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Solar and energy storage veterans Jennifer Cooper and Nigel Cockroft join FIXX to scale domestic LFP battery cell manufacturing and commercial growth<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smyrna, Tennessee, June 16, 2026<\/strong>\u2014FIXX Energy, an American-owned and operated energy storage company purpose-built to strengthen the nation\u2019s domestic battery supply chain, today announced the appointment of Jennifer Cooper as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Nigel Cockroft as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooper and Cockroft join an established executive C-suite at FIXX, which includes Founder and Chairman Brett Conrad, Chief Executive Officer Jeff Juger, and Vice-Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer Surya Gunasekara. Together, this leadership team brings decades of experience across manufacturing, energy storage, supply chains, and commercialization to support FIXX\u2019s objective of building a resilient domestic battery supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe demand for reliable, American-made energy storage is accelerating rapidly across the utility and data center sectors,\u201d said Jeff Juger, CEO of FIXX Energy. \u201cJennifer and Nigel bring the operational and commercial leadership we need to scale production at our Smyrna facility, which has already manufactured more than three million LFP cells for energy storage systems deployed nationwide. Adding them to the team strengthens our ability to build the bedrock for the next generation of U.S. energy infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Chief Operating Officer at FIXX Energy, Jennifer Cooper will oversee manufacturing operations, improve efficiency, and manage the supply chain supporting the company\u2019s growth. A chemical engineer, she brings more than 20 years of executive experience in the energy and advanced technology sectors. Most recently, Cooper served as Head of Global Supply Chain at Enfinity Global, where she led supply chain operations across six countries. Previously, as VP of Global Supply Chain at AES Corporation, she directed $9 billion in annual procurement and led a Solar Consortium to onshore manufacturing in the U.S. under the Inflation Reduction Act. Earlier in her career, Cooper spent over a decade at NextEra Energy, where she played an integral role in the company\u2019s expansion with her work spanning operations, business development, and M&A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Chief Commercial Officer, Nigel Cockroft will lead FIXX\u2019s commercial growth, sales, and market expansion. He brings extensive experience in clean energy deployment, having served as General Manager for the U.S. and Canada at JinkoSolar. During his 13-year tenure, he oversaw the sales and deployment of more than 30GW of solar panels and helped establish Jinko\u2019s 600-employee manufacturing operation in Jacksonville, Florida. His background also includes leadership roles at GCL Solar and Hanwha SolarOne, as well as a decade in executive management positions at a leading fiber optic telecom equipment supplier. Cockroft holds a PhD in Physics and previously spent seven years as a technical staff scientist and project manager at Los Alamos National Laboratory.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The broader FIXX Energy leadership team driving the company\u2019s domestic manufacturing scaling and commercial strategy also includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n