Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) appointed Simon Edwards as Chief Financial Officer, effective April 13, 2026, according to a company statement.

Edwards joins from AI-inference company Groq, where he served as CEO after initially joining as CFO. At Groq, he led global financial operations during rapid expansion and infrastructure development, including the company's recent licensing agreement with Nvidia.

His previous experience includes CFO positions at software companies Conga and ServiceMax, where he managed finance, corporate development, and revenue operations teams. Earlier in his career, Edwards held senior financial roles at GE, including CFO of GE Digital and positions in the company's Corporate Audit Staff.

"Simon brings deep experience across finance and financial operations, along with the discipline, systems thinking and technology leadership needed as Bloom rapidly builds the power platform for the digital economy and beyond," said KR Sridhar, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Bloom Energy.

Edwards holds a BS in Computing for Real Time Systems from the University of the West of England and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Bloom Energy manufactures solid oxide fuel cell systems that provide onsite electricity for Fortune 500 customers, including data centers, semiconductor manufacturing facilities, and utilities. The San Jose-based company employs more than 2,000 people worldwide and manufactures its systems in the United States.