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American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC)On Feb 9: 31.14   0.00 (0.00%)  
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American Superconductor Corporation
64 Jackson Road
Devens, MA 01434-4020
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Phone: 978-842-3000
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:519

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
American Superconductor Corporation provides megawatt-scale wind turbine designs and electrical control systems. It also offers a host of smart grid technologies, including superconductor power cable systems, grid-level surge protectors, and power electronics-based voltage stabilization systems for power grid operators. It operates through two segments, AMSC Power Systems and AMSC Superconductors. The AMSC Power Systems segment produces a range of products to enhance electrical grid capacity and reliability; supplies electrical systems used in wind turbines; and sells power electronic products that regulate wind farm voltage to enable interconnection to the power grid. This segment also licenses proprietary wind turbine designs to manufacturers of such systems; provides consulting services to the wind industry; and offers power quality enhancement products for industrial operations. This segment offers its products to transmission and distribution, wind power, and manufacturing industries through a sales force. The AMSC Superconductors segment manufactures HTS wire and coils; and designs and develops superconductor products, such as power cables, fault current limiters, and motors. This segment also manages large-scale superconductor projects, such as HTS power cable system design, manufacturing, and installation. This segment sells HTS wire to original equipment manufacturers. The company has a strategic alliance with LS Cable Ltd. to advance commercial sales of superconductor cables. American Superconductor Corporation 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-Feb-10 is better than 42.1% of Russell 3000 companies and 43.2% of Capital Goods companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Dr. Greg Yurek Ph.D., 62
    Founder, Chairman and Chief Exec. Officer
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Daniel Patrick McGahn , 38
    Pres and Chief Operating Officer
    $ 409.00K $ 0
    Mr. David A. Henry , 48
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, Sr. VP, Sec. and Treasurer
    $ 480.00K $ 0
    Mr. Charles W. Stankiewicz , 51
    Exec. VP of AMSC Power Systems & Americas/Europe and Gen. Mang. of AMSC Power Systems & Americas/Europe
    $ 519.00K $ 424.00K
    Mr. Angelo R. Santamaria , 47
    Sr. VP of Global Manufacturing Operations
    $ 359.00K $ 650.00K
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-09 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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