BNET Industries

Market Cap:$97.6M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$4.7M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

OPT commenced operations in 1994 and was co-founded by Dr. George W. Taylor and the late Dr. Joseph R. Burns with a vision of harnessing the endless supply of our earth's most powerful resource: the ocean.

Director, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Mark R. Draper
Number of Employees 47
Contact Information

1590 Reed Rd

Pennington, New Jersey 08534

oceanpowertechn...

(609) 730-0400

NAICS Code Electric Power Distribution: 221122

Recent Events

  • Ocean Power Technologies Names New Head of N.A. Business Development and Marketing

    12/09/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Business Development - View Story

  • Ocean Power Technologies Executes Memorandum of Understanding

    12/08/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • Ocean Power Technologies Selects Oregon Iron Works to Build

    12/04/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • OPT selects Oregon Iron Works to build wave energy device offshore Oregon

    12/05/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. F2Q10 (Qtr End 10/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript

    12/10/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Lockheed Martin partners with Ocean Power Technologies

    10/14/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Mikros Systems Gets $275k Contract For Littoral Expeditionary Autonomous PowerBuoy Program - Quick Facts

    10/13/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • STARS AND DOGS

    10/17/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Ocean Power Technologies OPTT Wins New $2.4 Million Contract from US Navy for Maritime Security

    10/01/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • 10. Ocean Power Technologies Announces Results for the First Quarter Ended July...

    9/12/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 04/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript

    7/14/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Director - View Story

  • Ocean Power Technologies Posts Year End Results

    7/21/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Ocean Power Technologies Announces Results for the Year Ended April 30, 2009

    7/14/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CEO - View Story

  • Ocean Power Technologies Announces Results for the Year Ended April 30, 2009

    7/14/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

ocean power technologies inc. and utility - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Mark R. Draper Director, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Charles F. Dunleavy CFO, Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary.
Philip Hart CTO
John A Baylouny Senior Vice President, Engineering
David B Stewart Vice President, Advanced Engineering
Deborah A. Montagna Vice President and General Manager, Government Systems
Herbert T. Nock Vice President, Business Dev & Marketing
Willaim B. Powers Vice President, Manufacturing Operations
William B Powers Vice President, Development Engineering
Paul Jordan Business Development Director
Stuart Bower Engineering and Projects Director
Joseph Victor Chatigny *
Thomas J. Meaney Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Seymour Preston Vice Chairman and Lead Independent Director
George W Taylor Executive Chairman
J. Victor Chatigny Board of Directors
Paul Lozier Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Notpetroleum Chief Executive and Director Current
EARTH2TECH Chief Executive and Director Current
Ocean Power Technologies Limited Director, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Current
Rpl Plc Current
Ocean Power Technologies Limited Board of Directors Current
Power LLC Board of Directors Current
Ocean Power Technologies Limited Chief Executive Former
Technology Division Managing Director Former
Cambridge University Masters Degree In Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Former
The Christ College Masters Degree In Engineering Former

Charles F. Dunleavy has served as our chief financial officer and our senior vice president since 2001 and as our treasurer, secretary and director since 1990. From 1993 to 2001, Mr. Dunleavy served as our vice president, finance. From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Dunleavy served as vice president and chief financial officer of Whole Systems International Corp., a privately held company specializing in multimedia instructional systems and information technology. From 1983 to 1990, Mr. Dunleavy was the corporate controller for Intermetrics, Inc., a publicly held software engineering company that is now a part of Titan Corporation. Mr. Dunleavy is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Masters of Business Administration with honors from Rutgers Graduate School of Business Administration. He received his A.B. degree from Colgate University with honors.

Organization Position Status
Ocean Power Technologies Limited CFO, Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. Current
EARTH2TECH Director Current
Ocean Power Technologies Limited Executive Director Former
Ocean Power Technologies Limited Director Current
Colgate University A.B. Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Ocean Power Technologies Limited CTO Current

Organization Position Status
Ocean Power Technologies Limited Senior Vice President, Engineering Current
DRS Data & Imaging Systems Inc Vice President Former
DRS Data & Imaging Systems Inc General Manager Former
Fairleigh Dickinson University Bachelors Degree In Electrical Engineering Former

Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University Expertise in advanced systems controls, electrical power systems and power conversion Experience at Lockheed Martin and RCA

Organization Position Status
Ocean Power Technologies Limited Vice President, Advanced Engineering Current

M.B.A. from LaSalle University, and A.A.S. degree in Electrical Engineering Extensive program management, technical operations, and contract experience in both commercial and government sectors Experience at Clariti Telecommunications and Mikros Systems

Organization Position Status
Ocean Power Technologies Limited Vice President and General Manager, Government Systems Current

Organization Position Status
Ocean Power Technologies Limited Vice President, Business Dev & Marketing Current

Masters degree in Industrial Administration from Carnegie-Mellon University Skills in international manufacturing, procurement, and operations control Experience at Corning Glass and AMP (now Tyco Corporation)

Organization Position Status
Ocean Power Technologies Limited Vice President, Manufacturing Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Ocean Power Technologies Limited Vice President, Development Engineering Current

Organization Position Status
Ocean Power Technologies Limited Business Development Director Current
Rolls-Royce Power Ventures Limited Former
Rolls-Royce International Limited Former
Rolls Royce Former
Newcastle University Masters In Mechanical Engineering Former
INSEAD MBA Former

Mo Preston brings an extensive background and senior management expertise with over thirty years in the specialty chemical industry. From 1990 through 1993, he was President and CEO of Elf Atochem North America. Previously, he had been President and COO of Pennwalt Corporation, a global specialty chemical, health care products and industrial equipment firm with over $1.2 billion in annual sales. He currently is a Director of Albemarle Corporation, Inc., Tufco Technologies, Inc., and Scott Specialty Gas Corporation. His former directorships include CoreStates Financial Corporation, Pennwalt Corporation, and Adco Technologies, Inc. In addition, he has served as a member of the board of directors of several non-profit institutions including Barra Foundation, The Lawrenceville School, The Shipley School, the Academy of Natural Sciences, and The Wistar Institute. Mr. Preston consults with Glenthorne Capital, Inc. on projects in the specialty chemical sector.

Organization Position Status
Glenthorne Capital, Inc. Advisory Director Current
Ocean Power Technologies Limited Vice Chairman and Lead Independent Director Current
The Wistar Institute Trustee Current
EARTH2TECH Chairman Current
Notpetroleum Chairman Current
Ocean Power Technologies Limited Chairman Current
Independent Publications, Inc. Director Current
Tufco Technologies Inc. Director Current
Academy of Natural Sciences Director Current
The Wistar Institute Director Current
Glenthorne Capital, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Air Liquide America Specialty Gases LLC Director Current
Aac Engineered Systems, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
The Pennwalt Corporation President Former
The Pennwalt Corporation Chief Operating Officer Former
Aac Engineered Systems, Inc. Chairman Former
The Pennwalt Corporation Director Former
Albemarle Corporation Board of Directors Former
Bradford Equities Management, LLC Advisory Board Member Former
Adco Technologies, Inc. Director Former
Harvard Business School MBA Former
Williams College BA In Chemistry Former

Stuart has over eighteen years’ experience in the power business at ALSTOM Power Conversion, formerly GEC Electrical Projects. At ALSTOM he has worked on assorted global projects including drives for steel mills and marine propulsion. Most recently he was the Chief Engineer for Renewables, looking at all aspects of support for the growing wind and marine generation sectors. He was also Section Leader of Power Systems Modelling and Principal Engineer in the Marine and Offshore Division. Stuart graduated from Cardiff University with a Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree, and is a Chartered Engineer with full membership of the IEE.

Organization Position Status
Ocean Power Technologies Limited Engineering and Projects Director Current

Organization Position Status
Ocean Power Technologies Limited * Current
Ocean Power Technologies Limited Board of Directors Current

Dr. George W. Taylor has served as our chief executive officer since 1993 and as a director since 1984, when he co-founded our company. From 1990 to 2004, Dr. Taylor was our president, and from 1984 to 1990, he was our vice president. In 1979, he co-founded and served as president of Princeton Research Associates, Inc., a consulting engineering, technical marketing and product development company. In 1971, Dr. Taylor co-founded Princeton Materials Science, Inc., a manufacturer of liquid crystal displays and digital watches. Dr. Taylor received a Bachelor of Engineering degree with First Class Honours in Electrical Engineering and a Doctor of Engineering degree from the University of Western Australia and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering degree from the University of London. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers, Australia and the Institute of Electrical Engineers, London.

Organization Position Status
Ocean Power Technologies Limited Executive Chairman Current
Ocean Power Technologies Limited Executive Director Former

Organization Position Status
Ocean Power Technologies Limited Board of Directors Current
American University Masters of Business Administration Degree Former

Paul F. Lozier has been a director of OPT since October 2007. He is a private investor and provides corporate finance counsel to a variety of medium-sized corporations. From 1977 to 1996, Mr. Lozier worked for Merrill Lynch & Co. and served as a Managing Director and senior investment banker specializing in energy finance. He was a director of Somerset Hills Bancorp and served on its audit committee. He was also director of Logical Design Solutions, Inc. and served on its audit committee. In addition, he has served as a director and head of the finance committees of local charities. Mr. Lozier holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and a Bachelors degree in Political Science from Yale University.

Organization Position Status
Ocean Power Technologies Limited Board of Directors Current
Logical Design Solutions Inc. Director Former
Somerset Hills Bancorp Director Former
Yale University Bachelors Degree In Political Science Former

Thomas J. Meaney has been a Director since June 2006. He is the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Mikros Systems Corp., an electronics equipment company. From 1983 to 1986, Mr. Meaney served as a Senior Vice President and Director at Robotic Vision Systems, Inc., an electronics company, and from 1977 to 1983 he served as the Vice President of Business Development of the Norden Systems Division of United Technologies Corp., an electronics company. Mr. Meaney holds a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University and a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Villanova University.

Organization Position Status
Mikros Systems Corp Chief Executive Officer Current
Mikros Systems Corp President Current
Notpetroleum Director Current
EARTH2TECH Director Current
Ocean Power Technologies Limited Director Current
Mikros Systems Corp Director Current
RVSI Electronics Inc. Senior Vice President Former
RVSI Electronics Inc. Director Former
Drexel University Master of Science Degree In Mechanical Engineering Former
Villanova University Bachelors Degree In Mechanical Engineering Former

Executive News

  • Ocean Power Technologies Posts Year End Results

    TradingMarkets - 7/21/09 - View Story

  • Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 04/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 7/14/09 - View Story

  • Ocean Power Technologies Announces Results for the Year Ended April 30, 2009

    NewsBlaze - 7/14/09 - View Story

  • Ocean Power Technologies Announces Results for the Year Ended April 30, 2009

    Business Wire - 7/14/09 - View Story

  • Ocean Power Technologies to Announce Year-End Results and Host Audio Webcast

    Business Wire - 7/07/09 - View Story

  • Mikros Systems Corporation Announces Contract Award for U.S. Navy Distance Support...

    Reuters - 7/06/09 - View Story

  • Mikros Systems Corporation Announces Contract Award for U.S. Navy Distance Support Application Development

    DMN Newswire - 7/06/09 - View Story

  • Mikros Systems Corporation Announces Contract Award for U.S. Navy Distance Support Application Development

    PR Newswire - 7/06/09 - View Story

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     OPTT $9.56 +0.11 (1.16% )
Average Volume 399,976
Shares Outstanding 10.21M
Market Cap 97.6M
Year High 11.22
Year Low 3.78
Earnings Per Share -1.62
P/E Ratio -5.90
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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