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Paolo Maccario has been appointed chief operating officer and general manager of Silfab Ontario, the Canadian subsidiary of Silfab Spa. Maccario will take up his new role on January 1, 2011, and will be responsible for handling the lead-up and opening of Silfab's 180MW module manufacturing plant in spring 2011.
Maccario arrives at Silfab with over 15 years of experience in the renewable energy and automotive industries, having held senior management positions at companies such as 6N Silicon, Meridian Technologies, Teksid Aluminum Foundry and Fiat.
"Paolo Maccario brings the ideal mix of leadership experience and photovoltaic know-how to Silfab Ontario as we move forward on installing the first production line in our new manufacturing facility and proceed on hiring our first production specialists," said Franco Traverso, president and CEO of Silfab Ontario and Silfab Spa. "Over the past couple of months, we have signed preliminary contracts for 102MW with international and domestic partners. This is an extremely busy and exciting time for our company and I believe Paolo's outstanding set of skills will be pivotal to accelerating Silfab Ontario's growth and productivity in the years to come."
"I am very excited to join Silfab Ontario," said Maccario. "Silfab has a great international reputation and is a highly-dynamic company that in the short duration since its entry is already playing a key role within the Canadian solar market. It is a great opportunity for me to work with a team of founding partners that not only has several decades of international photovoltaic experience, but also brings to Canada state-of-the-art technologies that are both highly competitive and feed-in-tariff-ready."
