Broadwind announced that Jason Bonfigt, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, informed the Board of Directors of his intent to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Bonfigt joined Broadwind in 2008 and has served as Chief Financial Officer since July 2017. Mr. Bonfigt will continue in his current role through October 1, 2021, after which Eric Blashford, President and CEO, will also assume the role of interim Chief Financial Officer. In conjunction with this transition, Thomas Ciccone has been promoted to Vice President, effective September 6, 2021, and Principal Accounting Officer of Broadwind, effective October 1, 2021. Mr. Ciccone has held various corporate positions within Broadwind during the past 13 years, most recently serving as Corporate Controller and Assistant Treasurer since 2017.
Broadwind Inc. is a precision manufacturer of structures, equipment and components for clean tech and other specialized applications. The Company operates through three segments: Heavy Fabrications, Gearing, and Industrial Solutions. The Heavy Fabrications segment provides large, complex and precision fabrications to customers in a broad range of industrial markets. The Gearing segment provides gearing and gearboxes to a set of customers in diverse markets, including onshore and offshore oil and gas, fracking and drilling, surface and underground mining, wind energy, steel, material handling, infrastructure, marine and other industrial markets. It also provides gearbox repair services. Industrial Solutions provides supply chain solutions, light fabrication, inventory management, kitting, and assembly services, primarily serving the combined cycle natural gas turbine market. It also provides packaging solutions and fabricates panels and sub-assemblies.