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.
Solar module manufacturer Silevo appointed Aaron Thurlow as its Vice-President of sales and marketing, a position that will see him manage the market expansion for the company’s Triex technology.
Wacker Chemie, a Munich-based manufacturer of solar products, will see its current executive board member and personnel director, Wilhelm Sittenthaler, step down on 31 December 2012.
Ralf Lüdemann has been appointed as the new lead for Schmid’s energy storage business unit, and will play a key role as advisor to the photovoltaic (PV) related business units.
Thin film manufacturer First Solar has established an operating subsidiary in Cape Town, South Africa. The move follows a recent swathe of large utility-scale PV announcements in South Africa, as part of the country’s first round of renewable energy project bidding.
Advanced Energy Economy (AEE), a national organisation representing the advanced energy industry, welcomed Steve Chadima as its new senior vice president of communications and director of California Initiatives.
Thermal processing equipment specialist BTU International has selected Peter Tallian to serve in its newly minted chief operating officer position, effective immediately.