PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 11, 2026--
HighByte®, an industrial software company, today announced the appointment of Scott Harden, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Schneider Electric, to the company’s Board of Directors, bringing deep expertise in energy and sustainability to the directorate.
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As part of Schneider Electric’s global Energy Management business, Harden is responsible for defining and implementing the technology roadmap for all software applications and platforms supporting Schneider’s residential electrification portfolio. He oversees innovation and research & development across multiple international competency centers, leading cross-functional software engineering teams to drive strategic objectives for the residential segment.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Mr. Harden to the HighByte Board of Directors,” said Tony Paine, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at HighByte. “He joins an exceptional group of accomplished technology and business leaders who bring decades of insight across product innovation, strategic investment, and market expansion. Mr. Harden’s extensive background in energy management comes at a pivotal moment in HighByte’s growth, reinforcing our commitment to advancing sustainability initiatives for our business and our customers as we continue to scale.”
Prior to joining Schneider Electric in March 2022, Harden served as the CTO of Worldwide Energy & Sustainability at Microsoft. He was responsible for Microsoft’s technology vision for Energy & Sustainability, providing thought leadership on trends, competition, alliances, and solutions, as well as long-term growth plans for Microsoft in top industry accounts. In addition to his current role at Schneider Electric, Harden serves as Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Smart Electric Power Alliance and is Chair Emeritus for Grid Forward.
Harden joins Board Chair Seth Lawry, Megan Buntain, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer at Seeq, Ben Sampson, Managing Director at Standard Investments, and Tony Paine, CEO at HighByte, on the five-member HighByte Board of Directors.
About HighByte
HighByte is an industrial software company addressing the data architecture and integration challenges faced by global manufacturers as they digitally transform. HighByte Intelligence Hub, the company’s proven Industrial DataOps software, provides modeled, ready-to-use data to the Cloud using a codeless interface to speed integration time and accelerate AI use cases. Learn more at https://highbyte.com.
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HighByte Announces New Addition to Board of Directors
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas on Wednesday morning, just hours after it announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded all flights to and from the airport.
The FAA said in a social media post that it has lifted the temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso, saying there was no threat to commercial aviation and that all flights will resume.
The shutdown announced just hours earlier had been expected to create significant disruptions given the duration and the size of the metropolitan area.
El Paso, a border city with a population of nearly 700,000 people and larger when you include the surrounding metro area, is hub of cross-border commerce alongside the neighboring city of Ciudad Juarez in Mexico.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport.
A notice posted on the FAA's website said the temporary flight restrictions were for “special security reasons,” but did not provide additional details. The closure does not include Mexican airspace.
The airport said in an Instagram post that all flights to and from the airport would be grounded from late Tuesday through late on Feb. 20, including commercial, cargo and general aviation flights. It suggested travelers contact their airlines to get up-to-date flight information.
The shutdown is likely to create significant disruptions given the duration and the size of the metropolitan area. El Paso, a border city with a population of nearly 700,000 and larger when you include the surrounding metro area, is hub of cross-border commerce alongside neighboring Ciudad Juarez in Mexico.
Rep. Veronica Escobar, a Democrat whose district includes El Paso, urged the FAA to lift the restrictions in a statement Wednesday morning. There was no advance notice given to her office, the city of El Paso or airport operations, she said.
“The highly consequential decision by FAA to shut down the El Paso Airport for 10 days is unprecedented and has resulted in significant concern within the community,” Escobar said. “From what my office and I have been able to gather overnight and early this morning there is no immediate threat to the community or surrounding areas.”
The airport describes itself as the gateway to west Texas, southern New Mexico and northern Mexico. Southwest, United, American and Delta all operate flights there, among others.
A similar temporary flight restriction for special security reasons over the same time period was imposed around Santa Teresa, New Mexico, which is about 15 miles (24 kilometers) northwest of the El Paso airport.
Southwest Airlines said in a statement that it has paused all operations to and from El Paso at the direction of the FAA.
“We have notified affected customers and will share additional information as it becomes available,” Southwest Airlines said. “Nothing is more important to Southwest than the safety of its customers and employees.”
FILE - A Federal Aviation Administration sign hangs in the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
