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A week ago, Signet Solar welcomed the addition of three industry veterans to the company board. Today, Signet has announced the appointment of Jan Lobbezoo to the board with immediate effect, adding over 36 years of industry experience to the board in the process.

Mr. Lobbezoo recently retired from Philips, with which company he spent over 36 years in various roles including Executive Vice President of Philips International B.V., CFO of Philips Semiconductors International B.V., and various other finance-based positions. Mr. Lobbezoo has served on the Board for TSMC, and currently sits on the Board for FEI Company and as a supervisory board member for Smartrac N.V. He has a Master’s degree in business economics from Erasmus University in Rotterdam.

Signet Solar, Inc. is a thin film PV module manufacturer based in California.

By Síle Mc Mahon