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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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July
24, 2007
Beltsville,
MD, USA: Energy Industry Veteran Thomas Rainwater Named CEO of
SunEdison
SunEdison
has appointed energy industry veteran Thomas M. (Tom) Rainwater
as CEO and a member of the Board of Directors, effective August
13, 2007. Rainwater, 49, has been a successful senior executive
in the power generation and energy marketing industry since 1982,
having held numerous leadership positions with traditional energy
companies.
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July
18 , 2007
Beltsville,
MD, USA: SunEdison Appoints Vice President, International
SunEdison
has named 21- year international energy and communications executive
Len Jornlin as Vice President of International. As Vice President
of International, Jornlin will oversee SunEdison’s strategic global
growth in Canada, Europe and other global markets outside the
U.S.
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May
22 , 2007
Pennington,
NJ, USA: WorldWater & Solar Technologies Appoints New VP of Production
WorldWater
& Solar Technologies Corp., developer and marketer of proprietary
high-power solar systems, today announced that, effective immediately,
Scott Albertson has joined the company as Vice President of Production.
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April
11, 2007
Albuquerque
NM, USA: UniRac Appoints Doug May as President and Chief Executive
Officer
UniRac
Inc. has named Doug May to the position of President and Chief
Executive Officer. He takes over for interim CEO and founder John
Liebendorfer.
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March
23, 2007
Santa
Clara, CA, USA: Innovalight Appoints Vice President of Business
Development
Andy
Skumanich has joined Innovalight as Vice President of Business Development.
Andy
comes from Applied Materials Solar Energy Division where he was
responsible for strategic marketing and business development for
Applied Material’s photovoltaic program. |
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March 23, 2007
Changzhou,
China: Trina Solar Appoints Chief Operating Officer
Trina
Solar, a vertically integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic
(PV) products founded in 1997, announced today the appointment
of Mr. Sean Tzou as Trina Solar's Chief Operating Officer.
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March
22, 2007
Branchburg,
NJ, USA: DT Solar Appoints Executive Vice President of Sales and
Marketing
DT
Solar, a Turner Renewable Energy Company, has named solar industry
veteran Marc Roper as executive vice president of sales and marketing,
effective April 2, 2007.
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March
2, 2007
Høvik,
Norway: REC Hires Executive Vice President for Wafer Division
Ingelise
Arntsen (b. 1966) has been hired as new Executive Vice President
at REC ASA effective 1 June 2007 with the responsibility to lead
REC's Wafer division. Ingelise Arntsen holds a B.Sc. (Econ.) degree
with special emphasis on business analysis.
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March
1, 2007
Bend,
OR, USA: PV Powered Announces New Executive Appointments
Inverter
manufacturer, PV Powered has announced the appointment of Gregg
Patterson as CEO and Chairman of the Board, and Erick Petersen
as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, to manage
its fast-growing business.
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March
1, 2007
Phoenix,
AZ, USA: First Solar Appoints Bruce Sohn as President
Thin
film manufacturer, First Solar, Inc. announced today that Bruce
Sohn has joined the Company as President. Mr. Sohn was formerly
a senior executive at Intel Corporation
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February
9, 2007
Santa
Clara, CA, USA: Applied Materials Names Winfried Hoffmann Chief
Technology Officer of Solar Business Group
Applied Materials announced yesterday that it has named Dr. Winfried
Hoffmann the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of its Solar Business
Group, and a member of the management board of Applied Materials
GmbH, effective April 2, 2007.
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