Fluence Energy names Bernerd Da Santos as chief operating officer

Fluence Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FLNC) announced that Bernerd Da Santos has joined the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, according to a press release issued Sept. 16, 2026.

In the role, Da Santos will oversee customer success, product, supply chain, manufacturing, and enterprise operations at the Arlington, Va.-based energy storage company.

Da Santos most recently served as Senior Strategic Advisor to the President of The AES Corporation and as Chairman of the AES Clean Energy Board. Prior to that, he held several senior roles at AES, including Executive Vice President and President of AES' Renewables Strategic Business Unit from June 2023 to April 2026, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from December 2017 to July 2023, and Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President from 2014 to 2017.

"Bernerd has demonstrated his ability to improve operations in different businesses across AES, including the end-to-end transformation of AES' supply chain organization. I am confident he will lead the successful resolution of our operating challenges," said Julian Nebreda, President and Chief Executive Officer of Fluence Energy.

"I am excited to join Fluence at a time of record backlog, a growing list of customers and the delivery of our new product platform, Smartstack," Da Santos said, adding that he intends to focus on production, materials planning, and product delivery.

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