Michele Hodde

Michele Hodde serves as Chief Marketing Officer for Alpine Advanced Materials, where she serves in an executive capacity driving revenue and sales growth for Alpine’s custom-engineered parts and products for the world’s most demanding aerospace, defense, energy, space, and outdoor applications.

Hodde has a proven track record in recreational products, aerospace & defense, automotive, semiconductors and mining. She spent a decade at Orica, the global leader in commercial explosives for the mining industry, serving in a variety of roles centered around commercializing technology and market growth. Before Orica, Hodde cofounded and served as President & CEO of EarthRoamer, an Xpedition Vehicle manufacturer. Under her leadership, EarthRoamer created a new market segment for its four-wheel drive, solar-powered, “go anywhere” camping vehicle within the well established recreational vehicle market.

Hodde holds a master’s in business administration in marketing and finance from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a bachelor’s of science in aerospace engineering from Iowa State University.