Key Management

Board of Directors

Vahan Garboushian
Chairman
Vahan Garboushian founded Amonix, Inc. more than 20 years ago. Today, Mr. Garboushian’s vision and leadership as Chief Technology Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors has made the Amonix high concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) product one of the most efficient uses of PV technology on the market. Prior to Amonix, Mr. Garboushian founded and profitably sold a telecommunications company. Mr. Garboushian received a Masters in Electrical Engineering from UCLA and a diploma from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Brian Robertson
Director
Brian Robertson is Chief Executive Officer and a board director at Amonix, Inc. As co-founder of Sunworks LLC, a solar manufacturing plant developer, and co-founder and President of SunEdison, Mr. Robertson accrued significant financial, execution, and solar manufacturing experience, which he brings to Amonix with its acquisition of Sunworks. Mr. Robertson is a graduate of MIT with a degree in Computer Science and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Mark Cirilli
Independent Director
Mark Cirilli is a founding partner and co-leads MissionPoint Capital Partners in its overall investment strategy. He is a member of the investment committee, and heads private equity execution for developers, specialty finance, and specific environmental project investments. He has served as Chief Investment Officer of Marshall Street Management, LLC since 2000, and was a Founder and Managing Partner of MSM Capital Partners, LLC, where he oversaw investment strategy in clean technology and environmental finance sectors. Prior to Marshall Street, Mr. Cirilli held Chief Financial Officer and operating positions at a retail franchise and at Cannondale Corporation. Mr. Cirilli earned an MBA with Distinction from Columbia University and a BA in Accounting and Economics from Fordham University.

Michael Skelly
Independent Director
Michael Skelly led the development of Horizon Wind Energy from a two-man company to a leadership position in the U.S. wind industry. Founded by the Houston-based Zilkha family, Horizon was acquired by Goldman Sachs in 2005. In mid-2007 Goldman Sachs sold Horizon Wind to EDP in the largest transaction to date in the burgeoning clean energy industry. Before Horizon, Mr. Skelly developed thermal, hydroelectric, biomass and wind energy projects in Central America with Energia Global. In the early 1990’s Mr. Skelly co-founded the Rain Forest Aerial Tram, a mile-long tramway system which takes visitors on an aerial tour of the rain forest in Costa Rica. That company currently has 400 employees. Mr. Skelly has played a leading role in several other businesses. In 2008, Mr. Skelly ran for the United States Congress as the Democratic nominee in the seventh District of Texas. Michael Skelly has a BA in Economics from the University of Notre Dame. He served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Central America before obtaining an MBA from Harvard Business School.