Paul F. Browning was appointed President and Chief
Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Power Americas on April 1,
2016. On October 1, 2021 Mr. Browning was named
Mitsubishi Power's Chief Executive Officer of Energy
Transition & Power in the Americas; Chairman of the Board,
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Region; and Deputy
Head of Energy Transition & Power Headquarters in Japan.
As CEO of Mitsubishi Power Americas, he leads two global
businesses headquartered in the United States and three regional businesses in North, Central
and South America. As Chairman of the Board EMEA Region, he works with chief executives and
their management teams to coordinate strategic planning, brand management and other long-term
planning in the region and globally. As Deputy Head of Energy Transition & Power, Mr. Browning
will support the global expansion of the company beyond traditional power generation to include
hydrogen, battery energy storage, renewable power and artificial intelligence.
Mitsubishi Power Americas headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida, has more than 2,300 employees.
The company's mission is to provide power generation and storage solutions to its customers,
empowering them to affordably and reliably combat climate change and advance human prosperity.
Mitsubishi Power Americas operates four manufacturing and repair centers and provides a wide
variety of products and services. Power generation solutions include gas, steam and aeroderivative turbines; power trains and power islands; geothermal systems; PV solar project
development; environmental controls; and services. Energy storage solutions include green
hydrogen, battery energy storage systems, and services. Mitsubishi Power also offers intelligent
solutions that use artificial intelligence to enable autonomous operation of power plants. Mr.
Browning has led the company's expansion into Central and South America, positioning Mitsubishi
Power Americas as a top competitor in the Latin American energy market. He has also expanded
the business into renewable power project development, energy storage and artificial intelligence
products and services.
Mr. Browning has extensive global leadership experience in distributed and centralized power
generation, as well as in North American midstream and downstream oil and gas operations. He
has worked in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Germany and has commercial experience
around the world. He has also served on the boards of directors of eSolar and Fuel Cell Energy.
Prior to joining Mitsubishi Power Americas, Mr. Browning was President and Chief Executive
Officer of Irving Oil Company Limited. Irving Oil owns and operates Canada's largest oil refinery
and crude oil import terminal and is a joint venture partner in Canada's only liquefied natural gas
import terminal. The company markets its products in eastern Canada and the northeastern United
States.
Before joining Irving Oil, Mr. Browning was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Thermal
Products Division of GE Power & Water in Schenectady, New York. At General Electric, he and his
team developed new products for the power generation industry and sold and executed utility scale
power generation projects throughout the world.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Browning worked for Caterpillar Corporation in a variety of leadership
positions, including Managing Director of Caterpillar Motoren in Kiel, Germany, Vice President of
Turbomachinery Products for Solar Turbines in San Diego, California, and General Manager of a
manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico. He began his career at GE Corporate Research and
Development in Niskayuna, New York.
Mr. Browning holds a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science from Carnegie
Mellon University, as well as an M.S. in Materials Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute