Energy Industry Veteran Mark Browning Joins Prestigious rSTAR Advisory Council

WESTMONT, IL, UNITED STATES, May 30, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/, rSTAR Technologies, a leading specialized system integrator, announced today the appointment of Mark Browning to its expert Advisory Council.

Mark is a 35 year leader, innovator, and veteran of the energy industry. He retired from Exelon in 2024 where he held numerous roles, including Enterprise Architect, IT Director of Large Utility Projects, IT Director Utility Solutions, VP of IT for ComEd and Vice President IT and CIO Exelon Utilities. He most recently served as Senior Vice President IT and CIO. During his career at Exelon, his focus was on developing a high performing IT team to drive standardization, collaboration, efficiency, and consistency within the utilities for higher performance.

Mark has been an active technology advocate in the utility industry through industry peer groups, conference organizing committees, standards setting bodies and as the vice chair and chair of the Electric Power Research Institute’s (EPRI) Information Communication and Cyber Security Technical Advisory Committee. His experience includes IT Strategy, Real Time Systems including SCADA and Energy Management Systems, Smart Grid / Smart Meter, Enterprise Application Integration, NERC CIP / Utility Cyber Security, Workforce Mobility, Customer Billing and Customer engagement channels, and Enterprise Architecture.

In 2023, Mark was recognized as the Chicago Large Enterprise CIO of the year by Inspire ORBIE Awards for his outstanding leadership, management effectiveness, and business value created through technology innovation as Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer at Exelon.

Mark joined rSTAR’s Advisory Council upon his recent retirement from Exelon and will serve with current members Chris Moyer, also formerly of Exelon, and Tom Nolan, formerly of Accenture. Council members act as advisors to the system integrator’s global client base of Fortune level companies.

Danny Asnani, rSTAR Vice President of Client Engagement, enthusiastically welcomed Mark to the Council. “Mark is a leader and visionary. His insights into the energy and utility industry will be invaluable to our clients.”

Vivek Ahuja, rSTAR Vice President of Information Technology, added, “Mark understands the challenges our energy industry clients face. He has walked in their shoes and knows what it takes to complete large, complex projects. We look forward to his contributions.”

“Having worked with rSTAR for several years, I can say with assurance that this is a company that’s going places. They care about their customers and bring outstanding innovation to every project.”