SPMB Recruits President for Omnidian
December 12, 2023 – Todd Greenhalgh and Gina Burns of SPMB Executive Search’s innovation & sustainability practice, have placed Minesh Shah as president of Omnidian in Seattle, WA. “After an exhaustive and careful selection process, we are pleased to welcome Minesh to our team,” said Mark Liffmann, co-founder and CEO of Omnidian. “His demonstrated leadership skills and alignment with our values make him an ideal fit to drive our continued success and enhance our commitment to innovation and Omnidian’s stated objective to delight our clients.”
“With 25+ years of experience scaling customer-driven businesses, Minesh specializes in customer experience, logistics & supply chain operations, sales and customer support, omnichannel integration, consumer marketing, and team development,” SPMB said in a LinkedIn post. “We look forward to Omnidian’s future growth under Minesh’s leadership as it continues to protect and accelerate investments in clean energy with one industry-leading service: Performance assurance.”
Mr. Shah, with a notable leadership background at brands like Tesla, Walmart.com, Stitch Fix and UNIQLO joined the Omnidian team effective November 15. “His expertise will be central in synchronizing the company’s operations, engineering and product teams, thereby elevating the quality and responsiveness of services to meet the objectives of Omnidian’s rapidly expanding client base,” the company said. “Minesh’s experience will also enable Omnidian to scale rapidly to both improve the client experience while identifying operational efficiencies for Omnidian, their clients, and the industry overall.”
“Joining Omnidian at this crucial stage in the industry and the company’s evolution is a great opportunity,” Mr. Shah said. “As the U.S. renewable energy sector rapidly expands, my focus will be on harnessing the expertise of the product, engineering and operations teams at Omnidian to exceed client expectations and elevate their experience at every touchpoint with Omnidian.”
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Omnidian’s mission is to protect and accelerate investments in clean energy. As a leader in end-to-end asset management for commercial systems and large residential lease providers, the company backed by notable investors in the energy sector including Activate Capital, Avista, Blue Bear Capital, Centrica, City Light Capital, Congruent Ventures, Duke Energy, Energy Foundry, Evergy Ventures, IA Capital Group, National Grid Partners, and WIND Ventures. Additional prominent investors include HSBC Asset Management, Liberty Mutual and Microsoft underscoring their support for Omnidian’s vision and growth.
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For over 40 years, SPMB Executive Search has worked alongside its clients to build executive teams that ensure venture capital and private equity-backed game-changers achieve scale, and position multi-billion-dollar public companies to unlock innovation. Specializing in technology and innovation, SPMB recruits upper management and board members to growth-oriented companies in tech, consumer, and sustainability industries. SPMB has also placed dozens of senior executives at the portfolio companies of leading private equity firm partners including Blackstone, KKR, and TPG.
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Specializing in technology and innovation, SPMB recruits upper management and board members to growth-oriented companies in tech, consumer, and sustainability industries. SPMB has also placed dozens of senior executives at the portfolio companies of leading private equity firm partners including Blackstone, KKR, and TPG.
Mr. Greenhalgh is head of the firm’s innovation & sustainability practice. He joined SPMB in 2013 has closed over 800 searches in North America, Europe, and Asia during his 25-plus years in executive search. His clients are innovators and leaders in artificial intelligence, machine learning, clean energy and storage, autonomous driving, transportation, and better foods.
Ms. Burns joined SPMB in 2021 as a part of Mr. Greenhalgh’s sustainable technology and innovation practice. Based in the New York City area, she leads and executes searches at the VP-level and above throughout the US. Prior to SPMB, Ms. Burns spent almost six years at Kforce responsible for client management and recruitment supporting financial executives and their teams.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief; Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor; Lily Fauver, Senior Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
