You could call us an eclectic group. Aker Wade’s management team includes leading electrical and mechanical engineers, software developers and designers, inventors and process innovators. But what unifies us is our focus on advancing power conversion in ways that help our customers thrive, today and tomorrow.
Executive Management
Duncan Brown, Chief Executive Officer
Duncan Brown has been a career entrepreneur and innovator, founding the now public semiconductor concern ATMI in 1986 and tech consulting company Pacific Tech Link in 2001. Duncan has served as a director in startup chemical, electric vehicle charging and solid-state lighting companies. In addition to Pacific Tech Link and ATMI, Duncan has served as president of Epitronics, an ATMI intracorporation specializing in epitaxial wafer services and as a principal scientist with electrical chemical venture American Cyanamid. Duncan has also served as a visiting lecturer at Princeton University and visiting scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.
John Aker, Chief Technology Officer
John Aker is President, CTO and founding Principal of Aker Wade Power Technologies. Prior to founding the company in 2000, John served at Cableform Inc., where he developed microprocessor-controlled IGBT and MOSFET drive systems for rail locomotives, mining equipment and other electric vehicles. His professional experience began at Teledyne Avionics where he designed avionics currently in use on F-14, F-15 and F-16 fighter jets. He has held leadership positions at Sperry Marine, National Optronics and IIHS Vehicle Research Center, where he developed advanced control and drive technologies for marine, commercial and testing applications.
Bret Aker, President, Aker Wade International
Aker Wade Founding Principal Bret Aker has spent the last decade promoting electric vehicle fast charging technology across the globe. Under his guidance, Aker Wade has risen to the number one position in the North American industrial market. Now Bret is focusing on developing partnerships with companies in Europe and Asia. Prior to founding Aker Wade, Bret spent nearly the '90s in Japan, obtaining his MBA and working in the semiconductor industry developing new markets for U.S. technologies. He has recently moved back to Japan to support Aker Wade International's mission.
