Innovari CFO Judd Rabb Receives 2014 CFO of the Year Award

AUSTIN, Texas, July 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Interactive energy platform developer, Innovari, announced today that chief financial officer, Judd Rabb has been named Austin Business Journal's 2014 CFO of the Year in the "Small Private Company" category. The CFO of the Year Awards recognize the achievements of Austin area's top CFOs. Rabb was honored for outstanding performance in his role as a financial professional, for his leadership and for his community involvement in the city of Austin.

Award recipient and Innovari CFO said, "Austin's business community is filled with talented business and financial professionals dedicated to leading their companies forward and executing on the vision for growth. I am truly honored to be one of them and to be recognized in this way."

As an experienced fundraiser supporting public and private investments totaling over $450 million, Rabb's background includes an extensive track record of developing lean, highly-effective teams and implementing mission-critical systems, financial models, internal controls, and reporting.

Most recently, Rabb was CFO and vice president of administration for SolarBridge Technologies, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of solar micro-inverters for the residential and light commercial market. There he led the company through a period of rapid growth by overseeing various finance, strategic-planning, administration and operations positions.

Chris Hickman, founder and CEO of Innovari, commended Rabb for his accomplishments and leadership. "We're thrilled with Judd's recent addition to our executive team and congratulate him on this accomplishment. His financial acumen, as honored by this recognition, along with his depth of industry knowledge, business skills, and strategic sense will contribute in a significant way to our company's long-term success."

The CFO of the Year Awards program was developed by the Austin Business Journal. Nominations were reviewed by a panel of judges who analyzed each applicant based on corporate financial stewardship, leadership and community involvement. The awards were presented at a ceremony held on July 17 at the Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas.

About Innovari:
Innovari's interactive energy platform connects utilities, their customers, and their communities to improve how the world uses energy. Our solution attacks the electric grid's core problem—the load duration curve—unlocking access to affordable capacity that improves system utilization, reliability, and financial performance, while our non-profit, Plugged into Kids, brings together utilities and their customers to help the children in their communities. With deep grid situational awareness, we enable dynamic, two-way verifiable demand side management; grid system optimization; renewable and distributed energy resources integration; and more. Innovari is the utility industry's Capacity for Change: www.Innovari.com.

SOURCE Innovari