Leadership

Patrick M. Cook has served as the Chief Commercial Officer since April 2022, overseeing sales, sales engineering, legal and capital markets activities. Prior to this role he served as Chief Financial officer since July 2019. Prior to FTC Solar, Patrick worked in the corporate finance division of Dot Foods. From 2011 to 2017, he held multiple positions at SunEdison, including Vice President of Capital Markets and Corporate Finance, and Treasurer of the Solar Energy Business Division. From 2006 to 2011, he was in several leadership roles within Bank of America’s Structured Finance division, including Vice President of Structured Finance. Patrick holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and quantitative methods from Bradley University.

Sasan Aminpour has over 28 years of experience - including 10 years in Solar - in operational leadership across US, Europe and Asia. Prior to FTC, he cofounded a solar tracker startup – HX Tracker – which was acquired by FTC Solar in 2022. He was previously the SVP of operations at SunEdison, and prior to that the SVP of operations at Cypress Semiconductor, and a senior consultant with McKinsey & Company. Earlier in his career he worked in production & project management roles in Honda, Caterpillar and GE. Sasan holds a BSc in Industrial Engineering from Boğaziçi University in Istanbul & MSc in Computer Integrated Engineering from Middlesex University in London.

Cathy Behnen has over 20 years of financial leadership experience translating business issues into improved processes and profitability. Prior to joining the Company in 2020, she most recently served as the CFO and Vice President of Finance of Penn National Gaming Hollywood Casino Jamul - San Diego from 2017 to 2020, and as the Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas from 2015 to 2017. She has significant experience in the solar industry, having served as Head of Global Audit and Vice President of Business Operations at SunEdison from 2010 to 2015. Previously she was a partner at RubinBrown LLP. Ms. Behnen has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Missouri - Columbia and earned her Master of Business Administration from Saint Louis University. She is a Certified Public Accountant.

Yann Brandt has served as President, CEO and a member of the company’s Board of Directors since August 2024. Mr. Brandt is a solar executive with more than 18 years of experience in solar manufacturing, project development, finance, and energy storage. He joined FTC Solar from FlexGen, a leading battery energy storage services and software company, where he most recently served as Chief Commercial Officer since November 2022 and previously as Chief Financial Officer since February 2021. Prior to FlexGen, Mr. Brandt served as CEO of Quick Mount PV, a leading manufacturer of solar racking for residential solar. Prior to that, he was with Conergy, a leading downstream solar company, where he served as President of the Americas, leading all business operations, as well as Global Head of Marketing and PR overseeing a team in 15 countries. He is a current Board Member for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Johns Hopkins University.