William D. Watkins net worth and biography

William Watkins Biography and Net Worth

Director of Nextpower

William Watkins most recently served as Chairman of the Board of Imergy Power Systems, Inc. (“Imergy”), a leading innovator in cost-effective energy storage products, from January 2015 to August 2016 and as Chief Executive Officer from September 2013 to August 2016. Prior to his time at Imergy, Mr. Watkins was the Chairman of the Board of Bridgelux, Inc. from February 2013 to December 2013 and Chief Executive Officer from January 2010 to February 2013. Mr. Watkins also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Seagate Technology Holdings PLC from 2004 to January 2009, as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2000 to 2004 and held various other positions from 1996 to 2000. During his time with Seagate, Mr. Watkins was responsible for Seagate’s hard disc drive operations, including recording heads, media and other components, and related R&D and product development organizations. Mr. Watkins currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Flex, since 2009, and Avaya Holdings Corp. since 2017, on which he is also Chair of the Board of Directors. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., from 2008 to 2021. Mr. Watkins holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from the University of Texas. Mr. Watkins was selected to serve on our board based on his extensive management experience across a number of industries on a global scale, including the energy storage industry, as well as his current and past board experience as a director of various public companies.

What is William D. Watkins' net worth?: The estimated net worth of William D. Watkins is at least $8.89 million as of November 21st, 2025. Mr. Watkins owns 98,073 shares of Nextpower stock worth more than $8,890,317 as of December 4th. This net worth estimate does not reflect any other assets that Mr. Watkins may own. Learn More about William D. Watkins' net worth.
How do I contact William D. Watkins?: The corporate mailing address for Mr. Watkins and other Nextpower executives is 6200 Paseo Padre Pkwy, Fremont, CA USA 94555. Nextpower can also be reached via phone at 510-270-2500 and via email at [email protected]. Learn More on William D. Watkins' contact information.
Has William D. Watkins been buying or selling shares of Nextpower?: Within the last three months, William D. Watkins has sold $918,500.00 of Nextpower stock. Most recently, William D. Watkins sold 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.85, for a transaction totalling $918,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 16,777 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,540,967.45. Learn More on William D. Watkins' trading history.
Who are Nextpower's active insiders?: Nextpower's insider roster includes David Bennett (CAO), Charles Boynton (CFO), Bruce Ledesma (President - Strategy, Software & Administration), Nicholas Miller (COO and Co-founder), Léah Schlesinger (General Counsel), William Watkins (Director), and Howard Wenger (President). Learn More on Nextpower's active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Nextpower?: In the last year, insiders at the sold shares 18 times. They sold a total of 326,377 shares worth more than $20,717,266.42. The most recent insider tranaction occured on November, 18th when Director William D Watkins sold 10,000 shares worth more than $918,500.00. Insiders at Nextpower own 0.6% of the company. Learn More about insider trades at Nextpower.
Information on this page was last updated on 11/18/2025.

William D. Watkins Insider Trading History at Nextpower

Transaction Date	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction	Details
11/18/2025	Sell	10,000	$91.85	$918,500.00	16,777
8/5/2025	Sell	10,000	$56.79	$567,900.00	7,666

William D. Watkins Buying and Selling Activity at Nextpower

Nextpower Company Overview

Nextpower, formerly known as Nextracker, an energy solutions company, provides solar trackers and software solutions for utility-scale and distributed generation solar projects in the United States and internationally. The company offers tracking solutions, which includes NX Horizon, a solar tracking solution; and NX Horizon-XTR, a terrain-following tracker designed to expand the addressable market for trackers on sites with sloped, uneven, and challenging terrain. It also provides TrueCapture, a self-adjusting tracker control system, which boosts solar power plant production by optimizing the position of individual tracker row in response to site features, such as varying topography and changing weather conditions; and NX Navigator, that assists solar power plant owners and operators in monitoring, controlling, and protecting their solar projects. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Fremont, California. As of March 31, 2024 Nextracker Inc. (Nextpower) was formerly a subsidiary of Flex Ltd.

Today's Range

Now: $90.65

$86.31

$91.99

50 Day Range

MA: $90.23

$73.07

$111.84

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Now: $90.65

$33.29

$112.74

Volume

1,588,212 shs

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Market Capitalization

$13.45 billion

P/E Ratio

23.55

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2.35