DURHAM, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Smart Wires announced the appointment of Arvind Krishna as Chief of Engineering. With more than three decades of engineering leadership spanning advanced hardware development, product innovation, and R&D organizations, Krishna will lead the company’s global engineering team to oversee new product development and expand SmartValve™ advanced power flow control deployments. Electricity demand is rising and power flows are changing faster than traditional grid inf