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Elected to Enova’s Board of Directors in 2002, John Wallace serves as the Chairman of the Board and is a member of the Audit and Compensation Committee. He previously was CEO for Xantrex Technology, Inc. based in Burnaby, B.C. Canada. Xantrex is a leading manufacturer of power electronics for solar and wind energy systems. Prior to his tenure at Xantrex, Mr. Wallace worked independently as a consultant in the alternative energy sector and served in various capacities at Ford Motor Company for nearly 20 years. While at Ford, Mr. Wallace led the company’s clean vehicle R&D efforts as the Director of multiple areas, including Ford’s Electronic Systems Research Laboratory, Electric Vehicle Programs, Alternative Fuel Vehicles, and Environmental Vehicles including the development of hybrid electric, fuel cell electric and battery electric vehicles. His initial position at Ford was as President of Ford Microelectronics, Inc., based in Colorado Springs. His board experience encompasses past positions as Chairman of the World Electric Vehicle Association, Executive Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of TH!NK Nordic, Chairman of the United States Advanced Battery Consortium, and Chairman of the California Fuel Cell Partnership. Complementing his work in alternative fuels is his integrated circuit design experience at Intel Corporation, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, and Precision Microdesign, Inc. where he also served as President.