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Fremont,
CA, USA: Brian Harrison Joins Solyndra as President and CEO
Solyndra
today announced that Brian Harrison has joined the company as
President and CEO and will be appointed to the Board of Directors.
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Fremont,
CA, USA: Solaria Announces New Appointments
Solar
module manufacturer, Solaria Corporation has announced the appointments
of Bruce Dickinson as Vice President of Sales and Stri Zulch as
Vice President of Marketing. Dickinson was most recently Director
of Business Development and Sales Leader at Chevron Energy Solutions.
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Bitterfeld-Wolfen,
Germany: CEO Anton Milner Resigns from Q-Cells
The
Q-Cells SE Supervisory Board has accepted in today’s meeting the
resignation of Q-Cells CEO Anton Milner. Anton Milner will resign
from the company’s Management Board with immediate effect but
will serve as an advisor to the company.
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Albuquerque,
NM, USA: SkyFuel, Inc Appoints Interim CEO
SkyFuel,
Inc. is pleased to announce that M.
Richard (Rick) Smith, former president of Bechtel Corporation’s
Fossil Power division and former CEO of InterGen, has joined the
Company's Board of Directors.
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February
11, 2010
Pfäffikon,
Switzerland: Michael Buscher Appointed as New CEO of Oerlikon
The
Board of Directors of Oerlikon Group has appointed Dr. Michael
Buscher to take on the position as CEO of the company. It is expected
that Dr. Buscher will join Oerlikon in May 2010. Mr. Hans Ziegler
will continue in his role as Delegate of the Board until Dr. Buscher
is free from his previous contract obligations.
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January
26, 2010
Shanghai,
China: JA Solar Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
JA
Solar has appointed Dr. Peng Fang as chief executive officer,
effective immediately. Mr. Baofang Jin will remain in his role
as executive chairman and will work closely with Dr. Fang.
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January
11, 2010
Fremont,
CA, USA: Daniel Shugar Joins Solaria as Chief Executive Officer
Solaria Corporation, a manufacturer of advanced solar photovoltaic
modules, today announced the appointment of Daniel Shugar to the
role of Chief Executive Officer.
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January
5, 2010
Thornton,
CO, USA: Ascent Solar Hires Vice President of Manufacturing
Ascent
Solar Technologies, a developer of state of the art flexible thin-film
solar modules, announced today that Zane Rakes has been hired
to serve as the Company’s Vice President of Manufacturing Operations.
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December
21, 2009
Bitterfeld-Wolfen,
Germany: New Chief Executive Officer Appointed at Calyxo
Dr
Florian Holzapfel will take over as the new CEO of Calyxo GmbH,
a subsidiary of Q-Cells SE, with effect from 1 January 2010.
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November
2, 2009
Merrimack,
NH, USA: GT Solar Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
GT
Solar today announced a chief executive officer transition: Tom
Gutierrez has been elected president, chief executive officer
and a member of the board of directors, succeeding Tom Zarrella,
who served as GT Solar President, CEO and a director since 2007
and in a senior management role since 2004. The changes were effective
on October 28, 2009.
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November
2, 2009
Pfäffikon,
Switzerland: Oerlikon Solar Appoints Interim Chief Executive Officer
Dr
Jürg Henz, senior manager of the Oerlikon Group for many years
and head of the business unit Oerlikon Solar Thin Film, is appointed
interim CEO of the Oerlikon Solar segment with immediate effect.
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September
3 , 2009
Tempe,
AZ, USA: First Solar Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
First
Solar today announced that Robert J. Gillette has been appointed
chief executive officer, succeeding Mike Ahearn.
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July
7, 2009
Wuxi,
China: Suntech Power COO Resigns
Suntech
Power today announced Mr. Johnson Chiang has resigned from his
position as Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective July
3, 2009 for personal reasons.
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June
30, 2009
Shanghai,
China: JA Solar Announces Executive Management Changes
JA
Solar has made several changes in its executive management team
to better position the company for continued growth.
Mr.
Baofang Jin, JA Solar's co-founder and chairman of the board since
the company's inception, has been named executive chairman and
will assume additional responsibilities within the senior management
team.
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May
25, 2009
Novato,
CA, USA: SPG Solar Appoints Chief Executive Officer
SPG
Solar today announced that Thomas S. Rooney, Jr. has been named
Chief Executive Officer. A visionary and strategic leader, Rooney
brings more than 25 years of experience managing large-scale and
publicly traded companies to one of the most experienced and well-respected
solar development firms in the nation.
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May,
22, 2009
Changzhou,
China: Trina Solar Expands European Sales & Marketing Team
Ben
Hill, formerly at BP Solar, has joined Trina Solar as Director
of Sales & Marketing for Europe. Mr. Hill has over 23 years of
experience in the photovoltaic industry. Daniel
Priem has joined Trina Solar as Central European Manager. Mr.
Priem has over 10 years of experience in solar and other renewable
energies.
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March
30, 2009
Sandvika, Norway: REC Appoints New President and CEO
Board
in REC and President and CEO Erik Thorsen have agreed that Thorsen
is leaving the company.
The
new President and CEO, Ole Enger is 61 years old and has had an
extensive career within international business. He was until recently
CEO of SAPA AB, the world's leading company within the aluminium
profiles industry and Executive Vice President in Orkla ASA. |
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December
16, 2008
Freiburg,
Germany: Solar-Fabrik AG Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
The
Supervisory Board of Solar-Fabrik AG has appointed Mr. Günter
Weinberger as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Solar-Fabrik
AG.
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July
25, 2008
Washington,
DC, USA: Solar Industry Association Elects New Officers for 2008-2010
The
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has elected the following
officers to serve on SEIA’s board for the next two years:
Chairman
Roger Efird, president of Suntech America; Vice Chairman Mark
Conroy, operating officer of iEnergies; and Treasurer/Secretary
Stephen Hogan, executive vice-president and general manager of
Spire Solar, a division of Spire Corp.
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July
15, 2008
Alzenau,
Germany: SCHOTT Solar appoints North American Vice President Sales
& Marketing
SCHOTT
Solar has appointed Cameron "Mac" Moore as its new Vice President
Sales & Marketing for the North American market. He will now be
overseeing the marketing and sales activities of SCHOTT Solar, Inc.
from the company's headquarters in Roseville, California. |
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July
11, 2008
Hebei,
China: JA Solar Appoints New Chief Operating Officer and Independent
Director
JA
Solar has appointed Dr. Elmer Hsu as Chief Operating Officer.
Dr. Hsu will be replacing Dr. Kang Sun and will assume the role
of new COO effective August 1, 2008.
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June
27, 2008
Petaluma,
CA, USA: Solar Depot, LLC. Add Solar Industry Veteran to its Team
US
distributor, Solar Depot, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of ITOCHU
Corporation, has added a seasoned solar industry member, Qudrat
Delawari, to its executive team as the Vice President of Special
Projects.
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June
10, 2008
San
Jose, CA, USA: SunPower Appoints Chief Operating Officer
SunPower
Corporation today announced that Marty T. Neese is joining the
company as its chief operating officer.
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April
4, 2008
San
Mateo, CA, USA: Tioga Energy Appoints New Vice President Sales
Renewable
energy services provider, Tioga Energy today announced the appointment
of a new Vice President of Sales. Marc Roper, a solar industry
veteran with 15 years of market experience, will lead client sales
opportunities.
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February
4, 2008
Brussels,
Belgium: EPIA Appoints New Secretary General
Adel
El Gammal has been appointed as the new Secretary General of European
Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) starting February 1,
2008
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January
17, 2008
Bend, OR, USA: Inverter Manufacturer, PV Powered Appoints President
U.S.
solar inverter manufacturer, PV Powered has appointed Glenn Harris
as company president. Mr. Harris brings to the company many years
of international business experience in the solar electric industry
along with successful entrepreneurial and corporate management
experience in emerging technology markets.
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January
3, 2008
Shanghai,
China: Solarfun Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
Solarfun
Power, a manufacturer of photovoltaic cells, modules and ingots
in China, today announced the appointment of Henricus Johannes
Petrus “Harold” Hoskens as Chief Executive Officer.
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January
3, 2008
Berkeley,
CA, USA: Helio Micro Utility Inc. Appoints Vice President of Project
Finance
Helio
Micro Utility, Inc. (Helio mU), a wholly owned subsidiary of the
HelioGroup, has appointed Gregory Rosen to the newly created post
of Vice President, Project Finance.
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December
3, 2007
Albuquerque,
NM, USA: Advent Solar Appoints New President and CEO
Advent
Solar, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative solar cells and modules,
announced today the hiring of Peter Green as the company's new
President and CEO.
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November
28, 2007
San
Francisco, CA, USA: Recurrent Energy Appoints Vice President of
Sales
Recurrent Energy, Inc., a San Francisco-based owner and operator
of rooftop solar electricity systems, has announced that Brian Lynch,
a 19-year veteran of the energy industry, has joined the company
as vice president of sales. |
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November
7 , 2007
Hamburg,
Germany: Conergy Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
Conergy,
Europe’s largest solar power company will have a new Chief Executive
Officer and is strengthening its capital with financial inflows
of €100 million.
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October
16, 2007
Victoria,
BC, Canada: Carmanah Appoints Ted Lattimore as Chief Executive
Officer
Carmanah
Technologies, a of solar power and lighting technologies, has
appointed Ted Lattimore as Chief Executive Officer, effective
October 16, 2007. Mr. Lattimore takes over from Art Aylesworth,
the company's CEO since 2000, who moves to the position of Chairman
of the Board.
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October
16, 2007
Berlin,
Germany: SOLON AG Expands its Executive Team
Berlin-based
SOLON AG, one of Europe's leading manufacturers of solar modules
and photovoltaic systems, is increasing the number of directors
on its main board on October 1, 2007.
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October
15, 2007
Baoding,
China: Yingli Green Energy Appoints Managing Director of Europe
Yingli
Green Energy has appointed Mr. Stuart Brannigan as Managing Director
of Europe, effective October 1st, 2007.
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July
31, 2007
Pasadena,
CA, USA: Soliant Energy Appoints New Vice President of Sales and
Marketing
Soliant
Energy (formerly Practical Instruments), a provider of concentrating
solar panels for commercial rooftops, yesterday announced the
appointment of Marc Cortez as Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
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July
27, 2007
Tnanjing,
China: China Sunergy Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
China
Sunergy, a specialized solar cell manufacturer based in Nanjing,
China, has appointed Allen Wang as its new Chief Executive Officer
with immediate effect.
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