grid Company BPL Global Elects New Independent Board Member

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Dr. Harvey served as the 19th Secretary of the Army from November 2004 to March 2007. Appointed by President George W. Bush, he was responsible for all matters relating to manpower, training, reserve affairs, army installations, environmental issues, equipment sustainment, communications and financial management. As the Secretary, Dr. Harvey was responsible for the Department of the Army’s annual budget, which in Fiscal 2007 was more than $200 billion. Dr. Harvey applied his private sector expertise and experience in leading, managing and changing large organizations to transform the business side of the Army, as well as to update its leadership development programs.

In the late 1970s, Dr. Harvey also served for one year as a White House Fellow and assistant in the immediate office of the Secretary of Defense, Harold Brown.

He earned his doctorate in Metallurgy and Material Sciences from the University of Pennsylvania and his bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering and Material Science from the University of Notre Dame.

About BPL Global

BPL Global, Ltd. (BPLG) is a smart grid technology company dedicated to leading the transformation of energy and information delivery. The company provides software solutions to electric utilities enabling an intelligent grid to more efficiently manage demand, integrate distributed energy resources, improve service reliability, and optimize cost and capital productivity. BPL Global partners with local utilities, Internet service providers, equipment suppliers and financiers to create end-to-end solutions integrating the best in software, communications, hardware and managed services to aggressively deploy smart grid solutions around the world. Part of the clean technology sector of the electric utility industry, our applications provide the critical foundation for a coordinated, intelligent grid to deliver energy more efficiently for a greener environment.

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