Storion Energy Appoints Sue Ozdemir as Chief Executive Officer

Storion Energy LLC, a supplier with domestic production facilities for Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) components, announced the appointment of Sue Ozdemir as Chief Executive Officer.

Ozdemir brings more than two decades of senior leadership experience in the electric motors and batteries industry. Her appointment marks a pivotal step in Storion Energy’s long-term growth strategy, as the company positions itself to rapidly scale up production of vanadium electrolyte and power assembly stacks used to deploy VRFBs to meet the increased long-duration energy storage needs of the data center and AI industries in the U.S.

“We are pleased to welcome Sue to the Storion Energy team,” said Mike Judd, Chairman of the Board for Storion Energy and Chief Executive Officer and President of Stryten Energy. “She has a unique combination of technical expertise and commercial leadership experience, both of which will contribute to her ability to successfully guide Storion through the commercialization of its VRFB components and the rapid adoption of VRFB technology for utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) applications.”

“I am honored to join the Storion Energy team to lead its mission to establish a cost-competitive domestic manufacturing base for VRFB components, which is critical to ensuring the availability of utility-scale energy required to support the expansion of data centers, AI and other commercial and industrial needs for safe and reliable long-duration energy storage,” said Ozdemir.

Ozdemir recently served as the CEO of Exro Technologies, where she advanced EV motor control technology. Previously, she was CEO of Wolong Electric America, GE Motor Division, where she managed global operations spanning North and South America and Asia to rapidly expand market share and drive revenue growth. Sue also served as the CEO of GE Power Conversion, responsible for leading commercial strategies to achieve global distribution channels and increased market share for small industrial motors. Sue holds an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Fredericton and was a 2025 Canada Clean50 Honoree.

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