James A. Croce has been named president and chief executive officer of the Nevada Institute for Renewable Energy Commercialization, a nonprofit headquartered at Incline Village.
Croce previously worked as president and chief operating officer of Lipten Company, a renewable energy project development firm in Michigan. Croce also worked five years as president and chief executive officer of NextEnergy and has held positions with DTE Energy Technologies, MCN Corporation, 3M and ANR Pipeline Company.
Croce is a graduate of Wayne State University.