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Solar Frontier Europe has announced Wolfgang Lange as its new managing director. Effective immediately, Lange is overseeing the set up of German operations, based in Munich, and will take leadership over the company’s expansion into other European markets. In addition, he will be responsible for building the German team, including the sales and marketing departments.
Fred Schubert, a Wellfleet Senior Constellation Professor of Physics at Rensselear Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, had been chosen as the newest member of Magnolia Solar’s technical advisory board. Schubert is known as an expert in optoelectronic devices and nanostructure-based antireflection coating technology.
Dyesol’s founder, Dr. Gavin Tulloch (pictured), has announced his resignation from Dyesol and its board of directors to focus solely on technology development. In his new role as global director–technology, Tulloch will be responsible for global technology development.
Khosla Ventures has formed a partnership with Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s company, Tony Blair Associates. The partnership is aimed at helping Khosla’s clean technology companies maximize effectiveness in achieving environmental goals. As part of the relationship, Blair joined Vinod Khosla on May 23 to tour the Calera green cement demonstration plant in Moss Landing, Calif.
SRS Energy has announced that JD Albert, the company’s former director of engineering, will be its new CEO. Albert has been in the director of engineering position with SRS since 2007 and initially joined the company with over 10 years of product development and commercialization expertise.
AEG Power Solutions, holding company of 3W, has announced that Bruce Brock, company CEO since 2005, will retire on August 1. Brock’s successor, Dr. Horst Kayser, has agreed to join the company with immediate effect and will assume the duties of CEO after the short transition period. Brock will continue to serve as a nonexecutive member of the board of directors.
Premier Power Renewable Energy has announced John Garofalo as its new VP of business development. His position will have him focusing on expanding the company’s role in emerging commercial solar markets in California and New Jersey and furthering its presence in other states.
After the immediately effective resignation of CEO, president, and member of the board, Robert Pico, Opel International has appointed Leon Lee Pieral, current president of Odis as CEO and president. Pieral (pictured) has been with the company since 2001 and is also a member of the board. In addition, Opel has also increased Frank Middleton’s role as VP of marketing and COO of Opel Solar to include COO of all Opel companies.
Solon Corporation has recruited two new members to its executive management team: Michal Lauer as VP of finance and Edward Wegener as VP of operations. The company looks forward to its newest members continuing its financial growth while maintaining efficiency and performance.
Q-Cells supervisory board has hired Dr. Marion Helmes as the new CFO, effective July 1, 2010. Dr. Helmes comes to the CFO post after Dr. Nedim Cen, who has held the position on a temporary basis since March, while also serving as chairman for Q-Cells board of directors.
