Franco Plastina
Director/Board Member at NovaCHARGE LLC
Profile
Franco Plastina was the founder of Arc & Co. LLC, which was founded in 2012, where he served as President from 2012 to 2015.
He is currently an Independent Director at NovaCHARGE LLC since 2023.
Mr. Plastina's former positions include President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Tekelec Global, Inc. from 2006 to 2011, Executive Chairman, President & CEO at Proxim Corp.
in 2005, Chief Executive Officer at Wolfspeed, Inc., and Executive Vice President-Power & RF Division at Wolfspeed, Inc. from 2016 to 2017.
He was also an Executives-in-Residence at Warburg Pincus LLC in 2006 and President-Metro & Enterprise Networks at Nortel Networks Corp.
from 1987 to 2002.
Mr. Plastina received his undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto.
Franco Plastina active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
NovaCHARGE LLC
 NovaCHARGE LLC Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services NovaCHARGE LLC is a technology innovator in electric vehicle charging hardware and cloud software. The private company is based in Orlando, FL. The company provides electric vehicle charging solutions for workplaces, MDUs, residential, retail, fleet, and municipality. NovaCHARGE was founded in 2008 by Helda Rodriguez, and the CEO is Oscar Rodriguez. | Director/Board Member | 2023-01-17 |
Former positions of Franco Plastina
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Wolfspeed, Inc. /Old/
 Wolfspeed, Inc. /Old/ Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Wolfspeed, Inc. manufactures electronic components for power energy conversion and radio frequency applications. It provides a wide bandgap semiconductor products for the transportation, industrial, energy, and communications markets. The company is headquartered in Durham, NC. | Chief Executive Officer | 2017-03-25 |
| WOLFSPEED, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2016-05-02 |
Arc & Co. LLC
 Arc & Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Arc & Co. LLC provides advisory and angel investment services. The private company is based in Raleigh, NC. The company was founded by Franco Plastina. | Founder | 2015-05-31 |
Tekelec Global, Inc.
 Tekelec Global, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Tekelec Global, Inc. provides mobile broadband solutions. The company was founded by Jean-Claude Asscher in December 1971 and was headquartered in Morrisville, NC. | Chief Executive Officer | 2011-01-03 |
Warburg Pincus LLC
 Warburg Pincus LLC Investment ManagersFinance Warburg Pincus LLC (Warburg Pincus) is a private equity subsidiary of Warburg Pincus & Company US LLC founded in 1966. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2006-01-31 |
Training of Franco Plastina
| University of Toronto | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| WOLFSPEED, INC. | Electronic Technology |
| Private companies | 7 |
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Tekelec Global, Inc.
Tekelec Global, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Tekelec Global, Inc. provides mobile broadband solutions. The company was founded by Jean-Claude Asscher in December 1971 and was headquartered in Morrisville, NC. | Electronic Technology |
Warburg Pincus LLC
Warburg Pincus LLC Investment ManagersFinance Warburg Pincus LLC (Warburg Pincus) is a private equity subsidiary of Warburg Pincus & Company US LLC founded in 1966. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Nortel Networks Corp.
 Nortel Networks Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Nortel Networks Corp. supplies end-to-end networking products and solutions serving both service providers and enterprise customers. It designs, develops, engineers, markets, sells, supplies, licenses, installs, services, and supports networking solutions worldwide. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. | Finance |
Proxim Corp.
 Proxim Corp. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Proxim Corp. manufactures wireless networking equipment for Wi-Fi and broadband wireless networks. The company provides wireless solutions for the mobile enterprise, security and surveillance, voice and data backhaul, public hot spots, and metropolitan area networks. Its products include wide area network and wireless local area network. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA. | Electronic Technology |
NovaCHARGE LLC
NovaCHARGE LLC Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services NovaCHARGE LLC is a technology innovator in electric vehicle charging hardware and cloud software. The private company is based in Orlando, FL. The company provides electric vehicle charging solutions for workplaces, MDUs, residential, retail, fleet, and municipality. NovaCHARGE was founded in 2008 by Helda Rodriguez, and the CEO is Oscar Rodriguez. | Distribution Services |
Arc & Co. LLC
Arc & Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Arc & Co. LLC provides advisory and angel investment services. The private company is based in Raleigh, NC. The company was founded by Franco Plastina. | Finance |
Wolfspeed, Inc. /Old/
Wolfspeed, Inc. /Old/ Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Wolfspeed, Inc. manufactures electronic components for power energy conversion and radio frequency applications. It provides a wide bandgap semiconductor products for the transportation, industrial, energy, and communications markets. The company is headquartered in Durham, NC. | Producer Manufacturing |
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