Anaergia appoints chief technology officer

Anaergia Inc., an organic waste conversion company with North American headquarters in Burlington, Ontario, has appointed Sasha Rollings-Scattergood as chief technology officer (CTO), effective Jan. 1.

Rollings-Scattergood joined Anaergia in 2012, most recently serving as the company’s vice president of technology and research and development. He holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in environmental engineering.

As a licensed professional engineer in Ontario, Rollings-Scattergood has held senior technical and leadership roles with Anaergia in North America, Europe and Asia. According to Anaergia, his work has supported the development and commercialization of several of Anaergia’s flagship systems, including Orex and other high-solids anaerobic digestion and nutrient recovery technologies.

Rollings-Scattergood also has received industry recognition for his contributions to the clean energy sector, including being named to Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30: Energy list.

“Sasha continues to play a vital role in building Anaergia’s technology leadership,” Anaergia CEO Assaf Onn says. “He successfully transforms innovation into systems that perform at commercial scale. His appointment strengthens our execution capabilities and reflects the critical role technology plays in Anaergia's industry leadership.”

As CTO, Anaergia says Rollings-Scattergood will lead product companies and centralized research and development organization, including stewardship of the company’s global intellectual property portfolio.

In his new role, he also will lead Anaergia’s global technology profit and loss function; play an expanded role in shaping the company’s corporate direction and strategy; and continue to lead Anaergia’s end-to-end technology strategy.

“Technology sits at the center of Anaergia’s mission,” Rollings-Scattergood says. “I am proud of the teams we have built, and together, we are advancing both breakthrough and continuously improving technologies that perform reliably at commercial scale, deliver measurable environmental benefits and create durable, long-term value for our customers.”