Accelerate America names 25 natref 'Movers & Shakers'

In its November-December issue, published online last week, Accelerate America names 25 people who have played a critical role in advancing the adoption of natural refrigerant-based systems in North America.

The list is divided into the following categories: original equipment manufacturers, component manufacturers, end users (food retail, industrial and foodservice) and one utility. The individuals on the list are not ranked.

Among the criteria for selection: attendance and participation at industry events, conferences and trade shows; participation on industry committees; focus on natural refrigerants, as opposed to other refrigerant options; one person per organization.

The complete article, including profiles of each individual on the list, can be found at acceleratena.com.

Original Equipment Manufacturers

• Jeffrey Gingras, President, Systèmes LMP
• Marc-André Lesmerises, CEO and Co-Founder, Carnot Refrigeration
• Scott Martin, Director of Sustainable Technologies, Refrigeration Systems Division, Hillphoenix
• Howell Feig, Sales Director for Strategic Accounts, AHT Cooling Systems USA
• Steve Trulaske, owner, True Manufacturing
• Kurt Liebendorfer, Vice-President, Evapco
• John Scherer, Chief Technology Officer, NXTCOLD
• Masood Ali, Global Leader of Center of Excellence for Alternative Systems, Heatcraft Worldwide Refrigeration

Component Manufacturers

• Bruce Nelson, President, Colmac Coil Manufacturing
• Joe Sanchez, Application Engineering Manager, Bitzer US
• Marek Zgliczynski, Manager of Commercial Refrigeration Product Engineering, Embraco
• James Knudsen, North American Segment Leader for Food Retail, Danfoss
• André Patenaude, Director - CO₂ Business Development, Emerson Climate Technologies

End Users: Food Retail

• Paul Anderson, Director of Engineering, Target
• Kevin Christopherson, Energy Program Manager, Roundy’s
• Tristam Coffin, Director of Sustainability & Facilities, Whole Foods Market’s Northern California division
• Harrison Horning, Director of Energy & Facility Services, Hannaford Supermarkets
• Yves Hugron, Director of Buildings, Systems and the Environment, Sobeys Quebec
• Keith Milligan, CIO, JTM Corp. (Piggly Wiggly)

End Users: Industrial

• Bing Cheng, Principal Utilities Engineer, Campbell Soup
• Michael Lynch, Vice-President - Engineering, United States Cold Storage
• David Bornemeier, President and CFO, Western Gateway Storage

End Users: Foodservice

• Richard Reeves, Director of Fleet/Purchasing/Safety & Compliance, Red Bull North America
• Antoine Azar, Global Program Director, The Coca-Cola Company

Utility

• Paul Delaney, Senior Engineer, Southern California Edison