Innovari Names Preetha Nair as President of India and Asia Business

-- Former MiaSole India country manager joins innovative global energy solutions company

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovari Inc., a trusted global provider of interactive grid optimization solutions, today announced the appointment of Preetha Nair as president of India & Asia sales and business development. Ms. Nair brings more than 20 years of relevant industry experience to her new role having previously served as India country manager for MiaSole. She has worked in a diverse range of businesses from thermal power generation to renewable energy.  In addition, she has an extensive history in clean energy development and financing, having also served as the senior commercial specialist at the U.S. Commercial Service at the American Embassy in New Delhi prior to joining MiaSole.

"Innovari is committed to the emerging markets in India and Asia and we are excited to add Ms. Nair to our team. Her experience, leadership and passion for customer care combined with her results oriented approach and ability to think strategically will play a pivotal role in extending our track record of innovation, while helping us grow business internationally," said CEO Chris Hickman. "We are very fortunate to have found in her someone that has such a perfect set of skills for this role."

The hiring of Ms. Nair is a significant milestone for the company as India is a key strategic market for Innovari.  Her hiring also brings the opening of Innovari's second office in India.

Ms. Nair said, "Innovari has been engaged and working in India for almost three years now. It is a very exciting time for the energy industry in India and Innovari has proven solutions to support India's energy and economic growth. I am pleased to be able to join the team to lead those efforts here and in the rest of Asia."

About Innovari

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices in South America, the Middle East, and India, Innovari Inc. provides utilities worldwide with tools to enhance service, reliability, operational excellence, and financial performance. Envisioning the future of energy together, Innovari has developed a framework to enable utilities and energy consumers to work together in ensuring an ever more reliable and cost-effective energy value chain.