Cleantech Open Appoints Richard Franklin to Chairman of Its Board of Directors - Seite 2

Franklin brings extensive C-level experience with corporations such as Reebok, Coors, Head, Cooper, Seven-Up, TCI, and Nestlé, in both Canada and the U.S. His expertise is in leadership, marketing, strategic positioning, branding, business development, strategic sales, start-up commercialization, and sustainable business modeling. Among Mr. Franklin's many community and board activities are United Way, Children's Museum, Audubon Society, Denver Chamber, Renewable Energy Taskforce, CORE, Earth Protect, the Colorado Clean Tech Industry Association, and most recently, Clear Comfort Technologies.

He earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from St. Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia; a Master of Business Administration from Dalhousie University, Halifax; and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Commerce degree in 1999. In 2008, the South Metro Denver Chamber awarded him with the "Community Leader of the Year" award. In 2010, he was nominated for the "Governor's Award for Cleantech Leadership." In 2013, Franklin received the "Father of the Year Award" from the American Diabetes Association, and in 2014 was awarded the Cleantech Leadership Award by the Colorado Cleantech Industry Association.

ABOUT THE CLEANTECH OPEN
The Cleantech Open is the world's largest cleantech accelerator. Its mission is to find, fund and foster entrepreneurs with big ideas that address today's most urgent energy, environmental and economic challenges. A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, the Cleantech Open provides the infrastructure, expertise and strategic relationships that turn clever ideas into successful global cleantech companies. Since 2006, through its one-of-a-kind annual accelerator and mentorship program, over 1,000 participating companies in the United States alone have raised a total of more than $1.1 billion and created thousands of jobs. In 2014, the Cleantech Open's Global Accelerator was launched, the Global Cleantech Innovation Program (GCIP): a joint program of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Cleantech Open. Cleantech Open Global Ideas, a search for the most promising clean-technology ideas across the planet, is held annually in collaboration with Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), and has included entrepreneurs from 43 countries. Fueled by a global network of more than 2,000 volunteers and sponsors, the Cleantech Open unites the public and private sectors in a shared vision for making the cleantech sectors a thriving economic engine around the world. For more information, visit www.cleantechopen.org, or follow us on @cleantechopen and Facebook.

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