Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> October 9, 2015

Interview with the COO: Power Solutions International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSIX)

Cohen, Eric A.
Eric A. Cohen was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Power Solutions International, Inc., effective April 9, 2012. From January of 2011 through March of 2012, Mr. Cohen served as the President of Power Plant Services, a manufacturer of standard and custom aftermarket parts for turbines, generators, valves and coal-handling equipment. From 2004 through 2010, Mr. Cohen was a managing partner of WHI Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm that invests in midsize companies. He also held senior management positions at General Electric, Ampere Automotive and Midwest Air Technologies. Mr. Cohen earned a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Profile
TWST: Let’s start with a bit about the company’s history, and its business focus and strategy today.

Mr. Cohen: PSIX started out as a distributor of diesel engines for Perkins back