China State-owned start-up Xi'an Huanghe Photovoltaic Technology (Huanghe PV) has recruited former Isofoton S.A. Chief Operations Officer and photovoltaics expert, Emiliano Perezagua Gil as its Chief Councillor. Huanghe PV expects Gil to aid in its efforts to expand internationally, especially in Europe, while advising on technology, product quality control and marketing.
PV equipment supplier Roth & Rau has appointed Rainer Erdmann as Sales Director for Europe and Asia, replacing Thomas Hengst who was appointed a Management Board member in charge of sales in July of this year. The company is also extending its sales and service presence in India with new offices in Mumbai with additional service teams planned in Hyderabad, Delhi und Pune in the coming months.
Abrisa, industrial glass fabrication products and precision thin-film optical coatings company, has named industry veteran Jim Veler as President and Chief Executive Officer. The appointment became effective June 1, 2009, although the company only announced this news September 10.
Sustainable Energy Technologies has appointed Robert Bucher as its president/CEO, effective Sept. 1. The company says that the former CEO of Adept Technology and Norsat International will guide the launch of its Paralex rooftop solar power system architecture in Europe and North America from its offices in Toronto.
Roger Welser has joined Magnolia Solar as its chief technology officer. He will be responsible for leading the development of next-generation high-performance solar cells using advanced nanostructured materials at the Woburn, MA-based company.
OC Oerlikon has brought in new Delegate of the Board of Directors and acting Chief Executive Officer, Hans Ziegler to replace Dr. Uwe Krüger who has been in the role since May 2007. This change comes amid OC Oerlikon's semiannual results, which report sales and order depletion in the first half of 2009.
GreenVolts, PV technology development and commercialization company has brought in Wayne Miller as Vice President of Engineering to head the product development efforts as the company focuses on further innovation and commercialization of its CPV system.
Solar industry veteran PM Pai has joined global venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA) as a venture partner. Pai, who has more than 30 years of manufacturing and mass production expertise spanning several industries, will work with NEA's energy technology team. He is already on the boards of two of the VC's portfolio companies, silicon solar-cell manufacturer Suniva and Deeya Energy, an advanced energy storage developer.
