Accelerate America magazine recognizes manufacturers, end users and a utility executive who are making a difference to natural refrigerant adoption.
In its November-December issue, published online last week, Accelerate America names 25 people who have played a critical role in advancing the adoption of natural refrigerant-based systems in North America.
The list is divided into the following categories: original equipment manufacturers, component manufacturers, end users (food retail, industrial and foodservice) and one utility. The individuals on the list are not ranked.
Among the criteria for selection: attendance and participation at industry events, conferences and trade shows; participation on industry committees; focus on natural refrigerants, as opposed to other refrigerant options; one person per organization.
Original Equipment Manufacturers
- Jeffrey Gingras, President, Systèmes LMP
- Marc-André Lesmerises, CEO and Co-Founder, Carnot Refrigeration
- Scott Martin, Director of Sustainable Technologies, Refrigeration Systems Division, Hillphoenix
- Howell Feig, Sales Director for Strategic Accounts, AHT Cooling Systems USA
- Steve Trulaske, owner, True Manufacturing
- Kurt Liebendorfer, Vice-President, Evapco
- John Scherer, Chief Technology Officer, NXTCOLD
- Masood Ali, Global Leader of Center of Excellence for Alternative Systems, Heatcraft Worldwide Refrigeration
Component Manufacturers
- Bruce Nelson, President, Colmac Coil Manufacturing
- Joe Sanchez, Application Engineering Manager, Bitzer US
- Marek Zgliczynski, Manager of Commercial Refrigeration Product Engineering, Embraco
- James Knudsen, North American Segment Leader for Food Retail, Danfoss
- André Patenaude, Director – CO2 Business Development, Emerson Climate Technologies
End Users: Food Retail
- Paul Anderson, Director of Engineering, Target
- Kevin Christopherson, Energy Program Manager, Roundy’s
- Tristam Coffin, Director of Sustainability & Facilities, Whole Foods Market’s Northern California division
- Harrison Horning, Director of Energy & Facility Services, Hannaford Supermarkets
- Yves Hugron, Director of Buildings, Systems and the Environment, Sobeys Quebec
- Keith Milligan, CIO, JTM Corp. (Piggly Wiggly)
End Users: Industrial
- Bing Cheng, Principal Utilities Engineer, Campbell Soup
- Michael Lynch, Vice-President – Engineering, United States Cold Storage
- David Bornemeier, President and CFO, Western Gateway Storage
End Users: Foodservice
- Richard Reeves, Director of Fleet/Purchasing/Safety & Compliance, Red Bull North America
- Antoine Azar, Global Program Director, The Coca-Cola Company
Utility
- Paul Delaney, Senior Engineer, Southern California Edison