Technology Veteran Martin Lynch Joins SunLink Executive Leadership Team as Chief Operating Officer

New role to focus on scaling and optimizing operations to support
SunLink’s rapid growth into a full-scope solar energy solutions company

MILL VALLEY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#entech—SunLink
Corporation, a full-scope solar energy solutions provider, announced
today the appointment of Martin Lynch as chief operating officer. In his
new role as COO, Lynch brings more than 30 years’ experience across
hardware and software engineering, operations, finance, product strategy
and talent development to scale and optimize SunLink’s overall
operations amidst the company’s rapid growth and evolution into an
energy solutions leader.

“With a record first half of 2017 following two years of high momentum
growth, it was time to name SunLink’s first chief operations officer –
someone imminently qualified to help guide the company through this
period of rapid expansion and our next stage of evolution,” said Michael
Maulick, president and CEO of SunLink. “The depth and breadth of
Martin’s global operations experience, his engineering management
leadership and his ability to run a performance-driven team that
understands its customers brings a proven, high caliber of talent to
complement an already exceptional executive management team.”

Prior to SunLink, Lynch was responsible for worldwide engineering
program management and operations at Beamreach Solar where he oversaw
silicon wafer and module manufacturing, global supply chain, quality and
reliability for the $250M VC-funded commercial solar module
manufacturer. Lynch previously held worldwide engineering and operations
executive roles at Xicato, where he led the product strategy of
integrating intelligent IoT systems and power regulation into commercial
LED light modules for this manufacturer of high end LED light systems;
and at 2Wire (now Arris International), a world leader in DSL gateway
communications where Lynch expanded operations to meet 100 percent
annual growth culminating with the sale of 2Wire for $475M. Lynch also
served as VP Engineering for Maxtor’s server products group where he
transformed the storage product roadmap and technology for this Fortune
500 HDD manufacturer.

“I’m excited to join a truly innovative solar company poised to
revolutionize the economics of the industry through breakthrough
solutions utilizing a convergence of technologies that help minimize
product costs, maximize production and ROI for our customers,” said
Martin Lynch, chief operating officer of SunLink. “The company’s
industry-leading innovations like dynamic design, intelligent sensors
for analyzing tracker performance, and high-touch services through
offerings like PowerCare are transforming the company into a powerhouse
for next-gen solar solutions.”

Lynch holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from
Boston University and studied for his Master’s in Business
Administration at Villanova University.

About SunLink

SunLink Corporation brings powerful solar energy solutions to market
through innovative, highly engineered products, in-demand customer
services and best-of-breed software that make solar PV electricity
easier, safer, more reliable and less expensive to install. In addition
to bringing to market well-designed products that are agile in their
implementation, the company leverages unparalleled R&D, a legacy of more
than a GW of successful projects, state-of-the-art engineering and
creative problem solving to develop optimized, full-scope
product+service+software solutions for roof and ground-mount solar
projects of every size and complexity. It is this unique combination of
trusted insights, products, services and EnTech convergence that helps
solar developers and installers overcome obstacles and furthers the
industry’s shared mission of advancing universal solar power adoption.
For more information, visit sunlink.com
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Contacts

for SunLink
Caroline Kawashima, 415-306-9888
[email protected]