ONYX Insight Names Energy Technology Executive Alexis Grenon as its New CEO

ONYX Insight, the Macquarie Capital-backed, leading provider of condition-based monitoring (CMS) solutions for the global wind industry, announced it has appointed renewable energy technology executive Alexis Grenon CEO of the company.

Mr. Grenon spent nearly two decades at Schneider Electric, most recently leading the Digital Grid division as CEO and member of the Board. In this role, he was responsible for smart grids software, providing utilities with energy management solutions to ensure consistent power supply and renewables integration. Earlier, he led various global divisions delivering energy efficiency software, hardware and recurring services. Mr. Grenon started his career in software engineering at Thales Air Systems.

“ONYX Insight’s CMS suite has grown to be a top choice for wind turbine operators, owners and manufacturers to anticipate operational issues and reduce downtime through the use of predictive analytics and industry leading sensing technology. I am honored to be leading the company into its next stage of growth,” said Mr. Grenon.

ONYX Insight’s technology is trusted to protect more than $US12 billion in assets, including 28,000 wind turbines across 35 countries. The company continues to expand and add new capabilities, including blade sensing, creating a comprehensive wind CMS suite, enabling wind operators to avoid catastrophic blade failures, optimise blade maintenance and increase overall operating efficiency.

“Alexis Grenon’s engineering leadership, deep knowledge of energy management systems and experience innovating state-of-the-art energy-focused digital solutions will be an invaluable asset to ONYX’s growing customer base,” said John Spirtos, Senior Managing Director at Macquarie Capital. 

Ben Bailey, Senior Managing Director at Macquarie Capital, added: “Mr. Grenon brings a unique combination of energy sector experiences to advance ONYX’s capabilities for the benefit of its customers. We are delighted to welcome him as ONYX’s new CEO.”  

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