BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.4B
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA and SPWRB) designs, manufactures and delivers high-performance solar-electric systems worldwide for residential, commercial and utility-scale power plant customers. SunPower high-efficiency solar cells and solar panels generate up to 50 percent more power than conventional solar technologies and have a uniquely attractive, all-black appearance. With headquarters in San Jose, Calif., SunPower has offices in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.

Number of Employees 3,530
Contact Information

3939 N. 1st Street

San Jose, California 95134

www.sunpowercor...

(408) 240-5500

NAICS Code Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing: 334413

Recent Events

  • JMP Securities Initiates Coverage on Sunpower SPWRA with an Outperform

    12/16/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • StockPreacher Initiates Independent Research Coverage for SunPower Corp.

    12/16/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • SunPower upgraded to "overweight"

    12/08/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Options In Focus: STP Calls

    12/07/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Upgrades & Downgrades: Sun Shines on Solar Stocks

    12/07/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • The financial services firm expands its overseas footprint with a key acquisition

    12/02/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Upgrades & Downgrades: Rent Netflix, Don't Buy

    12/01/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Murray, Frank & Sailer LLP Files Class Action Lawsuit Against SunPower Corporation

    12/05/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Grand Opening Held for Model Homes in Solar Powered Community

    11/27/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Department of Energy Program to Boost Solar

    11/23/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Etrion And SunPower Partner On 4MW Italian Solar Power Plants

    11/28/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • The Pomerantz Firm Files Class Action Against SunPower Corporation SPWRA, SPWRB

    11/25/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • SunPower shares fall 19 percent

    11/17/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Merriman Curhan Ford Downgrades SunPower SPWRA Two Notches to Sell; EPS Estimates Under Review

    11/17/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • FBR Capital Downgrades Sun Power SPWRA to Market Perform; Cuts Estimates & PT

    11/17/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Shining a Light on SunPowers Books

    11/17/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • The Japanese automaker swung to an unexpected profit in the fiscal second quarter

    11/05/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • SunPower Corp.

    11/06/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • JANCO Partners Upgrades SunPower SPWRA to Buy; Upside Potential After Recent Pullback

    10/27/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Deutsche Bank Upgrades SunPower SPWRA to Buy; Valuation and Industry Growth

    11/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

finance and sunpower corp. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Thomas H. Werner CEO
Richard Swanson President & CTO
Marty Neese Chief Operating Officer
Jon Whiteman Vice President, Strategic Supply
Julie Blunden Vice President, External Affairs
Peter Aschenbrenner Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Surinder S. Bedi Vice President, Global Quality & Customer Satisfaction
William P. Mulligan Vice President, Technology & Development
Bobby S. Ram Managing Director, Specialty Products
Peter McKenzie Reg Manager
P.M. Pai Consultant
Patrick Henry Wood Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
T. J. Rodgers Chair of Board
Betsy S. Atkins Board of Directors
Thomas R. McDaniel Board of Directors
W. Steve Albrecht Board of Directors

Thomas H. Werner has served as SunPower Corporation's chief executive officer and as a member of the SunPower Board of Directors since June of 2003. Prior to joining SunPower, he held the position of chief executive officer of Silicon Light Machines, Inc., an optical solutions subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. Previously, Werner was vice president and general manager of the Business Connectivity Group of 3Com Corp., a network solutions company. He has also held a number of executive management positions at Oak Industries, Inc., and General Electric Co., and currently serves as a board member of Cree, Inc. and Silicon Valley Leadership Group. Werner holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Marquette University and a master's degree in business administration from George Washington University.

Organization Position Status
SunPower Corporation CEO Current
SunPower Corporation Board of Directors Current

Dr. Swanson co-founded SunPower in 1985. He has served as our president and chief technology officer since June 2003 and has been a member of the board of directors since 1985. Prior to his current position, Dr. Swanson served as our chief executive officer and president from 1991 to June 2003 and our vice president and director of technology from 1990 to 1991. From 1976 to 1991, Dr. Swanson served as a professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University. He holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and both a bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from Ohio State University.

Organization Position Status
SunPower Corporation President & CTO Current

Marty T. Neese joined SunPower in 2008 and is responsible for leading SunPower's global strategic operations and worldwide materials sourcing, and will oversee the execution of its recently announced solar cell fabrication plant in Malaysia. He brings more than 25 years of experience driving cost effective, scalable manufacturing processes and policies. Most recently, Neese held the position of executive vice president, worldwide operations, for Flextronics International. Prior to that, he was executive vice president, operations at Solectron Corp., where he was responsible for the daily cost, quality, delivery, and end-to-end supply chain optimization and performance for customers who were partnered with the company. Previously, Neese held the positions of vice president, worldwide program management and sales operations at Sanmina-SCI Corp., and director, business development for Jabil Circuit Co. He also served in the U.S. Army for five years, reaching the rank of Captain. Neese is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He received his master's degree in business administration from the University of Florida.

Organization Position Status
SunPower Corporation Chief Operating Officer Current
Flextronics International Ltd. Executive Vice President, World-Wide Operations Former
Solectron Corporation Executive Vice President, Operations Former
Sanmina-SCI Corporation Vice President of Worldwide Sales Operations Former
Jabil Circuit, Inc. Director of Business Development Former
Jabil Circuit, Inc. Production Manager Former
Sanmina-SCI Corporation Program Management Positions Former
University of Florida MBA Former
United States Military Academy BS Former

Organization Position Status
SunPower Corporation Vice President, Strategic Supply Current

Organization Position Status
SunPower Corporation Vice President, External Affairs Current
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Vice President, External Affair Current

Organization Position Status
SunPower Corporation Vice President, Sales & Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
SunPower Corporation Vice President, Global Quality & Customer Satisfaction Current

Organization Position Status
SunPower Corporation Vice President, Technology & Development Current

Organization Position Status
SunPower Corporation Managing Director, Specialty Products Current

Organization Position Status
SunPower Corporation Reg Manager Current

Organization Position Status
SunPower Corporation Consultant Current
SunPower Corporation Chief Operating Officer Former

T.J. Rodgers is Chairman of SunPower's Board of Directors. Mr. Rodgers is founder, president, CEO, and a director of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. He sits on the board of directors of high-technology companies, including SolarFlare Communications, Silicon Light Machines, Ion America, Silicon Magnetic Systems, Infinera, and Cypress MicroSystems. Rodgers was a Sloan scholar at Dartmouth College, where he graduated as Salutatorian with a double major in physics and chemistry. He attended Stanford University on a Hertz fellowship, earning a master's degree (1973) and a Ph.D. (1975) in electrical engineering.

Organization Position Status
SunPower Corporation Chair of Board Current

Betsy S. Atkins has served as chief executive officer of Baja Ventures, an independent venture capital firm focused on the technology and life sciences industry, since 1994. She previously served as chairman and chief executive officer of NCI, Inc., a functional food/nutraceutical company from 1991 through 1993. Atkins was a co-founder of Ascend Communications in 1989, where she was also a member of the board of directors until its acquisition by Lucent Technologies in 1999. Ms. Atkins currently serves on the board of directors of Polycom, Inc., Reynolds American, Inc., and Chico's FAS, Inc., as well as a number of private companies. She served as a presidential appointee to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. board from 2001 to 2003 and is a faculty member of the National Association of Corporation Directors. She is a member of the British Telecom Advisory Board, the Nasdaq Nominating Committee and the Council on Foreign Relations.

Organization Position Status
SunPower Corporation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
SunPower Corporation Director Current
Quanta Services, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Kergy Inc Director Current
Texas Railroad Commission Legal Counsel Former
Ferc Legal Adviser Former
The Utilities Project Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Former
Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Former
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Former
Public Utility Commission of Texas Chairman Former
Harvard Law School Jd Former
Harvard Law School Law Degree Former
Texas A&M University B.S. In Civil Engineering Former
Harvard Law School Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Edison Capital Director Current
Edison Mission Group Inc. Director Current
SunPower Corporation Board of Directors Current
Mission Land Company President & CEO Former
Edison Capital CEO Former
Edison Mission Group Inc. CEO Former
Edison Capital President Former
Edison International Chief Financial Officer Former
Edison Mission Group Inc. Cfo, Treasurer & Executive Vice President Former
Edison International Executive Vice President Former
Senior Care Action Network Board of Directors Former
Edison International Treasurer Former
University of Southern California Graduate Former
California State University Graduate Former
University of California, Los Angeles Bachelor of Science Degree In Civil Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Wirelessusb Associate Dean, Marriott School at Brigham Young University Current
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Associate Dean, Marriott School at Brigham Young University Current
Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University Associate Dean Current
Right Associates Floridacaribbian Division Director Current
Esamm Director Current
SunPower Corporation Board of Directors Current
Icon Health & Fitness, Inc. Director Current
Red Hat, Inc. Director Current
SkyWest Inc. Director Current
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Board of Directors Current
Bonneville International Corporation Board of Directors Current
Sunpower, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Bonneville Communications Board of Directors Current
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Inc President Former
University of Wisconsin Former
University of Illinois Former

Executive News

  • A 'Reverse Auction Market' Proposed To Spur California Renewables

    New York Times - 8/28/09 - View Story

  • SmarTrend(R) News Watch: Barclays Raises Price Target on SunPower

    TMC Net - 6/03/09 - View Story

  • Silver Spring Networks Appoints New Executive to Board

    TradingMarkets - 6/03/09 - View Story

  • Reuters Summit-Solar execs see small signs of recovery

    Forbes.com - 6/02/09 - View Story

  • Solar execs see small signs of recovery

    Reuters - 6/02/09 - View Story

  • Solar power executives remain cautious

    Reuters - 6/02/09 - View Story

  • SunPower CEO seeing signs of U.S. recovery

    Reuters - 6/02/09 - View Story

  • Opinion: Valley experts see green regulation as a boon to economy

    San Jose Mercury News - 5/28/09 - View Story

  • Sunpower CEO joins Silver Spring board

    San Francisco Business Times - 5/27/09 - View Story

  • Silver Spring Networks Names Solar Industry Veteran Thomas H. Werner to Its Board of Directors

    Yahoo! Canada - 5/27/09 - View Story

  • SunPower Announces the Solar Industry's Most Powerful Rooftop System

    Reuters - 5/27/09 - View Story

  • SunPower Announces the Solar Industry's Most Powerful Rooftop System

    Forbes.com - 5/27/09 - View Story

  • SunPower Announces the Solar Industry's Most Powerful Rooftop System

    BusinessWeek - 5/27/09 - View Story

  • Suntech Vies for Big Share of China Subsidy Program

    Seeking Alpha - 5/22/09 - View Story

  • SunPower CEO, Thomas H. Werner, Establishes Endowed Chair for Alma Mater

    Reuters - 5/21/09 - View Story

  • SunPower CEO, Thomas H. Werner, Establishes Endowed Chair for Alma Mater

    PR Newswire - 5/21/09 - View Story

  • Marquette engineering school gets $5M for renewable energy chair

    The Business Journal of Milwaukee - 5/21/09 - View Story

  • Wyse CEO Tarkan Maner to Speak at 'Green Is Gold' Conference

    Forbes.com - 5/19/09 - View Story

  • Wyse CEO Tarkan Maner to Speak at 'Green Is Gold' Conference

    PR Newswire - 5/19/09 - View Story

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