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Gridsmart Technologies appoints Regina Hopper senior VP Global Public Policy

US-based Gridsmart Technologies has announced the appointment of Regina Hopper as senior vice-president, Global Public Policy, effective 1August 2017.
July 14, 2017 Read time: 1 min

US-based 8097 Gridsmart Technologies has announced the appointment of  Regina Hopper as senior vice-president, Global Public Policy, effective 1 August 2017.

Announcing the appointment, Gridsmart CEO and co-founder Bill Malkes said, “I am thrilled that Regina will be putting her extensive public policy and strategic communications experience to work on behalf of Gridsmart as we continue our strategic and tactical build out of operations in the US and around the world.”
 
Previously president and CEO of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, Hopper comes to Gridsmart with a career spanning transportation, telecommunications, energy, media and law.

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