Dr. Acker became Chief Executive Officer of MTI Micro on December 10, 2004 and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of MTI Micro from its founding in 2001 until December 9, 2004. On December 20, 2005, Dr. Acker announced that he would step down from his position with MTI Micro effective upon MTI Micro hiring a new CEO. Upon the hiring of Peng K. Lim in May 2006, Dr. Acker became an Advisor to MTI Micro for a one year period. Dr. Acker continues to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of MTI Micro, serving at the pleasure of the stockholders of MTI Micro, and serves as the Chairman of the Technology Committee. Dr. Acker also served as President of MTI from June 2000 to October 2002 when he left this position to devote his full attention to MTI Micro. From 1997 to June 2000, Dr. Acker was Vice President of Technology and Product Development at Plug Power Inc., leading the development of the world's first residential PEM fuel cell system. Before his tenure at Plug Power, Dr. Acker joined Texaco in 1990 and served in numerous management positions including Global Manager for Engineering and Product Testing from 1996 to 1997, where he was responsible for the development of energy products and was involved in the formation of Texaco's strategic business direction. |