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First Solar, Inc. has named Kathy Weiss as Vice President of Government Relations to oversee the company’s public policies and manage the company’s state and federal affairs activities.

She joins the company from Centex, where she was Vice President of Government and Public Affairs. Ms. Weiss has also worked in similar roles with MeadWestvaco.  She has a B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles and an M.P.S. from the Graduate School of Political Management.

First Solar, Inc. is a thin film solar module manufacturer.

By Síle Mc Mahon