Chip Bottone

Chip Bottone

• Chief Executive Officer FuelCell Energy, Inc

President and Chief Executive Officer of FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FCEL), Mr. Bottone is contributing to the transformation of the global power industry through the utilization of clean and affordable fuel cell solutions for the supply, recovery and storage of energy. Mr. Bottone joined FuelCell Energy in 2010 to accelerate the adoption of the Company’s power generation solutions and was promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer in 2011. During his tenure, he has led the expansion of FuelCell Energy globally, directed the growth in the size of projects to megawatt and multi-megawatt scale installations, expanded capital access and particularly debt and project financing, and leveraged the Company’s versatile fuel cell platform to pursue adjacent markets including carbon capture, distributed hydrogen and long-duration storage.  Mr. Bottone has broad experience in the power generation industry including traditional central generation and alternative energy. Prior to joining FuelCell Energy, Mr. Bottone spent 25 years at Ingersoll Rand, a diversified global industrial company, including President of the Energy Systems business, operational roles in Europe and Asia, as well as mergers & acquisitions. Mr. Bottone began his career as an engineer with the Southern Company. Mr. Bottone earned an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1983, and earned a Certificate of Professional Development from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in 2004.