New York, USA - December 23, 2013, New York, USA - Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc. announced the appointment of seasoned business executive Anthony Harris to the board of directors, effective December 31, 2013.
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Since 2006, Mr. Harris has served as president and CEO of Campbell/Harris Security Equipment Company (CSECO), a manufacturer of contraband, explosives, and "dirty bomb" detection equipment. Prior to acquiring CSECO he was vice president of marketing for Calpine Corporation since 2001. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Harris was with PG&E Energy Services, where he served as vice president of National Account Services and Western Region sales.
From 1992 to 1997 he was with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) where he served as Director of Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Division Manager, Vice President of Marketing and Sales, and president of Standard Pacific Gas Line, Inc., respectively.
Mr. Harris worked at Ford Motor Company as a Production Supervisor from 1979 to 1981, at Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporation as a Program Manager from 1981 to 1986, at Anaheim Lincoln Mercury as a General Manager from 1986 to 1987 and at Sonoma Ford Lincoln/Mercury as President & CEO from 1987 to 1992. He has also been president and CEO of a Silicon Valley start-up venture, StyleChoice.com.
Mr. Harris has a BS in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business. He was named a Purdue Outstanding Mechanical Engineer in 1999, a Distinguished Engineering Alumnus in 2008 and awarded an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Purdue in 2013.
Mr. Harris is a founder of the National Society of Black Engineers and currently serves as Chair of its National Advisory Board. He serves on the One Pacific Coast Bank Advisory Board. He also serves on the Purdue University Office of Global Affairs Strategy Advisory Council. Additionally he has served on the African American Advisory Committee for the California State Board of Education. ■
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