SolarBridge brings aboard Bill Mulligan as new board member and Bill Paape as CFO

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SolarBridge Technologies has appointed Bill Mulligan as its newest board member and Bill Paape as its CFO. Over fifty years of professional experience lies between the two men and the company looks forward to SolarBridge growing under their leadership.

Mulligan joins SolarBridge’s board of directors after recently retiring from SunPower where he was VP of research and development for twelve years. He has over twenty years of experience in the PV industry and has worked for JX Crystals, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, AstroPower and Fairchild/National Semiconductor. Mulligan is regarded as an expert in high-efficiency silicon PV cells and solar systems.

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Serving as CFO for SolarBridge, Paape will manage the company’s financial operations and overall growth from fundraising efforts. He brings more than twenty-five years of financial management experience, previously working with LifeSize Communications as VP of finance and CFO through the company’s acquisition by Logitech. He has worked as a senior financial manager at Polycom, ViaVideo Communications and Fisher Scientific.

Ron Van Dell, president and CEO, SolarBridge Technologies commented, “Both individuals bring vast experience to our team and offer valuable strategic counsel and management expertise. Their contributions will be invaluable as SolarBridge moves into an important growth phase.”

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