GMZ Energy, a Waltham, MA-based startup developing energy-efficient, nanotechnology materials based on discoveries at MIT and Boston College, has named Aaron Bent to be its new CEO, according to the firm. Bent, whose most recent prior job was general manager of the photonics unit at Andover, MA-based optical switch maker Polatis, takes over the chief executive post from GMZ’s founding CEO, Mike Clary. Clary will remain on the firm’s board of directors.
Author: Ryan McBride
Ryan is an award-winning business journalist who contributes to our life sciences and technology coverage. He was previously a staff writer for Mass High Tech, a Boston business and technology newspaper, where he and his colleagues won a national business journalism award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2008. In recent years, he has made regular TV appearances on New England Cable News.
Prior to MHT, Ryan covered the life sciences, technology, and energy sectors for Providence Business News. He graduated with honors from the University of Rhode Island in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. When he’s not chasing down news, Ryan enjoys mountain biking and skiing in his home state of Vermont.
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