{"id":7016,"date":"2020-09-02T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T10:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plugpower.local\/?p=7016"},"modified":"2020-08-21T20:28:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T20:28:07","slug":"ten-things-you-didnt-know-about-me-jose-luis-crespo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/ten-things-you-didnt-know-about-me-jose-luis-crespo\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Things You Didn&#8217;t Know About Me: Jose Luis Crespo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this series, we showcase the Plug Power leadership team and reveal some of the unique passions and talents that fill up their lives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Executive Vice President of Global Sales, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/about-us\/leadership\/\">Jose Luis Crespo<\/a> joined Plug Power in 2014 as Vice President of Business Development and International Sales. He was promoted to Vice President of Global Sales in January of 2015 and assumed his current role in 2020.\u00a0 Mr. Crespo is responsible for global sales strategy, sales growth and market entry for all of Plug Power\u2019s product lines. Here are Jose Luis\u2019 \u201c10 things you didn\u2019t know about me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I was born in Spain where I lived until I was 23. I have both American and Spanish citizenships.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/UfqrTK5UsR8uUwPyELmNEjAB6U33c_bUIZx9dT4wbfUctzTiV167HW9-XNk_-piZ-BmSpn8nLrPrfyjP8zASKB-W6T5iCKMs4QfFk282LaqTZwCrXl7l43nYjzIk334OZDNkhXo0\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Spain\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Photo credit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\"><li>I have lived in New York City for 12 years. Before NYC, I lived in Miami, FL and in Dallas, TX.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/YtoNhvWKdRieLnS2_FCuyhvjWhJk4Od76dDFbBuP7yk3iciEDj94fcNsyN2nweJS5qnabOdEbWhtwCWL5wAxnKIgg8bkWfL3zv0inEKRGbVRWnowK2ZlPDM5qTncpK-ujOoRwQO4\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\"><li>I love dogs. I don\u2019t have one now because it is difficult in New York City, but my last dog was an Airedale terrier named Dallas, because I got him while living in his namesake city.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/AQbcpO9eR7BJps4f7JHQiDfsJoho6joHMHMcQNnEoTK2nbSkY52fHNgtRGLMBSFOYyjNFiFIten8x_Ilfzx3R2ZWyJ_TI5lSKQZL-iDzPfC414PIVS-gFHRYS4UTZcHiM3j9Ys1-\" alt=\"Jose Luis Crespo and Dallas\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo:Jose Luis Crespo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\"><li>I now live in a neighborhood called DUMBO, which stands for \u201cDown Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass\u201d.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/hEB4gYKmaqj1R_0loXKS0zzBzjClCc2XxYt5buH4pzYEMozQyfjFzg8MrxSWMCFk-Rs-PIhlQzG0jKTiODJ1j3Qo-8fCz1aYyc8rdPCxwlpREW-2Jbogms-H4ru76vbZGkyhS0R6\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dumbonyc.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/29\/ny-times-revisits-dumbo-brooklyn\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Photo credit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"5\"><li>I have run the NYC marathon three times.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/jUgN1LvqOY0t7YPWDh9z3CB53PexsOUtqr9hv1AuBIRicpG2pbw8h_8-8eFnWk1ao2yUU8XKZQit5c3jUo4XLkmwhIfgfFUnTIsgi3tUboU81f8GH3iSmsEISLNZliQWfZK-ovdA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"6\"><li>I don\u2019t like cucumbers. I always wondered why and <a href=\"https:\/\/hubpages.com\/food\/i-hate-cucumbers\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recently discovered that it is genetic<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/hubpages.com\/food\/i-hate-cucumbers\">\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/B8DE6JoanadXWXINDrPMkQfDLAcwh-wxif3U2LZ86DsSQ02CY3YrhInidIVBly6aJvot-zD6XBRseIwi63tNHX5BJ946WtYVykpHJAgIXOoINZ085EE-_zBUHU-F_2H36Xeti6nf\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hubpages.com\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Photo credit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"7\"><li>When I was a teenager, I was part of a swimming team. My summer job was teaching kids how to swim.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/Ttd_FllcLKa3oVZeJHYQutMnwMpvoIP0LYz5Ax02mm57cTktkyXnVpXZWs_POFnrCDX_wyhETEkpBt0H3d1XOgny1KdaIFabM7_b7YuEWHYdAfFKrngtuCodnGxTXIwofguXwuFa\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acs.ac\/Page\/423\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Photo credit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"8\"><li>My father was a motorbike and racecar driver and he won the Spanish 125cc bike championship.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/TIlF_jsZNqXE_EbBCGc995jQbtvf75nee15WAmKBrD2pTLaC-JHBFrh0CeE7LS3Z2yzGuRODafBgfL9PaT5rZjo1bFkKbisRHh3ERbFUW8VZsTPG6_37s-l0ZJMOi9XodXHY0Wd0\" alt=\"Jose Luis' father as a motorbike racer\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo:Jose Luis Crespo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"9\"><li>My favorite summer vacation is an <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ibiza\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Island in the Mediterranean called Ibiza<\/a>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/gvwsNcdqCQUlwLUMeUo0nTIIiPMEh56QriTYJ4-wYfnaDut8i3UZfwtbk3qpGkrYbtimnLpCMVH1-qtLDO1D_s1zyKHyl0BrhRGPEGoY8XIfXQ_MmR4aZm_7je8CGEvm-jrGr6Ez\" alt=\"Island of Ibiza\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo:Jose Luis Crespo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"10\"><li>When I was 17 a friend of mine hosted a summer exchange student from the United States in my hometown (Talavera de La Reina) for a few weeks. We hung out together the entire time she was there. She later became an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.today.com\/id\/31682383\/ns\/today-today_entertainment\/t\/gwyneth-paltrow-says-spain-changed-her-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oscar winner actress: Gwyneth Paltrow<\/a>.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this series, we showcase the Plug Power leadership team and reveal some of the unique passions and talents that fill up their lives.&nbsp; Executive Vice President of Global Sales, Jose Luis Crespo joined Plug Power in 2014 as Vice President of Business Development and International Sales. 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