Odersun has appointed Frank Prein as its chief operating officer and member of the board of management, effective from April 1. Prein brings to the position experience from various executive technology and operations posts.
In a post CEO departure management shake-up, the supervisory board of Solar Millennium has appointed Thomas Mayer spokesman for the management board, effective immediately and Oliver Blamberger as new member of the management board.
ECM, the custom developer and manufacturer of electrically conductive interconnect adhesives and gridinks, has appointed Mark Francis as it global business manager for the solar industry.
ReneSola has made several management changes including the appointment of a new chief strategy officer, CFO, vice president of finance and vice president of wafer sales. All management appointments have been approved by the company's board of directors and will take effect as of April 1, 2010.
Concentrated photovoltaics systems company Soliant Energy has brought Ben Jamison on board as its new VP of marketing. Jamison, who will report to chairman/CEO Terry Bailey, is a seasoned marketing executive with more than three decades of experience with leading companies in dynamic and growth markets. He will be responsible for all marketing-related activities at the Monrovia, CA-based CPV firm, including product management and field applications.
Recurrent Energy has named Patrick Caramante as its new VP of engineering and construction. In this role, he will lead the company's E&C Group, responsible for the design, installation, commissioning, and operation of Recurrent's portfolio of distributed-scale solar projects.
SPG Solar has named Chris Robine as the new company senior vice president and chief financial officer. Robine succeeds Paul McKnight who is leaving SPG Solar to pursue other opportunities.
Reidar Langmo has joined the board of 1366 Technologies. Based in Oslo, Norway, the solar industry veteran is the CEO of VC firm Novus Energy Partners and was a cofounder of silicon PV company REC.
Suntech received the 2009 FT ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business Environment Award on February 25 at the annual Boldness in Business awards, held in London.
Evergreen Solar has named Scott Gish as its VP of sales and marketing. He comes to the solar manufacturer from Photronics, a semiconductor photomask company where he was VP of global sales and business development.
