Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. appointed Matt Burdyny, its current Vice President, Sales & Marketing, to the newly created role of Chief Commercial Officer. Mr. Burdyny will report directly to Dr. Stratmann. Mr. Burdyny first joined OPT in March of 2022 as Vice President, Sales & Marketing.

During the past two years, the commercial team has built a pipeline consisting primarily of national security and defense applications. The majority of the team is now comprised of U.S. military and NATO veterans and staff who have held security clearances.