CEO, Recurrent Energy
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- CEO & Co-Founder at Recurrent Energy
- Past
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- CEO & General Manager at EI Solutions
- CEO & Founder at Prevalent Power, Inc.
- VP, General Manager, International Division at Wine.com
- VP Business Development at WineShopper.com
- VP Marketing & Business Development at RedEnvelope (911Gifts.com)
- VP & Founder at Novo Media Group
- Education
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- UC Berkeley
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Arno Harris’s Summary
Clean energy leader and successful entrepreneur with domestic and international startup experience. Results-oriented, decisive leader with proven success identifying new market opportunities, establishing sales traction, forging partnerships, and problem solving. Well informed and connected in the clean/renewable energy industry with key regulatory agencies, industry groups, and investors. A true entrepreneur with the vision, leadership, and courage to start from a concept—plus the discipline, intellectual rigor, and judgment to deliver success.
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http://www.arnoharris.com
Arno Harris’s Specialties:
Clean energy leader and successful entrepreneur with domestic and international startup experience. Results-oriented, decisive leader with proven success identifying new market opportunities, establishing sales traction, forging partnerships, and problem solving.
http://www.arnoharris.com
Arno Harris’s Experience
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CEO & Co-Founder
Recurrent Energy
(Privately Held; Environmental Services industry)
June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)
CEO & co-founder of Recurrent Energy, Inc.
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CEO & General Manager
EI Solutions
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Renewables & Environment industry)
January 2005 — June 2006 (1 year 6 months)
P&L responsibility for solar photovoltaic business serving commercial and government customers with large-scale grid-tied solutions; led market development and product strategy for Sunflower, Energy Innovation’s low cost solar concentrator product. Achieved 300%+ sales growth, launched a successful pre-commercial sales program for Sunflower that secured the first 1MW of commercial customers, and completed the sale of the largest US corporate solar PV system (1.6MW) to Google. Other clients included Toyota Motor Sales, Dow Corning, Swinerton Real Estate, Sanitary Fill Company, Seghesio Family Winery, Berlex (Schering Plough), California Construction Authority, Marin County, Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District, and the City of Vacaville. Played a key role in raising $16.5MM outside venture round for Energy Innovations.
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CEO & Founder
Prevalent Power, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Renewables & Environment industry)
July 2001 — December 2004 (3 years 6 months)
Founded one of California's fastest growing solar power system integrators addressing the state's rapidly growing grid-tied solar market. Raised first round of financing. Grew company to $8MM in sales. Sold to Energy Innovations, an Idealab Company.
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VP, General Manager, International Division
Wine.com
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)
August 2000 — January 2001 (6 months)
Responsible for global market entry strategy, brand strategy, operational plan and execution. Position included P&L responsibility for the international division overseeing a $20MM budget. Reported to CEO.
· Led M&A team to find, contact and evaluate over 40 prospective acquisition targets in Europe and Asia.
· Acquired German online wine leader, European Wine Exchange, and successfully launched re-branded service just 30 days after signing definitive agreements.
· Led outside legal and accounting counsel to develop a comprehensive tax strategy and corporate structure for operating in Europe. -
VP Business Development
WineShopper.com
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)
May 1999 — July 2000 (1 year 3 months)
Responsible for all business and corporate development activities for this online startup financed by Kleiner Perkins and Amazon.com. Reported to CEO.
· Closed deals with The New York Times Company, Wine Spectator, WineToday, Wine & Spirits, and Food & Wine, Albertson’s, and others.
· Led interim turn-around technology effort after the abrupt departure of CIO. Successfully redirected a team of 50 engineers and project managers to triage and launch the company’s online store debut. Established a formal software development process that enabled the technology team to manage priorities and on-time delivery of new features.
· Led negotiating team that established the terms of the company’s $275MM merger with wine.com. Managed integration team made up of executive staff, outside legal counsel and accountants to perform due diligence. Oversaw and managed development of the definitive agreement and joint integration plan. -
VP Marketing & Business Development
RedEnvelope (911Gifts.com)
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
December 1997 — May 1999 (1 year 6 months)
Founding team member responsible for marketing, PR and business development for this online retail startup. Responsible for $10MM marketing budget; accountable for customer acquisition costs, customer retention and sales projections. Reported to CEO. (RedEnvelope filed for public offering June 13, 2003.)
· Built the company from initial concept to recognized leader in the online gifts category.
· Successfully delivered year-on-year sales growth of 360% for 1998; exceeded 1998 sales targets by 25% and came in 10% under budget.
· Developed performance-based marketing partnerships with AOL, Excite, Netscape, MSN, Lycos, InfoBeat and Yahoo!
· Co-wrote business plan and pro forma financial statements with CEO. Successfully pitched and secured Series A financing. -
VP & Founder
Novo Media Group
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
December 1994 — June 1997 (2 years 7 months)
Founding member of pioneering interactive marketing and technology startup recognized by Ad Week as one of the "top ten" interactive agencies. Led development of general agency processes and organization. Executive leadership role combined strategic consulting services with business development responsibilities in Europe and the US. Clients included IKEA International, Toyota, Pella Windows, Frigidaire, HGTV, and NBC Digital Publishing.
Arno Harris’s Education
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UC Berkeley
BA , English Literature , June 1991
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