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Sapphire Technologies appoints new VP of Operations

Sapphire Technologies, a leading manufacturer of power and cooling equipment, announced the appointment of Juan Villa as Vice President of Operations September 2.

Villa joins Sapphire with more than 20 years of experience across manufacturing, supply chain, finance, logistics and operational excellence. His appointment comes as Sapphire continues to scale its manufacturing capabilities and global deployment strategy to meet growing demand for efficient power and cooling solutions.

In his new role, Villa will lead Sapphire’s manufacturing, supply chain and quality organizations, with responsibility for scaling production of the company’s active magnetic bearings, variable frequency drives, controllers, and permanent magnet generators and motors. He will also oversee supplier strategy, quality processes and operational execution while working closely with engineering and sales to support customer deployments and long-term growth.

“Juan’s appointment comes at an important point in Sapphire’s evolution,” said Freddie Sarhan, CEO of Sapphire Technologies. “The opportunity in front of us is expanding at an unprecedented rate. As we scale, we need the operational discipline and systems to manufacture and deploy our technology efficiently across more customers, markets and applications. Juan’s experience building high-performing, multi-site operations will be instrumental in helping us do that.”

Villa joins Sapphire following 14 years at NOV, where he progressed through leadership positions spanning logistics, supply chain, manufacturing and operational excellence. He spent many years overseeing multi-site manufacturing operations across the United States and Mexico.