Stracker Solar appoints successful fintech manager as new CEO
State-of-the-art elevated solar tracking manufacturer Stracker Solar is pleased to announce that Allen Gilstrap has joined the company as Managing Director. He has extensive international experience in launching and building VC-funded technology companies and will lead the company’s national expansion.
Stracker Solar is pleased to announce that Allen Gilstrap has joined the company as CEO. Gilstrap has extensive international experience in launching and building VC-funded technology companies. He will lead Stracker Solar’s national expansion, taking over the CEO position from Jeff Sharpe, the company’s founder and president who created the Stracker product and will continue to serve as COO/CTO.
“We are honored and excited that Mr. Gilstrap will lead our company and its dedicated team on a path of exponential growth,” says Sharpe. “His experience and achievements make him the perfect leader for this key role, and I am delighted to hand over the reins to him.”
“Stracker Solar has engineered the most forward-thinking solar tracker available on the market,” said Gilstrap. “We are launching this fall a targeted national expansion effort, certifying regional steel fabrication facilities that will manufacture Stracker elevated solar trackers for EPC customers.”
Most recently, Gilstrap was CEO and co-founder of Ongo, the leading B2B digital payment service in Myanmar. Ongo’s 8,500 Agent employees deliver digital financial services to 1.3 million consumer app users, 140 business customers and 30,000 merchants.
Prior to Ongo, Gilstrap served as CEO and co-founder of OpenRevolution, a leading fintech and mobile payment advisory service that implemented over 40 mobile digital financial services projects in 25 countries. Before taking the entrepreneurial path, Gilstrap served as General Manager and VP of American Express in London, leading the Smart Solutions business.
Gilstrap received his MBA from Duke University and a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the University of Kansas.
About Stracker Solar:
– Headquartered in Ashland, Oregon, Stracker Solar has been manufacturing, selling and installing state-of-the-art dual-axis solar trackers since 2017.
– Strackers are the most robust, highest efficiency solar systems available, generating up to 70% more solar energy each year than fixed roof, carport or ground mounted systems of the same size. This efficiency also means a 55-65% lower carbon footprint.
– Stracker’s 20-inch pole mount allows continued use of the property below, making the system ideally suited for parking lots, agricultural operations, schoolyards, municipal solar projects and more.
– The Stracker solar system was developed and is currently manufactured in Ashland, Oregon. Stracker systems installed in Northern California and Southern Oregon have documented outstanding performance. Based on this success, Stracker has started a national expansion initiative that certifies regional fabrication facilities and enlists EPC partners.
– Strackere is patent pending and has the valued UL 3703 certification.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Brigitta Banki, Marketing and Communications Director
[email protected]
541-631-1275
www.strackersolar.com
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