BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bill Wylam,
President, International Energy, LLC

Dr. Wylam has a degree in Materials Science Engineering from Purdue University and formerly was Chief Engineer-Batteries, Director of International Manufacturing, and Director of Technology Development for the Delco Remy Division of General Motors Corporation. He led the development of many electric and hybrid-electric powertrain systems including the motor and battery system for the GM EV1 electric vehicle. These systems included advanced motor-generators, power electronics and energy storage systems. Since 1998 he has been a technology executive with Delco Remy International (now Remy International) as Corporate Director-Technology until his retirement in 2005.

Dr. Wylam is also President of International Energy, LLC and the Chairman of Electricore, Inc., an Indiana-based not-for-profit corporation which organizes public-private partnerships to conduct research and development projects in the area of advanced technology. Since being founded in 1992, Electricore has managed projects totaling over $150 million. He is also a director of the Flagship Enterprise Center, a new Certified Technology Park in Anderson, Indiana, and a member of the Dean’s Industry Advisory Council of the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI.

Dr. Wylam has been a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers for more than 40 years and is past chairman of the SAE Battery Subcommittee and past chairman of the Battery Council International Technical Committee. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Purdue University in May of 2006.