NRG CEO gets wind industry leadership award

HINESBURG — Jan Blittersdorf, CEO of NRG Systems, Inc., received the 2006 Wind Woman of the Year Award for her outstanding contributions to the wind energy industry from the Women of Wind Energy organization, according to a press release.

Blittersdorf received the award at the American Wind Energy Association’s national annual conference in Pittsburgh last month. This was the first time the Women of Wind Energy group has made such an award. According to the group, Blittersdorf was recognized for her great leadership in making NRG Systems a sustainable and successful manufacturer of wind measurement tools for the global wind energy industry.

Blittersdorf joined NRG Systems in 1987 as chief financial officer and became CEO/president in 2004. NRG’s product line includes systems, towers, sensors and instruments used to measure and understand the wind. Historically, the company’s growth has tracked that of the wind industry’s averaging about 30 percent per year. The company currently employs 59 full-time employees.

Blittersdorf is a graduate from the University of Vermont and received a bachelor’s degree in professional nursing and a second bachelor’s degree in human development. She is on the boards of directors for Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility and for the UVM School of Business. She is also a member on the Business Advisory Council and of Vistage, a CEO membership organization.

Posted July 7, 2006

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