TONY DABBENE
CEO/CFO
IHI POWER SERVICES CORP.
WHY: Aliso Viejo-based IHI Power Services, a subsidiary of Japanese company IHI Corp., has more than 50 people working in OC. Says annual gross revenue, as of February, was “in excess of $100 million.” IHI Power Services, which manages 42 power plants in the U.S., is looking into more renewable energy projects.
IN THE NEWS: Honored in May with a lifetime achievement award at the Business Journal’s CFO of the Year Awards.
NOTABLE: Two months after retiring after 40+ year career in finance, asked to step in for a few weeks as temporary CFO in 2022. Says before he knew it, he was named CEO as well and has been doing both roles.
QUOTABLE: “I think a lot of it was me setting goals early on in my career. You know, you set try to set these goals like I want to make X dollars by the time I’m 30, I want to be a manager by the time I’m 40, those kinds of things. And you just work hard.”
