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The Cobasys leadership team is committed to our Vision
Statement, which is, to be recognized by our employees,
customers, shareholders, partners and community as the
world's most admired energy storage solutions company.
The Management team collectively has over 200 years
of experience guiding the company to meet the vision,
goals, values and challenges.
Thomas Neslage, President
and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Neslage has over thirty years experience in various
leadership and executive positions in the energy industry,
with an emphasis on commercialization of new technology.
In 1994, he became the first Managing Director and CEO
of Hydro-Texaco, a Scandinavian joint venture company
between Texaco and Norsk Hydro. Neslage was tasked to
form Texaco Global Products in 1995 and was appointed
its President in 1996. In 1999, Neslage was named to
Texaco's Executive Operating Committee and given the
additional responsibilities of Vice President of Marketing
for Texaco Inc. and served as Chairman of the Board
of Directors for Fuel and Marine Marketing Inc. In 2001,
he was named a Senior Vice President of ECD and became
the President of Cobasys in 2002. Tom was appointed
Chief Executive Officer in January, 2003.
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Ed Cozat, Director of Engineering Services
Mr. Cozat began his career in 1990 with Detroit Diesel Corporation where he progressed
through increasing roles of responsibility in manufacturing and quality. Mr. Cozat was
Director of Quality Management at Detroit Diesel Corporation before joining Cobasys in late 2006.
In February of 2008, Mr. Cozat was promoted to his current position of Director of Engineering Services.
His responsibilities include product development, quality management and laboratory services.
Mr. Cozat has a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from Michigan State University and a Masters
of Business Administration from Wayne State University.
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Matt Jonas, General Manager of Manufacturing
Mr. Jonas is acting Plant Manager of the Springboro, Ohio production facility.
Matt joined Delco Remy in 1988, and held various positions in Product and Systems
Engineering in Indiana and Michigan. The positions included assignments at General
Motors’ Cadillac and Midsize Car Divisions. He joined GM Ovonic, the predecessor to
Cobasys, in 1995. In 1996, he was named Process Engineering Manager, and two years
later transferred from Michigan for the start-up of the Kettering, Ohio production facility.
In 2001, he was named Director of Production Engineering and he planned and started-up the
Springboro, Ohio production facility. In 2004, he was promoted to General Manager of Manufacturing. Matt has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters of Science degree in Engineering Management.
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Jim Greiwe, Vice President
of Manufacturing
Mr. Greiwe is Vice President of Manufacturing and the
Plant Manager of the Springboro, Ohio production facility.
Greiwe held various production and quality control positions
within GM manufacturing operations before being named
Superintendent of Manufacturing in 1981. In 1994, he
was named Operations Manager for GM Ovonic in Troy,
Michigan. In 2000, he was named President of GM Ovonic,
a position he held until July, 2001, when he became
Vice President of Product Development for the company.
In July, 2003, he was named Vice President of Manufacturing
which is located in Springboro, Ohio.
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Joe Crocenzi, Vice President
of Finance
From 1991 to 2002, Mr. Crocenzi performed independent
audit, tax and consulting services for several international
accounting firms including PricewaterhouseCoopers and
Deloitte. In 2002, Crocenzi was appointed the Internal
Audit Director for Energy Conversion Devices. Crocenzi
joined Cobasys in October, 2004 as its Comptroller to
direct its finance and tax activities. He is a Certified
Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner. He was
elected to his current position of Vice President of
Finance in 2005.
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Debi Davies-Martin, Acting
Director, Human Resources
Ms. Davies-Martin joined Cobasys in 2001 as Human Resources
Manager. Prior to joining Cobasys, Davies-Martin held
positions as an In-Client Services Manager, Recruiting
Manager and was a Project Manager for contract labor
relations at Ford Motor Company.
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