Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> December 9, 2002
WILLIAM G. RANKIN is President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of
the Board of UQM Technologies, Inc. UQM, a public company that develops
and manufactures high efficiency permanent magnet electric motors,
generators and power electronic assemblies. Organized in 1967, the
company is headquartered in Frederick, Colorado. Since 1990, UQM's focus
has been to apply its products to electric, hybrid electric, and fuel
cell electric vehicle propulsion systems, vehicle auxiliaries and
environmentally friendly distributed power systems. As a result, UQM has
come to be regarded as a global leader in its field. Mr. Rankin joined
UQM in February 1992 as Executive Vice President and was promoted to
President in 1996 and CEO in 1999. He is responsible for overall company
operations, including its wholly owned subsidiaries: UQM Power Products
(motors) located in Frederick, Colorado, and UQM Electronics (electronic
assemblies) located in St. Charles, Missouri. His primary focus is on
transitioning UQM from research, development and prototype build to high
volume production in support of the emerging clean vehicle and
distributed power markets. Mr. Rankin was previously employed by Deere &
Company (16 years) and was responsible for Computer Integrated
Manufacturing worldwide for Deere's complete line of equipment and
vehicle products. He established and was General Manager of a new
business venture ' Deere Tech Services. Clients included Jaguar Motor
Company, GM Buick, Oldsmobile, Cadillac Division and Motor Coach
Industries. Mr. Rankin earned his Engineering degree from the Colorado
School of Mines in 1965, majoring in Engineering Mathematics. He later
received an MS in Systems Management from the Florida Institute of
Technology. He is a member of a number of technical societies and has
published papers and made numerous presentations at national conferences
and symposia. Profile
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Mr. Rankin: UQM Technologies is a leading developer and manufacturer of
advanced electric motors and
