Barry Fougere Joins BigBelly Solar as Chief
Operating Officer
February 25, 2010 03:53 PM Eastern Time
NEEDHAM, Mass.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--BigBelly Solar, Inc., the world’s first waste collection
systems company that integrates renewable power and information technology to dramatically lower the operating
costs, fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions associated with the waste and recycling collection process,
today announced the appointment of Barry Fougere as Chief Operating Officer. Fougere brings more than 20 years
of senior leadership in business management and services to BigBelly Solar and its customers.
“I have known and advised the BigBelly Solar management team for several years and am thrilled to be joining the
company to help drive its next stage of growth,” said Fougere. “The BigBelly Solar approach is a powerfully elegant
one – using the principles of solar-powered compaction and network information management to reduce waste
collection trips by up to 80%. In times when municipalities, commercial haulers and other institutions are looking for
ways to provide high levels of service while wrestling with tightening budgets, the patented BigBelly Solar waste and
recycling collection system is a compelling answer. We have received tremendous validation from our customers on
not only the dramatic cost savings that are realized, but also the benefits provided by the BigBelly solutions family in
increasing recycling rates and reducing overflow waste.”
Fougere’s executive leadership experience includes serving as CEO of Colubris Networks (NYSE:HPQ, acquired
by Hewlett Packard’s ProCurve division), a global leader in bringing wireless LAN solutions to large network
operators and vertical enterprise markets. While at Colubris, Fougere was selected as an Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur of the Year finalist. His career also includes operating and executive leadership roles in several business
and professional services companies, including A.T. Kearney and Heidrick & Struggle