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Robert S. Lieberman and Jeffrey Chasse have been promoted to chief financial officer and treasurer, respectively, by Spire. As CFO, Lieberman will be taking the lead on the accounting and financial oversight and strategic/governance participation. Chasse will overlook the finance department and Spire’s accounting systems by monitoring and updating the systems internal controls and financial reporting procedures.
Michael Trousseau, former chief operating officer of EDF Energies, was informed by the company’s board of directors that he would have to leave his position with the company. The departure was announced at the board’s April 15 meeting.
Dr. Weiming Zhang (pictured left) has been selected as the new vice president of technology for the PV business unit of Heraeus Photovoltaics. His new position will see him leading and expanding an international group of scientists, engineers and technicians while also developing and implementing strategies to amplify Heraeus’ product channel, customer collaboration and market penetration.
Schott’s supervisory board has appointed Stephan Schaller to its board of management effective May 1, 2010. Schaller will assume the role of vice chairman of the board of management and be responsible for several sectors including solar and architecture.
Equity Solar has appointed Greg Knight, formerly of GT Solar, as its chief technology officer. Knight was brought on board to assist in the commercialization of the room temperature wet chemical growth (RTWCG) technology licensed by Equity Solar.
The Solaria Corporation announced that Bruce Dickinson and Stri Zulch (pictured left) have been newly appointed to vice president of sales and vice president of marketing respectively. They join, Mark Wilkerson, senior account manager for US sales, and Tyroan Hardy, senior director of customer applications, as the company works its transition from an R&D to global product company.
Kyocera has promoted company vice president and treasurer William Edwards to the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective April 1, 2010.
Yingli Green Energy has appointed Xiaoqiang Zheng as its new chief operating officer, replacing Seok Jin Lee, who has resigned to pursue other interests. Zheng has been with the company since 2000 and has held a variety of management positions.
Solectria Renewables has appointed Phil Vyhanek as company president. Vyhanek joins Solectria Renewables’ in the Lawrence, Massachusetts headquarters and will aim to further capitalize on the expanding opportunities in the solar power market.
Ranier Aringhoff has been appointed as chief operating officer and management board member of the Desertec Industrial Initiative joint venture. The former president of Solar Millennium will be responsible for the conceptual preparation and planning of reference projects.
