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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 |
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