Board of Directors

Experience:

  • Has served on the Capstone board since 2018
  • Currently Chair of the Board of PG&E Corporation and also serves on the ERCOT Board of Directors
  • President and Chief Executive Officer, Dynegy Inc., an independent power producer and electricity marketer 2011-2018
  • Chief Financial Officer of UGI Corporation, a distributor and marketer of energy products and services in 2011; and Chief Financial Officer then Chief Operating Officer of NRG Energy, Inc., a power generation and electricity marketer 2004-2009
  • Chief Executive Officer of Foster Wheeler, a Swiss global engineering conglomerate 2009-2010

Executive Chairman of the Board

Other Public Company Directorships:

  • Chair of the Board of PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG)
  • TransAlta Corporation (TSX:TA) (NYSE:TAC)
  • Charah Solutions (NYSE:CHRA)

Vincent "Vince" Canino joined Capstone Green Energy on March 11, 2024, bringing along a wealth of experience amassed over three decades in the Energy sector. His expertise spans various areas, including power generation, renewable energy, sustainability, and performance contracting. With a rich background encompassing Fortune 100, startups and mid-cap companies, Vince has honed his skills and abilities in connecting business strategies to operational excellence, leveraging the extension of human capital to drive success.

Mr. Canino has extensive experience in executive leadership, manufacturing effectiveness, product development, and sales/market strategy development. He has a strong track record of creating highly capable and accountable teams through employee engagement. He enjoys creating high-performing teams by prioritizing trust and encouraging healthy conflict, which accelerates problem-solving and drives action on key tasks. He drives real change by creating experiences and behaviors that build a culture of accountability and ownership, which in turn creates sustainable results.

Prior to joining Capstone, Mr. Canino was Chief Operating Officer at ESS Inc., where he led the operational organization of the world's leading developer and manufacturer of its iron flow long-duration energy storage systems. Before ESS Inc., he served as President and CEO of the Smardt Chiller Group, leading the entire global organization across five continents and seven factories whilst consistently delivering double-digit CAGR's. Prior to Smardt, Mr. Canino held senior leadership positions at Trane Commercial Systems (a division of Ingersoll Rand), where he most notably launched a renewable energy solutions business. Before Trane, Canino launched DG Energy Solutions, which built, owned, and operated cogeneration and district cooling plants; most notable projects were cogen plants for Home Depot, the Church of Scientology, and a central plant at NFL Film Labs. He began his career with General Electric during the Jack Welch era, where he started as a mechanical engineer at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory and then held growing roles at GE's Power Systems business; most notably being one of the originators of GE's Long Term Service Agreement business and leading the Distributed Generation and Energy Rentals business for the Western US during the energy crisis in early 2000's.

Mr. Canino earned his Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering Technology (Magna Cum Laude) from Binghamton University, NY, and his Master's in Engineering Mechanics (Cum Laude) from Penn State University.

Experience:

  • Co-founded Geomagic in 1996 and served as CEO until 2013. The 3D imaging and 3D printing technologies she created fundamentally change the way products are designed and manufactured around the world.
  • Served as part of the team in creating the NCSA Mosaic software and HTTP server software that led to the exponential growth of the Internet.
  • Served as Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Entrepreneur Officer at 3D Systems (DDD) from 2013-2016.

Member of the Audit, and Governance & Sustainability Committees

Other Public Company Directorships:

  • Live Nation Entertainment (LYV)
  • Long Now Foundation
  • Burning Man Project

Experience:

  • Previously an independent director for Maxwell Technologies, Magnetek Incorporated, Bioscrip Incorporated, and U.S. Oncology Corporation, companies in energy, automation and healthcare industries
  • Chair of Audit, Compensation, or Nominating & Governance Committee for a number of Boards
  • Chief Financial Officer of four publicly traded companies, including AdvancePCS, Informix Corporation, Oxford Health Plans, Inc., and WellPoint, Inc. through 2004

Chair of the Audit Committee

Member of the Compensation Committee

Experience:

  • Served as the Chief Executive Officer of Power Solutions International, Inc., from 2017 to 2021, a publicly traded leader in the design, engineering, and manufacture of a broad range of advanced, emission-certified engines and power systems.
  • From 2014 to 2016, held the role of Senior Vice President of Operations and Corporate Finance at Navistar International Corporation ("Navistar"), a renowned global vehicle manufacturer and solutions provider. Prior to that, from 2008 to 2014, he served in various operational and financial management capacities within the organization.
  • Chief Financial Officer of Laidlaw Education Services, a leading provider of school bus transportation services from 2003-2007.
  • 2001-2003 served as Chief Financial Officer at Chicago Metallic Corporation, a global manufacturer of suspended ceiling and metal products;
  • Served as Chief Financial Officer from 1998-2001 at Fleetpride, Inc., a distributor of heavy-duty truck parts.

Member of the Audit, and Governance & Sustainability Committees

Other Public Company Directorships:

  • Spruce Power (NYSE: SPRU)

Experience:

  • President & CEO, National Association of Water Companies since 2018
  • Commissioner for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 2017-2018
  • Served on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission 2008-2017, as Chair 2011-2015, and on Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission 2011
  • President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, 2011-2017

Chair of the Governance & Sustainability Committee

Member of Compensation Committee

Experience:

  • Executive Vice President and President, New Business, for NRG Energy, Inc., a Fortune 500 company that generates electricity and provides energy solutions and natural gas to its customers 2011-2016
  • Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer for NRG Energy 2006-2011
  • Executive leadership roles in human resources for Nash-Finch Company, Metris Companies, Inc. and General Electric

Chair of Compensation Committee

Member of Governance & Sustainability Committee