ReliOn’s Gary Flood Appointed to Innovate Washington Board of Directors

ReliOn, the leading provider of high reliability fuel cell solutions for backup power applications, today announced that its President and CEO, Gary Flood, has been appointed by Washington Governor Chris Gregoire to the Innovate Washington Board of Directors. The mission of Innovate Washington is to make Washington the best place to develop, build and deploy innovative products, services and solutions to serve the world so that ideas developed in Washington lead to quality jobs in Washington .

Gary Flood commented, “It is an honor to serve on the Board of Directors for Innovate Washington . As someone who has been involved with startup companies for much of my career, I can attest to the importance of mentorship by successful leaders in the early stages of building a business. Innovate Washington has put together a strong team focused on the acceleration of quality, technology-based jobs in our State.”

“We are thrilled to welcome Gary to the Innovate Washington Board of Directors,” said Kim Zentz, co-founder of Innovate Washington . “His deep leadership experience in the clean energy and technology sectors is coupled with first-hand knowledge of the unique challenges encountered by emerging Washington technology companies serving global markets. Gary will provide valuable insight to Innovate Washington in building an effective public/private organization that fosters technology innovation and creates more vibrant business outcomes for the state.”

Flood’s term began October 28, 2011 and will continue through October 27, 2012.

About ReliOn:

ReliOn’s continuous innovation in core technology has made it a leader in the development and marketing of modular, fault-tolerant fuel cell products for customers seeking solutions to critical backup power applications. With more than 1,350 systems serving sites in 38 U.S. states and 28 countries, ReliOn customers enjoy the benefits of high reliability, low operating costs and easy maintenance. ReliOn fuel cells…simply powerful. www.relion-inc.com.