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American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC)At 1:30PM ET: 17.49  Down 0.29 (1.63%)  
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American Superconductor Corporation
64 Jackson Road
Devens, MA 01434-4020
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Phone: 978-842-3265
Fax: 978-842-3024
Web Site: http://www.amsc.com

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Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Technology
Industry:Diversified Electronics
Full Time Employees:382

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
American Superconductor Corporation, an energy technologies company, together with its subsidiaries, provides an array of solutions based on two proprietary technologies, programmable power electronic converters and high temperature superconductor (HTS) wires. Its products, services, and system-level solutions enable generation, delivery, and use of electric power. The company’s AMSC Power Systems segment produces products to increase electrical grid capacity and reliability; supplies electrical systems used in wind turbines; sells power electronic products that regulate wind farm voltage to enable their interconnection to the power grid; licenses proprietary wind turbine designs to manufacturers of such systems; provides consulting services to the wind industry; and offers products that enhance power quality for industrial operations. This segment offers its products to the transmission and distribution, wind power, and manufacturing industries primarily through a direct sales force. Its AMSC Superconductors segment manufactures HTS wire and coils; designs and develops HTS products, such as power cables, fault current limiters, and rotating machines, such as motors, generators, and synchronous condensers; and manages large-scale HTS projects, such as HTS power cable system design, manufacturing, and installation. This segment sells its HTS wire to original equipment manufacturers through direct sales force and distributors. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Devens, Massachusetts.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    American Superconductor Corporation's Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Jan-09 is better than 84.3% of Russell 3000 companies and 73% of Capital Goods companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Dr. Gregory J. Yurek Ph.D., 61
    Founder, Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres
    N/A N/A
    Mr. David A. Henry , 47
    Chief Financial Officer, Sr. VP, Sec. and Treasurer
    N/A N/A
    Dr. Alexis P. Malozemoff Ph.D., 65
    Chief Technical Officer and Exec. VP
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Charles W. Stankiewicz , 50
    Exec. VP of AMSC Power Systems and Americas/Europe and Gen. Mang. of AMSC Power Systems and Americas/Europe
    $ 467.00K $ 1.41M
    Mr. Angelo R. Santamaria , 46
    VP of Global Manufacturing Operations
    $ 285.00K $ 167.00K
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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