To Infinitum and Beyond

Austin's air-core electric motor startup appoints a new CEO

Infinitum, the Austin-based startup known for its sustainable air-core motor innovations, announced the appointment of Vikas Desai as Chief Commercial Officer July 29. Desai will oversee Infinitum’s commercial efforts and revenue growth, according to an email sent to Electrical Apparatus.

Desai brings three decades of customer-focused leadership experience to Infinitum, having built and scaled multiple global businesses across the solar energy and technology sectors. Prior to joining Infinitum, he served as Chief Commercial Officer of Maxeon Solar Technologies, where he oversaw the company’s commercialization strategy.  

Vikas Desai.-Infinitum photo

Desai has held prior leadership roles as CEO of Powerside, CEO of EchoFirst, SVP of Flextronics, SVP at SunEdison and as General Manager at SunPower, where he successfully scaled the global distributed generation business from its inception to $1 billion in revenue within five years.  

“We’re excited to welcome Vikas to Infinitum and further strengthen our customer-centric culture, commercial partnerships and market leadership. His ability to build strong relationships and track record of scaling companies that prioritize customer needs and value will be a tremendous asset going forward,” said Ben Schuler, founder and CEO, Infinitum. “Vikas’s appointment comes at a time of rapid growth among our customer base and his addition will further fuel our next phase of expansion.”  

“Infinitum’s motor technology is transformational and the opportunity to grow the company and make a positive impact is massive,” said Desai in a press release. “I look forward to working alongside Ben and the entire team to deliver meaningful and enhanced value to our customers and partners and help broaden the company’s reach.”