2010-09-29 15:30 
Former Under Secretary for
International Trade and U.S. Ambassador to Singapore to help
innovative cleantech companies in the region
SINGAPORE, Sept. 29
/PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Asia Cleantech Capital, an investment firm
that focuses on clean technology ("cleantech") startups, today
announced that Franklin L. Lavin has joined the firm as Senior
Advisor. Former Under Secretary for International Trade at the
United States Department of Commerce and United States Ambassador
to the Republic of Singapore, Lavin will promote energy and
environmental issues and global relationships to help Asia
Cleantech's growing portfolio of renewable energy and clean
transportation companies in the region. Founded in 2006, Asia
Cleantech is a pioneer in Asia's developing cleantech markets and
is focused on rolling out proven technologies in the renewable
energy (solar, wind, bioenergy, and small-hydro) and clean
transportation (electric vehicles, sustainable biofuels)
sectors.
Lavin currently serves as Chairman,
Public Affairs, for Edelman Asia Pacific, the world's largest
independent public relations firm. From 2005 until 2007, Lavin
served as Under Secretary for International Trade at the Department
of Commerce. In that capacity, Lavin served as lead trade
negotiator for both mainland China and India and was the senior
policy official in the Department responsible for commercial
policy, export promotion, and trade negotiations across the
globe. Lavin also served as the United States Ambassador to
the Republic of Singapore from 2001 until 2005, where his duties
included helping negotiate the landmark U.S.-Singapore Free Trade
Agreement.
In the private sector, Lavin served
in senior finance and management positions in Hong Kong and
Singapore with Cushman & Wakefield Investors Asia, Bank of
America, and Citibank.
Earlier in his career, Lavin served
in the George H.W. Bush and Reagan Administrations, working in the
Department of Commerce, Department of State, National Security
Council, and White House. Lavin served as Director of the
Office of Political Affairs in the White House 1987-89.
"With the staggering growth in
demand for energy and urgent environmental issues in the Asia
Pacific, cleantech is one of the most critical areas of development
in the region. I look forward to helping in furthering solutions
with Asia Cleantech," said Lavin.
About Asia Cleantech
Capital
Based in Singapore, Asia Cleantech
Capital is an investment management firm formed in 2006 to focus on
clean technology projects in the Asia Pacific region. Specifically,
Asia Cleantech develops and participates in regional projects that
will become industry leaders in the creation, management, and
distribution of renewable energy and sustainable resource
use. The principals of Asia Cleantech have overseen the
investment of over US$8.0 billion in venture capital and private
equity in special situations, corporate, technology, and property
related transactions.
For more information, please
visit: http://www.asiacleantech.com.
SOURCE Asia Cleantech Capital