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 Board of Directors 

Claude Letourneau
Chairman, Electricore Inc.
Senior Vice President, Design-Build Solutions, Canam Group

Mr. Claude Letourneau  heads a business unit that integrates the activities of Constructions CMI with those of Canam Group as well as encompasses InteliBuild services in Canada, Romania, India and Hong Kong. Mr. Letourneau previously served as Senior Vice President, Mining & Metalurgy, within SNC-Lavalin Inc.  In addition, he was the founding President and former CEO of Vaperma, Inc., an emerging developer, manufacturer, and supplier of advanced gas separation systems. Mr. Letourneau holds a MS in Chemical Engineering from the University Laval, Québec, Canada.

Ilker "IKE" Bayraktar
Secretary & Treasurer, Electricore Inc.
President & CEO Electricore Inc.


Mr. Bayraktar leads efforts to Develop, Establish Strategic Relationships, Develop International and Domestic Markets, New Venture Development and leverage of diversified resources. He holds responsibility for the achievement of Electricore and its participant's long term vision and objectives. Mr. Bayraktar is the former Vice President of International Initiatives of AeroVironment.

Dr. Oner Yurtseven
Director, Electricore Inc.
Retired Dean of Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, and Indiana University Purdue University
 Indianapolis

The Purdue School of Engineering and Technology is the largest degree-granting school on the IUPUI campus, with over 2,200 students pursuing any of over 40 Purdue degree options from certificate programs to master's and doctorate degrees. The Purdue School of Engineering and Technology is a leader in working through faculty, staff, and student research and initiatives to contribute to the broad array of technological answers to problems important to our community, state, and the nation.

John Waters
Director, Electricore Inc.
President - Waters & Associates Consulting


John Waters is an entrepreneurial and business development professional with over 25 years experience in sustainable enterprise development, product development, and successful implementation of complex solutions. Recently, Mr. Waters conceived and co-developed a $2B business plan for the energy supply and transportation sectors. Leveraging a consortium he founded between Alcoa, Johnson Controls, Google, he launched the enterprise of Bright Automotive, Inc, in January 2008, of which he now serves as Vice Chairman.

Previously, Mr. Waters served as Vice President of Transportation at Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). He established the practice and provided energy strategy for Fortune 500 companies (e.g., Alcoa, Ford, Wal-Mart, etc.). Prior to RMI, Mr. Waters was the Vice President of Business Development for EnerDel, Inc. - a lithium battery joint venture with Delphi Corporation. He led the joint venture and was responsible for developing new markets, commercial sales, and strategic partnerships. As Manager of Product Engineering at Delphi Corporation (2001-2004), Mr. Waters initiated strategic customer partnerships and launched a new lithium battery business for Delphi. He was responsible for the design, testing, and production of multiple lithium battery products, including the Segway®.  Prior to Delphi, Mr. Waters worked for GM where he led numerous projects, including the development and production of battery pack systems for GM's first electric vehicles.

Ken Zurawski
Director, Electricore, Inc
Director Business Development - FEV

Ken is a Global Customer Relationship Executive for several multi-billion dollar companies. He has automotive and military industry experience on both foreign and domestic complex projects. Ken holds a wide range of experience in New Business Development, Sales, Service, Customer Relationships, Program Management, Program Launch and Engineering. Recognized as a leader with integrity, high energy and motivational skills who can accomplish bottom line results. Currently heads up the Electronics & Defense LOB for FEV. FEV is an internationally recognized powertrain and vehicle engineering company that supplies the global transportation industry.