ALLEN PARK ? Former Cummins Executive Amit Soman has been named the new Chief Operating Officer for EcoMotors International, replacing former COO John Coletti, who retired earlier this year.
During the past fourteen years at Cummins, the largest independent diesel engine maker in the world, Amit was general manager of Asia-Pacific Operations, based in Beijing, China. In this role he led the emission business unit in China, India, Russia, Korea and the Pacific Rim to over $1.5 billion of awarded business. Prior to his role in China, Amit was in two different plant manager roles in Wisconsin and Indiana, and also held responsibility as director of operations for Cummins? R&D test assets.
?Amit is a welcome addition to EcoMotors,? said Don Runkle, EcoMotors? CEO. ?His breadth and depth of experience across all facets of the global engine business makes him the ideal candidate to lead both our engineering and our business development groups. Amit joins at a time when the company has successfully delivered prototypes showing excellent emissions, efficiency and costs. Our commercial progress in the Asia-Pacific region will be bolstered by Amit?s experience in that region.?
During the past fourteen years at Cummins, the largest independent diesel engine maker in the world, Amit was general manager of Asia-Pacific Operations, based in Beijing, China. In this role he led the emission business unit in China, India, Russia, Korea and the Pacific Rim to over $1.5 billion of awarded business. Prior to his role in China, Amit was in two different plant manager roles in Wisconsin and Indiana, and also held responsibility as director of operations for Cummins? R&D test assets.
He holds a master?s degree in mechanical engineering from University of Cincinnati, an MBA from Colorado State University, and has completed the program on negotiations at the Harvard Business School. He is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt, and a member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Amit and his family will relocate from Beijing to the greater Detroit area in the near future.
The Opposed-Piston-Opposed-Cylinder opoc architecture is comprised of 50 percent fewer components and far less mass than conventional engines. The perfectly balanced design means smooth, quiet and virtually vibration-free operation. The fully modular capability of opoc enables remarkable efficiency gains ? as much as a 50 percent reduction in both fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in ?Dual-Module? configurations when compared with conventional engines of similar power.
EcoMotors primary investors are Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates and Braemar Energy Ventures. Khosla Ventures, based in Menlo Park, Calif., offers venture assistance, strategic advice and capital to entrepreneurs.
