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Real Goods Solar, a US provider of turnkey solar energy solutions, has appointed Tony DiPaolo as chief financial officer, succeeding interim CFO, Angy Chin who will remain in an advisory role during the transition.

Applied Materials announced today that George S. Davis, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), will be departing the company effective March 8, 2013.

After the recent resignation of Michael Wilhelm in his position as Sunways chairman, LDK Solar, Sunways majority shareholder has appointed Mario Zen in the vacated position.

Element Power Holdings has announced that Joe Slamm, co-founding partner of Hudson Clean Energy Partners and a member of the Element Power board of directors, will serve as the company’s interim chairman following the departure of Pedro Barriuso.

Astonfield Renewable Resources, a provider of renewable energy in emerging markets, has announced that its Co-Chairman Ameet Shah is to take on a key advisory role to the US government.

A solar energy scientist at the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), who has done pioneering and breakthrough work on thin films and nanostructures, has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS).

The Chairman of Sunways management board, Michael Wilhelm, has resigned his position with immediate effect, it has been announced.

German PV module manufacturer Solar-Fabrik has announced the resignation of its Chief Financial Officer Martin Friedrich.

Continuing with its recently announced restructuring, specialist PV equipment supplier, GT Advanced Technologies has detailed some management changes.

Taiwanese cell manufacturer Neo Solar Power has announced Quincy Lin will no longer serve as CEO, but has been approved for Chief Strategy Officer, effective 1 January 2013.