Michael Somersmith is a successful Product Manager with a wealth of knowledge, expertise and experience in the smart energy and global metering market. Responsible for the Product Management and the Product Marketing of Itron's Electricity Metering portfolio, he oversees Electricity metering solutions across 80+ countries from the EMEA, APAC & LAM regions. With almost 20 years’ experience in Electricity metering covering transmission, commercial industrial and residential metering globally, he developed extensive knowledge in smart meter deployments through instrumental market roles in the formation and deployment of the Great British and New Zealand Smart Meter programs.